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TBUB TO OURSELVttS, OUB NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD<
Thirty-Eighth Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCOftMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1939
Number 27
are harking back to the Republi
can convention of 1920, when it
seemed a foregone conclusion that
the nominee would be either
General Leonard Wood or Gov.
Frank Lowther of Illinois. The
convention became deadlocked
and when the nomination of
either of the leaders became utter-
; ly hopeless, the effort to find a
i candidate who would not be too
! objectionable for both Wood and
, Lowther to agree on him resulted
Washinirtrvn tw a vtmv, ! in the selection of the darkest
! “dark horse” in the convention,
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WMHUKTON
organizatioTi hy the foremost Re
publican leaders of New York
State of a “Dewey-for-President
campaign for delegates, and the
Warren Harding.
Having that episode in mind,
some astute lookers-on are begin
ning to look over the “dark
opening speech in that campaign j hor | es » now in the Republican
made by the District Attorney of field A three-way deadlock is less
New York County in Minneapolis, like W than one involving only two
the three-cornered battle for the candidates, but it is possible; and
Republican Presidential nomina- there are many Republicans who
tlon is at last fully under way. have their lightning-rods in readi-
Senator Arthur Vandenberg’s ness in case they mi g ht be useful,
organization committee has been; The p rese nt outlook is that
actively at work for several weeks, many st ates will send delegations
proclaiming liim as Michigan’s for “f ayorite sons” who have no
R^vorite Bon, and issuing impres- , expectation of getting the plum,
sive “literature” in his behalf,
'with almost all of Michigan’s
foremost Republicans, from the
Governor down, as signatories.
Senator Taft’s personal cam
paign in the West, which has
taken him and his politically-able
wife to the Pacific Coast, has al
so been going on since the extra
session of Congress ended. It has
the blessing of most of the Ohio
party leaders, including Governor
Bricker, who was being talked of
as a Presidential possibility him-
expectation __
but whose followers could be
traded to advantage to support
the likeliest winner. New
Hampshire’s Gov. Bridges, Massa
chusetts’ Gov. Saltonstall, Rhode
Island’s Gov. Vanderbilt, Pennsyl
vania’s Gov. James, are among
those who are expected to have
considerable numbers of delegates
if not solid state blocks, when the
convention convenes.
Delegation for Landon
Kansas is expected to send a
McCormick Vs. Ab
beville Friday Night
On Fridav night, December 8th,
the Abbeville girls and boys will
be host to the McCormick boys
and girls on their court. This
game will be played at 8 o’clock
and we hope that both of our
teams will be successful and that
we have a large crowd from Mc
Cormick attending.
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De la Howe To
Play Greenwood
High School
IN BIG HOME-COMING
FRIDAY NIGHT.
GAME
self before he declared in favor of I XJLCfcl. AW w w —- - -t-. w _
“Bob” Taft. ^ solid delegation for former Gov-
i ernor Alf Landon, who will be :.*e-
membered as the Republican can
didate for President in 1936.
Between Three Men
As Washington political observ-1 „ , .. _ , TT .
ers view the prospects from this Representative James W. Wads-
point in time and space, the real worth of New York, and Repre
battle for the nomination is be- sentative Bruce Barton of the
tween those three men. Each of| same state are most often s P° k ® 1 }
them, it is expected, will go to the of as possibilities in case it should
convention with a practically turn out that Mr. Dewey cannot
solid block of delegates from his aet the nomination and the New
home state. Dewey’s will be the York leaders should be unwilling
largest, Taft’s the next largest and to throw their tremendous
Vandenberg’s third. Each will strength to either Vandenberg or
have a considerable number of j Taft.
delegates from other than f their Hovering over the whole Repub-
home states, the number of whom lican picture is the shadow of for-
cannot as yet be estimated even mer President Hoover. Mr. Hoover
approximately. No experienced I has no organization working for
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observer expects any one of these
three leading candidates to have
a majority of delegates when the
convention opens, but each will
liave enough backing to be an
extremely powerful factor in the
final decision.
Only one man can get the first
prize, and he is not always the
candidate who has the greatest
strength short of a majority.
Observers with long memories
his nomination, he has made no
public declaration one way or the
other, and those in his personal
confidence assert that he has no
ambition or desire to run for
President again.
But his recent frequent contacts
with political leaders all over the
nation, his public addresses and
magazine articles and the quite
general and definite growth in
Mr. Hoover’s personal popularity
HOLL THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
December 8th and 9th, 7 P. M. and 8:45 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
LEW AYRES LANA TURNER
TOM BROWN
in
“THESE GLAMOUR GIRLS”
Also
A Pete Smith Specialty
“Radio Hams”
and
PASSING PARADE
“Story of Dr. Jenner”
MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents
MONDAY and TUESDAY
December 11th and 12th, 7 P. M. and 8:45 P. M.
JAMES CAGNEY—H. BOGART
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“OKLAHOMO KiD”
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Also
A Cartoon
“Sheep In The Meadow”
and
FOX MOVIETONE NEWS
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ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
The De la Howe Blue and
White Flame, undefeated in two
starts this season, will meet the
Greenwood High School teams,
boys’ and girls’, Friday night,
December 8, at 7:30, before proba
bly the largest crowd ever to see
a high school basketball game in
this section of South Carolina.
Present indications are that there
will be at least fifteen hundred
former students and De la Howe
friends who will be on hand to see
these games.
Coach Lloyd Hendricks, who
started basketball at De la Howe
seven years ago, says that due to
the fact that De la Howe does not
have a football team, it would be
wise to invite all friends and for
mer students to come back to the
school for a get-together and two
of the finest basketball teams in
the history of the school in action.
De la Howe girls’ team has won
sixty-five games out of seventy-
five starts in the past four years,
and have not lost but one game
on their home court in the past
five years. The boys also have a
fine record, but have had off
years, including last year. This
year’s team is stronger than any
in the past few years.
The proceeds of these games
will be used to purchase athletic
equipment.
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Union Services At
A. R. P. Church
Sabbath Evening
"‘Grandpa’s Twin Sis
ter” At High School
Auditorium Tonight
Don’t forget! It’s an evening
full of entertainment promised
you by members of the McCormick
Junior Class. The admission is
only 10 cents, 15 cents, and 25<J
cents, to see “Grandpa’s Twin
Sister” tonight at 7:30 at the Mc
Cormick High School Auditorium.
Be sure you don’t miss this
superb performance.
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Honor Roll, McCor
mick Public Schools
For Month Of Nov.
The union services of the Mc
Cormick churches will be held
Sabbath evening at 7:30 o’clock
in the Pressly Memorial A. R. P
church. Rev. M. E. Derrick of the
Methodist Church will preach and
Rev. A. Thad. Persons of the Bap
tist Church will assist with the
devotional service. Everybody in
vited.
S. W. REID,
Pastor.
S. S. Association Meet
In South Greenwood
Sunday Afternoon
The Abbeville Baptist Sunday
School Association meeting will
be held next Sunday afternoon
(Dec. 10) at 2:30 at the Callie
Self Memorial Church in South
Greenwood. An interesting and
instructive program has been
! arranged. A large delegation is
expected from the McCormick
churches in the association.
and the public’s respect for his
opinions, look to some of the
Washington observers as preparing
the way for his selection to lead
i-e K-epubliran party once more,
whether as the result of a deliber
ate effort on his part or as the
result of a deadlock from which
no other way out could be found
to which the convention would
agree.
Swinging Toward Opposition
All of the concern, which almost
amounts .to excitement, about the
’'ext ReoubKcan convention, is
based upon the belief that the
puoiic’s mind is swinging toward
the Opposition party, and that
the right man with the right ap
peal whom the convention will
nominate has a better than 50-50
chance to defeat any candidate
whom the Democrats may put up.
There are many Dbservers here
who think that does not hold good
if Mr. Roosevelt runs again, but
the number who think he will not
ask for a third term is increasing.
As among the three leading Re
publican candidates, Senator Van
denberg is the first choice of those
who know him best through their
association with him for ten years
in the Senate. But this idea is
partly based upon the fact that
Mr. Dewey, who still ranks first in
polls of Republican voters, has not
yet developed his ideas of national
and international policy in public
addresses. He has just begun to
do that. j
FIRST GRADE—
Kennedy Dowtin,
Douglass Britt,
Thomas Seigler,
Joe Brown,
Charles Simpson,
Sondley Robinson,
Jimmv Strom,
Billy Parker,
Bettve Jean Butler,
Phillis Chamberlain,
Doris West,
Mary Grace Dansby,
Patricia Price,
Bettve Frances Edwards,
Cecil A1 verson.
SECOND GRADE—
Melvin Derrick,
Leonard Dorn,
Bobby Edmonds,
Paul LeRoy,
Bobby Sanders,
Johnny Schumpert,
Sammy Lee Young,
Anne Carol Abercrombie,
Janet Caudle,
Frances Ann Dansby,
Janell Hdhderson,
Anne Sanders,
J•lllie Fllen Wise;
THIRD GRADE—
Billy Creighton,
Grady Young,
Tohnel Caudle
Georgia Rose McCracken,
R. T. West,
Mark Dillashaw.
FOURTH GRADE—
Doyle Abercrombie,
Theresa Barnhardt,
Marion Davis,
Virginia Seigler,
Virginia Smith. *
FIFTH GRADE—
Gary Brown.
Lois Edwards,
Claude Hueruley.
SIXTH GRADE—
Belton Harmon,
Willie Mae Flovd.
SEVENTH GRADE—
Anne Sue Banks,
Helen Fooshe.
Bertha Mae Harris,
Frances New.
EIGHTH GRADE—
Carolyn Hitt,
Ed wal'd Cam obeli.
NINTH GRADE—
Helen Willis.
TENTH GRADE—
Norma Holloway,
Virginia Fooshe,
Anne B. Seigler,
Louise Morgan,
Cornelia Freeland,
Alice Lanier,
Mildred Rodgers.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
Betty Fuller,
Natalie Brown,
Lois Freeland.
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Quota Should Help
Cotton Situation
Christmas Pageant
At Baptist Church
On December 17th
The 1940 cotton-marketing-quo
ta program is an important nart
of a three-way program to im
prove the cotton situation. County
Apont d. Austin Shelley says.
“The present cotton situation,
involving large stocks and prices
below paritv, can be improved in
three ways”, he explained. “We
can find more markets for our
cotton abroad: we can increase
home consumption; and we can
djust production and marketing
of American cotton so as to bring
our supply more nearly in line
with demand. By way of the AAA
tbe farmers themselves
are taking this last step.”
Through the reciprocal trade-
agreements program and an in
tensive export program, the Gov
ernment is attempting to restore
the foreign trade, Mr. Shelley
pointed out. The export program
was inaugurated July 27 of this
year, and by October 19 had re
sulted in an increase of 41 per
cent in cotton exports over the
same period last year.
“In addition”, he said, “efforts
are being made to develop new
uses for cotton. Experiments are
being conducted by Federal and
state governments to find new
ways to increase domestic con
sumption. An agricultural labora
tory is being established at New
Orleans, La., for the special pur
pose of seeking ways of expanding
uses of cotton.
“In the referendum on cotton
marketing quotas December 9,
farmers will decide whether they
want to continue to use quotas as
a method of holding production
and marketing in line with de
mand.”
Under the direction of Mrs. J.
W. Wilkins and Mrs. J. W. Fur-
queron, rehearsals are well under
way for “On Bethlehem Plains”, a
Christmas pageant which will be
given at the McCormick Baptist
church on Sunday evening Decem
ber 17th, beginning at 7:30 o’clock.
The beautiful Christmas story
will be portrayed in four scenes
and the characters are: Reader,
Mrs. Willie M. Talbert; Angel
Soloist, Mrs. D. C. Talbert: An
nouncing Angel, Miss Mary Fuller;
Trumnet An<=rels. Mr* C K. Fnttng
and Mrs. James Marion Dorn;
Manger Angeis. Misses viarv ^ t e
Furqueron and Ella Bradley Faulk
ner: Cherubs, Little Misses Jan
Parks and Janis Young; Travel
lers. Misses Virginia Freeland, Irma
Arrington, Inez Cosey, Rebecca
Simpson, Ann Sanders, Nylena
Strom, Elizabeth Fooshe, Bettve
Fuller; G. Harvey Sanders, Bill
Coleman, Bob Sanders, Mr. Sond
ley, Mrs. E. Hanvey, and Mrs. J.
Fred Buzhardt; Shepherds: Rev.
A. 'Thad. Persons, J. E. Young, E.
P. Bentley, F. A. Cosey, J. S.
Dukes; Wise Men: J. F. Buzhardt,
James M. Dorn, James Furqueron;
Mary and Joseph, Mr. and Mrs. J.
S. Dukes.
Music will be furnished by Mrs.
C. H. Fooshe, organist, Mrs. J. A.
Talbert, pianist. As the closing
number the “Hallelujah Chorus”,
from “Messiah” will be sung by a
large chorus.
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Sullivan News
McCormick County
Farmers Vote Satur
day, December 9th
ON 1940 COTTON MARKETING
QUOTA REFERENDUM.
Saturday, December 9th, McCor
mick County farmers will be
privileged to vote for or against-
Cotton Marketing Quotas for 1940.
All farmers, including landowners,
tenants and share-croppers who
shared in a 1939 cotton crop will
be eligible to vote.
For several years the number of
farmers to vote has been decreas
ing. In order that the vote may
be representative of the number
of farmers eligible to vote, every
eligible farmer is urged to vote on
Saturday. McCormick County
should cast 1,800 to 2,000 ballots.
For your convenience, the fol
lowing voting places, with the
local chairman, have been ar
ranged:
Dowtin’s, Talbert’s Store, P. J.
Dowtin.
McCormick (1),
House, J. E. Bell.
McCormick (2),
House, J. T. Creswell.
Plum Branch, Freeland’s Storey
E. L. Langley.
Bethany, Hollingsworth’s Store,
W. L. White.
Clarks Hill, Depot, E. C. Jeffer
son.
Parksville, Depot, T. R. Cart-
ledge.
Willington, McNair’s Store, W. H_
McNair.
Rehoboth, Morgan’s Store, E. M.
Morgan.
Clathworthy’s Cross Roads,
Link’s Store, T. W. Cowan.
Young’s, School House, S. T.
Young.
Mt. Carmel, McAllister’s Store,
Community
Community
Th^ members of the Young i¥i0> j
People’s Class of the Sullivan o j, McAllister.
Unon Sunday School enjoyed a The polls will be open from 9:W!
delightful weiner roast at
a. m. to 5:00 p. m. Please vote at
D. Austin Shelley,
County Agent.
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Mt. Carmel News
home of the teacher, Mrs. J. E. j place nearest you.
Winn, Tuesday evening. Various 1
o- P Tv,f» s n n rt p-roun sinoine were the
main features of entertainment.
Later everyone enjoyed making
p*Uing hot.-docr* and drinkine
coca-colas. Approximately thirty
members and guests were present
for this delightful occasion. Mrs. Carrie Tarrant was a ra-
Callers in the home of Mr. and cent visitor in Edgefield, guest of
Mrs. J. J. Mayson, Sunday after- her sister Mrs. Gladys Ives, and
noon, were: Mr. and Mrs. E. F. he” uunt. Miss Marie Abney.
LaGrone, Miss Lois LaGrone, Mr. Quite a number of Mt. Carmel
and Mrs. Manly LaGrone. and neople attended ' the Old MaHRr
Misses Mildred LaGrone, Valeria Convention at Calhoun Falls last
Young and Doris Fowler, of Thursday evening. It was pre-
Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. James sented by the Mt. Carmel Grange.
Robertson and daughter, of Nine- Mrs. W. A. Scott. Mrs. Cecil
tv Six, and Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Gilliam, Miss Mary Hardaway and
Jaynes and son, of the Bethany Mr. Tarrant Scott attended the
section. supper at the Buffalo school
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Winn, Miss house Thursday night.
Trula Winn and Miss Marie Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Watson, Mrs.
Reames spent the Thanksgiving Jennie M. Cade and Miss Julia
holidays in North Carolina with Cade were visitors at State Park,
Miss Maggie Winn, in Asheville. S. C., Sunday. Miss Julia Cade
While inhere they enjoyed visiting stayed over for a few days’ treat-
many scenic points of interest. • ment.
Mr.*. P. S. Mayson and Mrs. W. Cadet Sergeant Lawrence Hester,
W. Mayson spent Wednesday with Jr., spent several days with his
Misses Minnie Lee and Virginia parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hester.
Winn. Mr. and Mrs. James Boyd and
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Gilchrist son, Julius, were visitors here
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Sabbath afternoon. They brought
^ne't Giirhrist and daughter, in Mrs. Ludie Boyd home from Due
Beech Island. West where she has been spend-
The G. A.’s and Sunbeams held ing some time with Mrs. Dode
their regular monthly meeting Philips. We are glad to say that
Friday afternoon. Dec. 1, in the both Mrs. Philips and David are
^nme of Misses Sarah Katharine ’morovine. David has been in the
Mary Lou, and Lauree Winn. A University Hospital in Augusta
majority of the members wa r but is now at the home of Mr. and
present. The subject of study for Mrs. S. T. Russell. We all wish
the G. A.’s was “The World at the for him a speedy recovery. His
v»<--r>r ” r T'Tie hostesses, assisted mother is in Augusta with him.
by Misses Minnie Lee and Virginia this week.
Vvinn, served refreshments of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunaway
pickles, peaches, cake, and coffee and little daughter, Anne. Mr.
Dinner quests in the home of and Mrs. Curtis Dunaway of Tig-
and M r *. R T. Mayson. Sun- nail, Ga., were guests of Mr. and
day, were the Rev. J. H. Manly, Mrs. J. B. Curtis last Thursday,
and Mr and Mrs. L. E. Reamef Mrs. Herschel Fife of Ware
and family. Shoals spent the week end with
The many friends of Mr. W. C relatives here.
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Enrollment Of 19
Teachers Needed
Jaynes will be sorry to know cha’
he received a leg injurv last wee)-
while working with lumber, ir
Chester. He is now recuperatin'?
in the home of. Mr. and Mrs. J. T
Mayson.
Mrs. Janelle Winn is snendin''
'ome time in the home of Mr. and To Make McCormick County 100
Mrs. W. G. Corley with Mrs. Julian Per Cent In Membershin In
Ceriey and baby. S. C. Education Association
Mrs. I. C. Peame* snent severe 1
lavs last week in Columbia in the Enrollment of only 19 teachers
home of Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Harri- is necessary to make McCormick
son. Friends of Mrs. Harriso’ county 100 per cent in member-
"ill be sorry to know that she is ship in the South Carolina Educa-
111 with influenza. tion association, tabulations on
Little Miss Ruth Jaynes and December 4th revealed.
Master Billv Jaynes were sunper The state association is aiming
■ruests of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Jay- at attainment of the 100 oer cent
nes. in McCormick. Sundav. goal by December 15 and leaders
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reames and of the county education associa-
Mr. Eugene Reames visited Mr. tions have lined up with state
and Mrs. J. C. Reames and Betty leaders to push the enrollment
Jean, in Pelzer, last week. campaign through the home
Visitors in the home of Mr. and stretch. Memberships will be
Mrs. R. T. Mayson, Saturday taken, of course, after December
morning, were Mr. and Mrs. John 15.
Byrd, and Mrs. Sallie Buzhardt, of The S. C. E. A. has been 100 per
the Limestone section. cent in membership for the last
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Winn and two years, but the present aim is
Mrs. Kate Mayson attended the to hit the “perfect” column in
funeral of their uncle and enrollment earlier than ever be-
brother-in-law, Mr. W. L. Mayson, fore,
in Saluda county, Friday after- Membershin throughout the
noon. state on December 4th has
Recent, visitors to Misses Minnie reached 8,934, about 900 short of
Lee and Virginia Winn include the maximum enrollment.
Mrs. H. M. Reynolds and Miss Counties which by that date
Thelma M. Gilchrist. were 100 per cent in membership
Messrs. James and Curtis Winn, were Abbeville, Allendale, Beau-
Jack Bailey, and David Gilchrist fort, Calhoun, Chester, Colleton,
spent Sunday with Mr. James Dorchester, Jasper, Kershaw, Lex-
Pearson. 1 ington, Marion and Newberry.