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V * » t r McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, July 10, 1941 jPenAonaL Miss Emma Bell King of Plum Branch had as her guests last week Miss Jewel Young of Rock Hill, and Miss La Rue Sherrer of Sharon. While in Plum Branch they were entertained in the homes of Misses Carolyn Freeland, Annie Humphreys and Frances Shumpert. a few days this week with his mother, Mrs. R. H. Talbert, and Mr. Talbert. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Reedy of Tampa, Fla., spent the week end here with her mother, Mrs. E. B. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Gable and son, Billie, from Norfolk, Va., spent a week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. town. Gable, of near The County Home Demonstra tion Agent, Miss Matilda Bell, has been called home on account of illness of her mother. Dr. and Mrs. J. L. King of Man ning and Mrs. Emma King from Anderson were week end guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. King of Plum’ Branch. Miss Marian Sturkey is spending a while with her sister, Mrs. Wes- sie Hitt. week or more. Lieut, and Mrs. John Nixon Tal bert have returned to Camp Stewart, Ga., after spending sev eral days with relatives in and near town. Mr. Thomas L. Patterson of the National Guard, Fort Moultrie, spent the week end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Pat terson. Mr. J. S. Strom spent Sunday in Greenwood with his sister, Mrs. Martha Corley. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bracknell of Plum Branch were visitors here Monday afternoon. Miss Edna Sharpton of De la Howe spent the past week end here with Miss Maggie Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Bentley and son, Master Bobbie, of Manning spent the week end with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Chris tian and daughter, Miss Connie Christian, of Chattanooga, Tenn., spent the week end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Christian. spent the past week end here with the former’s mother, Mrs. Kate Robertson. Mr. Ralph Creswell has entered Training School for Patrolmen in Columbia. Miss Maggie Franklin Entertains For Mrs. J. T. Franklin, Jr. Barbecue At McCormick Wednesday, July 16th Mr. Charles Henry Williams of Columbia spent the week end here with his mother, Mrs. F. E. Wil liams. Miss Belle Hester, A. N. C., Sta tion Hospital, Fort Jackson, was a recent visitor here for a few days to her father, Mr. J. J. Hester. Mr. Morton Dorn, Jr., of the ^National Guard, Fort Moultrie, spent the week end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Dorn. Misses Wylene Lee and Louise G-riffin and Mr. M. E. Nixon spent Sunday in the mountains of North Carolina. - Miss Evelyn Gunn of Millen, Ga., spent the past week here with Misses Jo and Cathryn Smith. Messrs. Bobby and Pierce Deason of Columbia, spent the past week end here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Deason. Mr. Hamilton Remsen of the Attendance Staff of the Veterans’ Hospital, Augusta, Ga., was here Messrs. J. W. Corley and N. C. Hanna, and Miss Eloise Corley spent the week end in Watertown, Tenn., with Mr. and Mrs. John D. Phillips. Mr. Floyd Cothran of the At tendance Staff of the Veterans’ Hospital, Augusta, Ga., spent sev eral days this week with relatives near town. Mr. W. A. Winn of Plum Branch was a visitor here Monday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Robertson and sons. Masters Don and Steve, of Greer, were week end guests here of the former’s mother, Mrs. Kate Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. Welbourne Schum- pert and son, Master Montague, of York, spent the week end with his father, Mr. H. M. Schumpert. Mr. and Mrs. Luke Wofford of Latta spent the week end here with her mother, Mrs. Lucy Lud- wick. Mrs. E. L. Rogers and Mrs. Wes- sie Hitt spent last week end in Hazelwood, N. C., with the latter’s sister, Mrs. William Chambers, Jr. Mr. Frank W. Corley of Aiken spent the past week end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse R. Corley. Mrs. T. L. Edmunds returned to her home in the Buffalo commu nity Tuesday, after spending about ten days with her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Leland, and Mr. Leland, at Witherbee. Mrs. Leland accompa nied her home for a visit of a Midshipman Audley H. McCain returned to the U. S. Naval Acad emy, Annapolis, Md., yesterday, after spending several weeks here with his mother, Mrs. Fannie Kate McCain. ' Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wesley Crawford of Loris spent Tuesday and Tuesday night here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Crawford. Miss Elsie Edmunds of Laurens is spending a week with Miss Norma Holloway here. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Robertson and son, Master Pat, of Taylors, Remember — You Always Save At... GALLANT-BELK COMPANY Mrs. Jennings Thomas Franklin, Jr., a recent bride, was honored with a most delightful party on Friday afternoon at the home of Miss Maggie Franklin, in McCor mick. Bright summer flowers were used in profusion in the spacious living room. Games were enjoyed and Mrs. Franklin was “showered” with many lovely gifts. The hostess served delicious re freshments. On Wednesday, July 16th, I will serve a barbecue dinner to the public in the park near the court house at McCormick from 11 a. m. until 4 p. m. Will sell barbecue meat and hash in any quantity. O. B. MINOR McCORMICK, S. C. -XX- Mrs. J. A. Jennings, Mrs. Walter Strom Entertain For Mrs. Clifton Strom Each ARCHDALE SHIRTS $1.50 Equal To Any $2.00 Shirt! We buy our own fabrics for these shirts. They are designed and made to our own specifications and have all the features of fine, well tailored shirts that you love to wear. BONAIRE SHIRTS $1.00 Each Here is the best shirt we have fered for the money. Made white combed broadcloth and madras. ever of- of fine woven BONAIRE Cool Pajamas $1.00 Summer BATH ROBES $1.98 — $2.95 Greenwood, July 7.—The home of Mrs. Andrew Jennings near here was the scene of an interesting social event of the month when Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Walter Strom entertained July 3 to honor Mrs. Clifton Strom of McCormick whose marriage was an event of Tune 27. Mrs. Strom, the honoree, is the former Miss Margaret Middleton of Meriwether. As entertainment features of the event Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Strom conducted a program of various games. Winners included Mrs. Wilbur Strom, Mrs. Walter Strom and Mrs. Strom Culbreath. Mrs. Clifton Strom, the honoree. was winner at a “grand award” contest and was presented a num ber of shower gifts from her as sembled friends. During the afternoon Mrs. Jen nings and Mrs. Strom served ice cream and cake with mints. The Jennings home was made attractive for the occasion with arrangements of gladiolus, shasta daisies and roses. Those present for the enjoyable party complimenting Mrs. Strom included: Mrs. C. K. Epting, Mrs. Wilbur Strom, Mrs. W. P. Cul breath, Mrs. Strom Clubreath, Miss Lillian Sanders, Miss Betty Wardlaw, Mrs. Evans Winn, Mrs. Eddie Strom, all of McCormick; Mrs. E. J. Bowden of Greenwood, Miss Louise Rich and Mrs. E. C. Jefferson, both of Clarks Hill. What CAUSES YOUR STOMACH DISTRESS! Is it Oversmoking? Rich Foods? Late Hours? Overeating? Constipation? —Then you should ask us about WILLIAMS FORMULA, a well balanced medicine to relieve upsetting stom- ach gas and bloat, to aid digestion, and to drive delayed wastes from slow intestines. HOW CAN ONE MEDICINE DO ALL THIS! By combining well tested ingredients used by doctors in thousands upon thousands of cases, into one fine medicine, not only can the appetite and digestion be stimulated by stomachics and carminatives; but the bowels can be gently proddfd to action, leading thus to relief from stomach gas and bloat, and distressing constipation symptoms. WHAT CAN YOU DO? You can obtain Williams Formula from store and take it according to directions — one teaspoonful before each meal. This med- icine combines the important actions above into One Easy to Fake medical oreparadon! We recommend Williams Formula because or its fine action, and the many active ingre dient which it contains. It has been out a- perience that Williams Formula helps people ££;L W | e “ r -? e V .S, U “a* us for Williams Formula today. We will be glac to serve you. PEOPLES DRUG STORE, Mc Cormick, S. C. Refrigerators Buy a Westinghouse Refrigerator from us for $5.00 down and balance on small monthly payments. J. S. STROM PHONE NO. 76 McCORMICK, S. C. fighter plane. It is estimated that the present scrap collection will result in obtaining 20 million pounds of aluminum. This will go to smeltering plants where it will be made into secondary alu minum that will release 20 million pounds ‘Of first-class aluminum from other vital uses to the air plane industry. Indirectly, there fore, the 20 million pounds of scrap to be collected will result in providing the necessary aluminum for 2,000 fighter planes. HANDKERCHIEFS Three to a Box 48c And 98c Extension Agents To Help In Alumi num Shower -X- Requeen Bee Hives For Best Results REBUILT POWER UNITS For saw mills and grist mills. At money saving prices —installed for yon —ready to operate. Georgia Truck & Eqp. Co. 9th and Reynolds Street, Augusta, Georgia. SHARKSKIN SUITS $15.00 ARCHDALE Cool Pajamas $1.50 Hanes Shirts And Shorts 25c Each Clemson, July 5.—Agricultural! Clemson, July 5.—Requeening and home demonstration workers the bee colonies in late summer were called upon today by D. W. or early fall has decided advan- Watkins, director of the South tages for South Carolina beekeep Carolina Extension Service to as- ers, says Ned Prevost, beekeeping sist in every way possible in the specialist of the Extension Service aluminum-gathering campaign here. announced by the Office of Civil- Explaining that requeening calls ian Defense on June 24. This for changing queens in the hive, campaign is part of a nation-wide the specialist gives several reasons drive to collect old and unneeded W hy this practice is important and aluminum to supplement the vast profitable, supplies needed for the production INSURANCE Fire Insurance And Ail Other Kinds of Insurance In cluding Life Insurance. A HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK. S. G Manhattan Shirts And Shorts 35c Each 3 FOR $1.00 Robert Reis Rayon J Shirts And Shorts 50 c Each of defense equipment. Farmers and farmers’ wives will be called upon to contribute old aluminum utensils and unused aluminum parts of all sorts. Items desired include pots and The first reason for requeening, he says, is that we want a young queen of good quality. The sec ond is that Italian queens have been bred so that they will clean their hives of European foulbrood. The third is that the Italian bees to TO CHECK are easier Our Store Closes At 1 P. M. On Wednesdays. USE OUR LAY AWAY PLAN pans, radio parts, toys, shakers, screening, old washing-machine are l,red gentle parts, picture frames, book ends, ^ iand l e » and bring in more money ice trays, measuring cups, camera Th e fourth is that a young queen equipment, kettles and double lays better and therefore gives the boilers, bottle and jar caps, refri- hive more bees to gather honey at gerator plates, and electric appli- tl 16 Height of the honey flow, ances of all sorts. Anything that's “Bees should be requeened every madq of aluminum will do. two years at least”, Mr. Prevost Families are asked to begin now declares. “We have been getting to look around for items which some very good results in this they will be able to spare. Gather- state where the beekeepers have ing will commence during the week made a practice of requeening of July 21. Local committees com- every year. posed of 4-H Club members, home “The best season of the year to demonstration club members, and requeen is after the honey flow, other groups will call on all farm j w hich in this state would be July, homes to collect the aluminum GALLANT - BELK COMPANY GREENWOOD, S. C. scrap. Aluminum was one of the first items to be placed on the priority j list by the Office of Production Management. The drive for alu minum scrap does not mean that there is an acute shortage of this metal. Aluminum, however, re quires a long time to make, and the quantity required for defense pro duction is tremendous. Ten thous and pounds of aluminum go into a August, or September. By re queening at this season the young queen will lay late in the fall and the hive will go to winter with young bees and will be in good condition the following spring. “Queens for requeening should be ordered from a good stock, free from disease, and preferably from queen raisers located near you so they will not have to stay in the mails too long.” DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. 956 Broad Street Augusta. Ga Roofing And Paint Galvanized Roofing Of All Types And Various Kinds Of Paints At Factory Prices. JAMES W. CORLEY McCormick, S. C. j