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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICk, SOUTH CAROU1SA Thursday, October 23, 1941 United States Civil Service Examination Hie United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination for At tendant (For filling the position of Ward Attendant)—$1020 a year for filling vacancies in the U. S. Veterans Administration Facility, Augusta, Georgia. Applications may be filed with the Manager, ^Tlth U. S. Civil Service District, New Post Office Building, Atlanta, Georgia, until further notice. Applicants are not required to possess any specific length of ex perience but will be given credit for training and experience shown in their applications which tends to fit them for the performance of the duties of Attendant posi tions. Full further information and i pplication forms may be obtained irom the Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, Post Of- lice, Augusta, Georgia; or from the Manager, Fifth U. S. Civil -Service District, New Post Office Building, Atlanta, Georgia. x History Of St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Plum Branch Modoc News Well, gathering com is the order cf the day in our community at present, and it’s time oats were planted, but the ground is so miserably dry. We surely need . ome rain. Messrs. F. M. Bussey and T. J. Stone made a short business trip io Augusta on Monday of this week. Mr. L. B. Stone of Augusta was r week end visitor here to his mother, Mrs. Savannah Stone. Mrs. H. W. Bailey and daughter, Mrs. Herbert Moore, from Augusta, : pent Tuesday of this week here ; mong relatives. Mr. and Mrs. James Burnett were visitors here Sunday to the latter’s mother, Mrs. B. M. Bus sey. Mr. E. F. Bussey and children, LOss Rosalie Bussey and Mr. Wil liam E. Bussey from Augusta, and | Mattie Carroll. Early in 1882 Messrs. Elzra Robertson and T. K. Collier dis cussed the organization and build ing of a Methodist Church at Plum Branch. In July of this year a meeting was held in an oak grove, near the home of T. K. Collier. Revs. A. P. Harmon and W. W. Jones did the preaching. The latter’s wife is buried in Republican church yard. At the Annual S. C. Conference of 1882 the Parksville Mission was organized with preaching places at Plum Branch, Parksville, Modoc, and Clarks Hill; at the two latter places preaching was don.e in the Baptist churches. W. D. Kirkland was Presiding Elder of the district at that time. The pastor assigned to the Parksville mission, now Plum Branch circuit, was J. Ware Brown. The lot for St. Paul’s Church was given by Mrs. Mattie Black- well. Trustees of the property were J. B. Holloway, Ezra Robert son, T. K. Collier, F. P. Wells, and M. I. Harmon. St. Paul Church was built in 1883. The pews were given by Mr. Tucker, husband of one of the charter members. Others were Mr. Chesley Walker, Miss Mary Walker, Mrs. Carrie Walls, Mrs. Susannah Willis, Mrs. Rebecca Tucker, Mrs. Susan McKinney, Mrs. Fanny Wells, T. K. Collier, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Holloway, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Langley, Mrs. Susan Willis. The last surviving member, Mrs. Susannah Willis, died this year. Mr. F. P. Wells was the first to join St. Paul’s Church. Mrs. Mat- tie Carroll was the first to join in the present building. From the organization of this church until the building was finished, services were held in the Baptist Church. The Magnolia trees in front of the church were donated by Mrs. lr. and Mrs. T. D. Howie and daughter, Miss Sarah Howie, were v.eek end visitors to relatives at Avondale, N. C. Mr. E. F. Bussey made a short \isit to McCormick on Wednesday uf this week. The church was dedicated Tune 1884. The sermon was preached by Dr. Silos P. H. Elwell, a one- armed Confederate Veteran who gave a beautiful communion Serv ice to St. Paul. Mr. G. P. McCain, now living, CAB-F. ReE CARE-FREE'-^ Sava % the cost of driving on Autumn trips by STROM’S CUT-RATE fiBEVHAUMB DRUG STORE W * ■ H W W W Phone 95 One-Way Rd.-Trip McCormick, S. C. Charleston, S. C. ton Augusta, Ga. *65 I jV ~~ Jacksonville, Fla. 4.15 7.50 Savannah, Ga. 2.55 4.60 Knoxville, Tenn. 3.70 6.70 Columbia, S. C. 2 * 8C Plus 5% Federal Transportation Tax gave the church a fine Pulpit Bible* at this time. Congregations were small as few people lived at Plum Branch. Until after 1865 this was a region of large plantations and many slaves. The first S. S. Supt. was J. B. Holloway. In Spring of 1884 there were two classes and 25 pupils. Mr. Holloway was also the first steward. T. K. Collier was the first church trustee. About 1900 the building was ceiled. Mr. T. W. Morton, a merchant here, paid over half the cost. He was not a member, but his wife was. We, the members and former members, owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Tucker and Mr. Morton who were largely responsible for the building of the church. In 1910 the parsonage was moved from Parksville to Plum Branch. Rev. J. M. Lawson, pas tor, did a large part of actual construction. Other carpenters in the community, regardless of de nomination, gave their time and their money. As the church and parsonage have been repaired from time to time the work and expense has been borne by both Methodists and Baptists. This church has had only relatively few S. S. Superinten dents—among them J. B. Hollo way, F. P. Wells, E. L. Langley, J. M. Strother, and W. M. Freeland. At present there are 112 mem bers, of which only seventy five (75) are active. The present membership is composed largely of the descendants of the earliest members. The following have been mem bers of St. Paul’s for about 50 years: C. L. Wideman, S. W. Wide- man, J. H. Wideman, Mrs. Fannie Reynolds, B. N. Robertson, J. C. Wells, F. P. Wells, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Langley, Mrs. Hattie Collier, and probably others. The following are the pastors who have served this church, 16 of whom are still living: 1883— J. Ware Brown, 1884- 85—Sam J. Bethea, 1886-87—Geo. H. Waddell, 1888— J. M. Steadman, 1889- 92—M. H. Pooser, 1893— B. O. Berry, 1894- 95—E. A. Wilkes, Sr., 1896-97—O. L. Rountree, 1898-99—J. B. Holley, 1900— F. B. Hodges, 1901- 04—J. T. Miller, 1905— R. R. Dagnal, 1906— J. T. Peeler, 1907— R. R. Doyle, 1908— E. F. Scoggins, 1909— George Lee, 1910— J. M. Lawson, 1911— O. L.'Rountree, 1912— 15—B. H. Covington, 1916— Robt. L. Rountree, 1917- 18—A. Q. Rice, 1919-22—R. L. Rountree, 1923-27—Paul Kinnett, 1928— E. A. Wilkes, Jr., 1929— J. H. Montgomery, 1930— J. M. Culbertson, 1931— 32—R. M. Tucker, 1933— J. E. Strickland, 1934- 35—C. W. Brockwell, 1936-37—Rex V. Martin, 1938-41—Foster Speer. x Notice There will be a meeting of ’* e Old Age Pension Association, Sat urday, October 25, at 3 o’clock. All members are urged to be present. Maggie Young, Secretary. envoi HOM October Beautification Letter Presbyterian Pastors Exchange Pulpits November 2nd! Dyeing is a simple art these days because you can procure all the Clinton, S. C., October 21.—The tmt ® and dyes 1x1 the colors you Presbyterian Pastors of South Car- ^ ant at the comer grocery and clina will exchange pulpits on drug store - So get out the modem Sunday, November 2, as a part of dye and wave the magic wand the synod-wide Christian Educa- ox color to transform dresses and tion campaign, Dr. Roswell C. curtains and household linens. Long, of Greenwood, announced . Whether to tint or to dye may today. 1)6 your question. Tinting is 'a Dr. Long is a member of the ouick method for rather tempo- Synod’s Committee on Christian results and is used for light Education, whose report recom-1 deli cate colors. Dyeing is con- mending a campaign to raise a sidered a permanent process be- million dollars for the endowment; cause the article is either boiled of Presbyterian College, Queens in dye bath or kept at a sim- College, and Columbia Theological lrer i n g point for a certain length Seminary was approved at the °* tu* 16 as directed by the manu- annual meeting of synod in Flor ence last week. Dr. Long’s par ticular duty on the committee is the handling of pastor-relations. facturer. The manufacturers of home dyes and tints give explicit direc tions on the packages as to how Under the approved plan for i muc h material the contents of a pulpit exchange on November 2, Package will color, how to ob- “We cleared away spring’s melting snows To plant brown seeds in march ing rows, Today from every autumn plain We’ve gathered gold of ripened grain And from the dusky, scented vine The purple fruited muscadine. Our harvest gleaned, the fields can keep Their winter interlude of 'sleep.’* sixty-four Presbyterian misisters will exchange churches on that day v and preach sermons on Chris tian Education, its needs and its objectives. Dr. Long stated that this exchange was to give the con gregations fresh approaches to one of the church’s most impor tant fields of work tain a clear even color in just the shade you want and exactly how to go about the process of the dye ing. Follow the directions to the letter. The garment or article which is to be colored must be clean and free from all stains. Be sure that all soap has been .thoroughly Under the special Christian was h ed out- All articles should be evenly wet before they are put into the tint or dye bath and they should be completely unfolded in order to prevent streaks and to produce an even color. In dyeing dresses take off all metal ornaments and let down hems, because the extra thickness Education campaign which will get under way officially with a big rally of ministers and church workers at Presbyterian College on October 24, the synod plans to raise a million dollars for the en dowments of the three institutions of higher learning which are un- | „ , , , der its care. These institutions are ° f material might cause uneven Presbyterian College, Queens Col- or tinting, lege, and Columbia Theological Dry a11 articles Seminary. Control Wheat Smut By Seed Treatment stretched to their full size and in smooth single thickness. Different fabrics require differ ent dyes and treatments. The manufacturer will give you this information, too. There are endless opportunities Clemson, Oct. 20,-Chemical seed | for engaging in this age-old art treatment to control stinking m your own home - Yo « can w ° rk out your own color schemes for Mrs. Williams To Speak Over Radio Tomorrow Evening; smut on wheat is advised by W. C. Nettles, entomologist of the Clem son College Extension Service. “This preventive practice is es pecially urgent now”, says Nettles, “because wheat millers are alarm ed at the amount of smut on this year’s large crop.” Circular 198, Wheat Smut Con trol by Seed Treatment, has just been published and is now avail able for all farmers and others wanting instructions on the ef fective mercury dust treatment and information on the differences between this smut and other diseases of wheat. Copies of the circular may be had free from county farm agents or from the Publications Department at Clem son College. “A single stinking smut ball contains two to four million spores, each of which might in fest an entire wheat plant”, Mr. Word has been received here that Mrs. Richard Williams, head of the history department of Lander college, will speak over radio station WCRS (1450 kilocy cles) Greenwood, South Carolina at seven-thirty o’clock, Friday evening, October 24. The topic of her speech is “The City-Manager Plan of Government.” All persons interested in, forms of city government are urged to tune their dial to the said station. READ THE AD$ Along With the News Nettles explains. “Losses from A icultura] Planning Board Oc- smut are unnecessary because the . , _ „ ^ TIT hooked and braided rugs, curtains, bed spreads and dresser covers. You can tint or dye to harmonize with new wall paper or you can restore faded colors to their original freshness. Table linens of ail varieties can be dyed to carry out clever ideas. * * * Have you potted your parsley plants and chives for your kitchen window garden? Now’s the time to pot them and any other herbs you want for winter culinary use. Remember not to pick the middle sprig of a parsley plant or any other plant that grows the same way. Always pick the outside stalks when you need a bit for flavor or garnishing. of burning woods as possible means of destroying boll weevils in a resolution passed by the State spores on the outside of the seed grain may be killed by chemical seed treatment. “With stinking smut as prev alent as it was during 1941, seed ing the crop without seed treat ment must be regarded as hazard ous.’ -txt- Don’t Burn The Woods To Kill The Weevils Clemson, Oct. 20.—Farmers are warned against the costly practice tober 7, says D. W. Watkins, di rector of the Clemson Extension Service and chairman, of the Plan ning Board. The resolution emphasized three pertinent facts regarding the mat ter: (1) That weather conditions during the cotton growing season determine largely the amount of boll weevil damage, rather than the percentage of weevil survival. (2) That woods burning, while it destroys some boll weevils, de stroys timber that far exceeds in value any possible increase in cot ton crop which it might produce, and, moreover, destroys birds that FOOD FOR THOUGHT! Your pay in the Navy is gravy No rent to pay. No food to buy. No doctor's or dentist's bills. Even movies and other entertain ment are free. And when you first enlist, the Navy gives you $118.00 worth of uniforms! And if you want to learn a trade, the Navy is the place to do it. There are forty-five-odd trades you can learn .. . training that's worth hundreds of dollars the first year. The Navy offers the chance of a lifetime to young men. If you ore 17 or over, get a free copy of the illustrated booklet,"llFE IN THE U. S. NAVY," from the Navy Editor of this newspaper. Simply write or call. SERVE SOUR COUNJTRW. 1 BUILD VC UR FUTURE.' 6iET INI THE MAVW MOW.' £ October is here and during this "ear we certainly have found an endless cycle that demands the labor of our hearts and hands. Let us recede from a poetical inclination which is only momen tary and resort to the study of borders and their application to* our flower gardens. These are planted on the mar gin of open areas, as well as drives and walks, usually forming the frame on which the garden pic ture is set.. Beside drives and still more be side walks, they are used more to display individual and group specimens than for frame work and background effects. Around buildings their chief purpose is to break up and soften hard, straight lines and abrupt angles at wall comers. Borders have two outstanding advantages over flower beds. First they avoid any spotty polka-dot effects. Second, they afford far- greater opportunities for the ex pression of personal taste, variety, and enlarging experience with plants and plant arrangements, since flower beds are frequently limited to a few subjects which have short seasons of beauty and long seasons of ugliness when not in bloom. Of course if a border is made of the same kind of plants exclusive ly as are ordinarily used in flower beds, it too will be just as un sightly when not in bloom. But plant materials offer such wide choice for selection that this case may never occur. One border may be composed cf evergreens, coniferous, broad leav ed, flowering, or a mixture of all three; another may be of decidu ous shrubs altogether; a third of hardy perennials; a fourth of native wild plants; a fifth of an nuals and bedding plants. Innumerable pleausing combina tions may be made with plants belonging to the distinctive groups mentioned above. However, changes may be made occasionally or even annually among the smaller plants so that the border as a whole will produce new ef fects each year, besides offering the greatest opportunity for ex pression of personal taste. If the bolder is to consist ex clusively of annuals, the ground may be prepared in the spring if the soil is light; if it is heavy, late fall preparation is preferable. If the border is to contain hardy, large flowering bulbs, such as tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, etc., followed by annuals or bedding plants, the soil should be prepared in the fall prior to bulb planting time. In. case of these borders the bulbs may be left in the ground from year to year or dug after the tops have died down, dried, clean ed, stored and replanted the fol lowing autumn. When the bulbs are in a dormant state, the border space they have occupied is filled • with verbena, petunias, dwarf sweet alyssum or any exquisite low bordering plants. Perennial and shrub borders are permanent investments, and de serve thorough soil preparation; which means deep digging, gener ous addition of humus, which ‘ gives body to sandy soil and in creases its ability to retain mois ture. During the growing season keep borders neat and clean by staking tall plants, destroying weeds, re moving dead flower stems, feeding plants when necessary, keeping the soil loose and friable and soaking the soil well whenever it becomes too dry. Matilda Bell. Co. Home Dem. Agent. would also eat many weevils. Farm buildings harbor many weevils, but farmers do not burn them to destroy weevils. (3) That other methods of con trol, such as early stalk destruc tion, planting of early varieties, picking up squares, early use of sweetened poison, and dusting will provide control without burn ing woods, weather conditions per mitting.