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McCOHMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, March 26, 1942
If you can carry any purchase
you make, unwrapped, or without
a paper bag, do it. A resident of
England recently wrote a friend
of hers in this country: “Our peo
ple now are carrying the paper
bags back to the stores for their
groceries.” With a shortage of
paper facing us, we may soon be
doing the same thing. Save all
the old papers and help the mer
chants save theirs too.
Mr. S. J. King of Plum Branch
was among the visitors here Fri
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Dominick
of Columbia spent Friday and
Saturday here with her father,
Mr. Preston Finley.
Mr. J. P. Robinson of Troy was
a visitor here Friday afternoon.
Mr. Frank W. Corley of Aiken
spent the past week end herewith
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Corley.
children of Blackstock spent the
week .end here with his mother,
Mrs. J. E. Bradley.
Miss Lillian Tuten has returned
from a visit of several weeks in
Washington and New York.
Miss Bessie Keller of Saluda
spent the past week here with
Miss Ruth Corley.
Miss Marian Sturkey of Lock
hart spent the week end here
with her sister, Mrs. Wessie S.
Hitt.
The Sunbeam Band of the local
Baptist W. M. U. met at the home
of Bobby Faulkner Monday p. m.,
with their leaders, Mrs. James
Keown and Mrs. G. J. Sanders,
Jr., in charge.
•Rev. M. E. Derrick of Woodruff
was greeting friends here for a-,
while Monday.
W. G. Blackwell in Macon, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Miller and
little daughter, Ann, of Bates-
burg, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Reeves and little son, Harold, Jr.,
of Forsythe, Ga., were week end
guests of Mrs. J. E. Britt.
Misses Susie Cardwell and Wil
lie Mae Ford of Watertown, Ten
nessee, were week end guests here
of Mrs. John D Phillips. .
Cadets Wistar Harmon and
Douglass Bradley of The Citadel,
Charleston, are here this week for
Spring holidays.
Mr. John B. Harmon of Bor
deaux was i among the visitors
here Tuesday.
Judge A. B. Andrews of Willing-
ton was a visitor here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jennings of
Greenwood were visitors here
Sunday to his father, Mr. J. L.
Jennings.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bradley and
Dr. J. H. Barr, Mr. John Barr,
Jr., Mr. Billy Barr, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul McClellan of Calhoun Falls,
visited relatives at Williamston
Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. L. K. Simpson
had as their guests the past week
end, Misses Hortense, Lily and
Mary Frances Long of Green
wood.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kilgore, Mr.
Wilton Kilgore and Miss Ruby
Kilgore of Newberry spent last
Friday with Mr. and Mrs. J. N.
LeRoy of near De la Howe.
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Miss Eloise Corley of Warren-
ville spent the past week end
here with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Self
and her father, Mr. J. W. Cor
ley, who is ill at the McCormick
Hotel.
Mrs. W. G. Blackwell has re
turned from a three months’ visit
to Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Snelling in
Charlotte, N. C., and Mr. and Mrs.
Visitors in the home of Mrs.
Maggie Long the past Sunday
were Mrs. Hester Mauney, Cassie
Mauney, Rachel Shores, Roy
Whitmire, and Furman Morrow,
all of Spartanburg; Roy Mauney
of Bradley, Stuart Brown of Fort
Benning, Nellie Long of Green-
Remember — You Always Save At...
GAILANT-BELK COMPANY
Tremendous Values In
Ladies’ Ready-To-Wear
Budget Department, 3rd Floor
Values like the«e are to be found only
at GALLANT BELK COMPANY . . .
The Home of Better Values. More and
more peoole are shopping at the BIG,
BUSY STORE Greenwood’s Largest
and Mos'i Complete Department Store.
BETTER MERCHANDISE FOR LESS
MONEY ! !
WASH DRESSES
One lot of ladies’ beautiful new spring
dresses. Good colors and good styles.
69c AND 79c
Sizes up
to 52
WASH DRESSES
One lot of 200 vat dyed dresses; guar
anteed fast color. On Sale All
Friday and Saturday ^ ■ "UU
RUG VALUES
Finer floor coverings . . . bright colors
. . . newest designs . . . easy to clean . . .
easy to buy!
9 x 12 Heavy Felt GA QC
Base Rugs
9 x 12 Felt
Base Rugs
$3.95
wood, and Mr. J. H. McNeill and
sons, Marshall and Michael, of
Spartanburg.
Mr. and Mrs. William Clarence
Brown announce the birth of an
8 pound son ; , William Clarence,
Jr., on Wednesday, March 25,
19*42.
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Training Union
Rally At Plum
Branch March 29
The following is the program of
the Edgefield Associajtional Train
ing Union Rally to meet with the
Plum Branch Baptist Church
Sunday afternoon, March 29th:
Theme — The Growing Chris
tian.
2:30 — Song service.
2:45 — Devotional — Miss June
Harling.
2:55 — Roll call of churches,
business, announcements.
3:10 — Special music.
3:15 — Demonstration Sword
Drill — Plum Branch Interme
diate Union.
3:30 — Message — The meaning
and the measure of Christian
Growth — Rev. A. D. Croft.
4:00 — Song and benediction.
CHURCH NOTICE
' 10,000 PIECES OF CHINA
Dishes, Platters, Cups, Saucers, Cream
Pitchers, Sugar Bowls, Cereal Bowls,
Etc. Values up to .00. Now on sale
5c, 10c, 15c
25c, 39c, 49c
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NEW SPRING CURTAINS
Dress up your home for Easter! This
is your big chance to redecorate every
window in your house at wonderful
savings
Rev. Foster Speer of Plum
Branch will preach at the Mc
Cormick Methodist Church at 12
o’clock noon, Sunday, March 29th.
Union services will be held in
this church at 8:30 o’clock that
evening. Rev. L. K. Simpson of
the local Baptist Church will
preach.
Rev. W. M. Owings will preach
at Republican Church at 4:30 o’
clock that afternoon.
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Beauty Contest At
•f
High School Here
Friday, April 3rd
The Athletic Association of
McCormick High School is spon
soring a county beauty contest to
be given in the high school audi
torium on April 3rd. The pro
gram will include a Junior beauty
parade, a .Senior beauty parade, a
“Kiddie” parade and a “Mock Kid
die” parade. The proceeds will be
' used to buy equipment for the va
rious athletic teams of the high
school.
Your support and cooperation
will be appreciated.
POULTRY TRUCK TO BE IN
McCORMICK FRIDAY, MAR. 27
There will be a poultry truck in McCormick on
Friday, March 27th, from 11:00 A. M. to 12:00
Noon. On account of labor and truck condi
tions, this will probably be th<; last shipment this
season.
Prices to be paid Friday, March 27th, are as
follows:
Colored Hens 1
Per Pound I I G
Leghorn Hens 4 Af*
Per Pound ■■PG
Roosters Q
Per Pound wG
Ducks and Geese 4 A#t
Per Pound ■ Gw
Young Turkey Toms 1
Per Pound lOw
Turkey Hens
Per Pound fcww
Please do not feed or water poultry on day of
sale. Cull your flock and sell non-layers.
Greenville Poultry Company Cooperating.
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MRS. WESSIE HITT, Secretary,
County Agent’s Office.
MISS MATILDA BELL,
Home Demonstration Agent.
NEW SHIPMENT
DISKrS and POTTERY
JUST RECEIVED
Mostly forge
Pieces
Values
to $1.50
for only
:; -:V
and a dime
Buy Your Dishes and Pottery As You Buy Your Merchandise
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BELK WHITE.LUKE CO.
AUGUSTA GEORGIA
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SPRING DRESSES
400 New spring dresses in solids and
$1.99
prints. Values to $3.95.
On sale
SPRING DRESSES
1 00 Beautiful dresses. Guaranteed
$1.49 iND $1.69
fast
f'olor
Sale Of 100 Winter Dresses
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Dresses in this group made to sell for
48c AND 98c
$2.98 _ $3.95 _ $4 95.
ALL REDUCED QQ
TO
EACH
(No Alterations)
Shop At Gallant-Belk Co. And Buy U.
S. Defense Bonds And Stamps With
The Savings! ' ,
WINDOW SHADES
39c - 49c - 59c
Duplex Window 7C|f*
Shade's f GG
Ladies’ 1 Ql*
Panties ■ GG
Sr, 10c T0 25c
Children’s Qg
Anklets ■
_ 5c A1, °10c
Men’s 1 flf*
Wash Ties
80 x 105 AND £1 Of)
Beadcimads _ ■ wC «UU
One Lot Ladies* Winter Hats
Closeout CGG
American Legion
Auxiliary Meets
With Mrs. C. H.
Workman April 2
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet with Mrs. C. H. Work
men on April 2nd, at 2:30 p. m., |
with Mrs. R. L. Dendy and Mrs. |
D. C. Talbert as assistant hostess
es.
The program will be in charge
of Mrs. R. L. Dendy. All mem
bers and prospective members are
invited to come.
Buy Your Furniture From
S. STROM
Easy Payment Plan.
No Carrying Charge.
McCormick, S. C.
Important Baptist
Training Union
Meeting, April 1st
Help your church to win the -a-iV-T and permitted to continue in.
- . * • "N . . . ...
ward!
Louise Bracknell,
Associational Director.
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USC Approved
By Navy For
V-l Enlistments
The next big Baptist Training
Union meeting for .Edgefield As
sociation is the One-Day Associa-
'ional Training Union Confer
ence. j University of South Carolina will
The Place — First Baptist; comply with Navy department
regulations so that its students
Columbia. March 25.—The
will be eligible for enlistment
the University until graduatio i
when he will.begin .training fc,*
a reserve officer’s commission.
Students will be transferred ta
V-5 or V-7 on the basis of result!
of a comprehensive examination
which will be taken midway in
the sophomore year. Students
who fail to measure up to stand
ards for officer training, however,
will be inducted by the navy fo.'
training in enlisted status at
conclusion of the sophomore
year. Students who leave the
University for any reason also will
be inducted in enlisted status.
Students enrolling in all school!
and departments of the Univer
sity will be eligible for enlistment
in Class V-l, but they will have
to take certain required course!
USE OUR LAY AWAY PLAN
GALLANT-BELK COMPANY
HOME OF BETTER VALUES
GREENWOOD, S. C.
Church. Edgefield. S. C.
Th*» Date — Wednesday, April
1, 1942. in Class V-l of the naval reserve.
The Time — 2:30 P. M. — 9:15 which insures at least two unin-
P. M. . terrupted years in college. Presi-
Tnnders from out of the asso- dent J. Rion McKissick announced
elation who will help with the today,
meeting are: Mr. J. E. Lambdin, The new navy program, in which i n mathematics and the physicr.1
Nashville, Tenn., Secretary-Ed- all accredited colleges and uni- sciences. Certain other subjec..
itor, Training Union Dept., South- versities v/hich establish programs recommended by the Navy de-
i ern Baptist Convention, Mx*s. J. of study acceptable to the navy partment will be stressed by tho
O. Long, Abbeville, S. C.. Director department may participate, is University, as will a comprehe i-
of Association, and Mrs. C. H. designed to provide for the si ve program of physical develop-
Higgins, Story Hour W’orker, of training of prospective naval re- ment.
Hodges, S. C. serve officers. Eighty thousand The University will prepare and
It is hoped that every church students per year will be enlisted submit to the Navy department
jin the association will be well rep- in V-l. a course of study in line with its
j "esented even though it does not Any student in a participating requirements in the near future,
have the Training Union Organi- institution between the ages of Freshmen and sophomores now
zation. Every one attending is 17 and 19 who is able to meet in the University also may parti-
asked to take a picnic lunch, physical qualifications for enlist- cipate, special provision being
Those who cannot be present for ed personnel may sign up for made to take care of sophomores,
the afternoon session are urged to class V-l in an inactive status,
attend the evening session be- At the conclusion of the stu-
ginning at 7:00 o’clock. dent’s sophomore year, he may be
Be
a regular on the home
An award of recognition will be placed in Cl^ss V-5 for immedi- front! Make regular pay-roll
given to the church having the ate training as a reserve pilot purchases of U. S. Defense Savings
highest percentage of its mem- officer in the naval air arm. or Bonds and Stamps.
bership present at this
meeting.
he may be transferred to Class . —ON PAY DAY, BUY BONDS—#