Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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McCQRMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, October 8, 1942 jp," Plum Branch News Miss Louise Bracknell left Satur day for Clinton, where she ; will teach a Baptist Training Union class during this week. Mrs. G. E. Carr of Fayetteville, N. C., is visiting in the home of her uncle, Mr. J. A. Self, and Mrs. Self. I.t. Carr has recently sailed for •^foreign duty. Mrs. Blake Thomas and little daughter, Elizabeth Ann, of Green wood spent the past week in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. -J* I. Bladon. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rearden and daughter, Joan, of Columbia, vis ited the past week with their par- <nts, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Rearden. Mr. Rearden returned Monday and Mrs. Rearden and Joan will remain for an extended visit. Visitors in the home pf Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wells the past week end were Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Wise and (hildren of Greenwood and Mr. end Mrs. Jack Wells of Pickens. Mrs. E. O. Langley of Charleston and son, Marion Langley, U. S. N., were recent visitors in the home cf Mr. E. L. Langley. Miss Margaret Bracknell of Lan der College spent the past week end in the home of her parents, Ur. and Mrs, J. L. Bracknell. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bochman and little daughter, Lynn, of Columbia, and Miss Mabel Winn of Augusta were week end guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Winn. Miss Jane Wall of Laurens is spending this week with relatives here. Mrs. G. D. Lanier and lit^e son, Denny, of Sumter are visiting in the home of Rev. and Mrs. G. P. ! anier. Mrs. John R. Moore has returned from Norfolk, Va., where she has \isited her husband who was on ihore leave from the U. S. N. Mrs. Charles Crawford and little v \ughter, Martha Jean, left Sun day for Charlotte, N. C., to join her husband who is doing defense work there. Miss Polly Stevens of Augusta jpent the week end with Miss Car olyn Rice, and her parents, Mr. rind Mrs. W. P. Stevens, spent Sun day as guests' of Mr. and Mrs. Uice. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wells, Miss Margaret Freeland and Mr. W. R. : reeland spent Saturday in Augus- la. Little Miss, Nell White has re- ' umed to her home from the Greenwood Hospital, where she I family, Mrs. Gussie Winn and had a recent operation. She is im proving nicely at this time. Mrs. Harry Ream entertained with a surprise birthday dinner on Sunday for her son, Harry, Jr., who celebrated his 16th birthday. The guests were Miss Mabel Free land, Miss Helen Fooshe and F. P. Deason of McCormick and Man ning Cory Freeland. Mrs. H. M. Freeland is spending this week in Savannah, Ga., as guest of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Culbreath. and Mr. Culbreath. Mrs. Ella Lankford, Mrs. G. E. Langley and children spent Sun day in Parksville with Mr. apd Mrs. R. A. Price. Rev. Leroy Brown of Mayesville, Ga., visited in the home of Mr ..and Mrs. J. L. Wells a few days the past week. Misses Saree and Mary Frances Talbert of Greenwood spent Sun day with their parents here. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. King, Miss Emma King and Mrs. J. L. King spent Saturday in Augusta. Little Miss Winnie Sue Langley celebrated her fourth birthday on last Thursday and had as her sup per guests, little Misses Mary Ann Winn and Betty Claire Banks, T. James Pearson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Winn of Red Hill. Ralph Bailey of Locoochee, Flor ida, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bai ley, celebrated his sixteenth birth day September twenty-seventh at his home in Florida. His Grand mother Jordan’s birthday, too. He was in Sullivan a few years back. We wish Ralph many more happy birthdays. Mrs. Robert Carpenter spent the past week end with homefolks. • Modoc News Most of the farmers are about thru picking cotton. Well, a short horse is soon curried. Miss Rosalie Bussey has return ed home, after spending several months at Ware Shoals. Mrs. J. O. McDaniel spent the past week among relatives and friends in Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bussey of Co lumbia were week end visitors here to homefolks. Miss Lucy Bussey left Wednesday for Telohoma, Tenn., where she W. Humphreys, Miss Gladys Winn wil1 s P end several months with and Mrs. W. M. Freeland. friends and relatlves - Mr. Jesse Reese of Columbia spent the week end here with his mother, Mrs. Roseland Reese. Messrs. Kirk White and W. Me- Mr. and Mrs. Strom Culbreath Danlel were business visitors to and family were supper guests in Greenwood Saturday. the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. ! Mrs - Lola ^'‘end Sullivan News Winn Saturday night of Augusta spent the past week here with Mrs. Mrs. P. S. Mayson and children W - M - Nash - spent Saturday with the former’s mother, Mrs. James McNeill, of McCormick. Miss Louise Willianson of Day tona Beach, Florida, is spending a- while with *Mrs. Kitty Lou West. Mr. T. B. Gilchrist and family spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller. Mrs. J. E. Winn, Jack and Hazel spent Saturday in Greenwood. Mrs. James McNeill of McCor mick is spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Mayson and family. Mrs. L. E. Corley and family Mrs. Minnie Bussey was dinnet guest here to Misses Lucy' and Ro salie Bussey. Mrs. G. E. Dukes and Miss Ro salie Bussey, accompanied by Mr. F. M. Bussey, motored to Augusta Wednesday. Miss Permelia Clem of Green wood was a week end visitor here to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clem. Misses Lucy and Rosalie Bussey had as their guests Sunday even ing Miss Sarah Howie, Misses Ce- hoy and Eunice McDaniel, Misses Mary Ella and Dell McDaniel and Friday. Miss Lillie Miller of De la Howe Infirmary spent the week end at her hom^ here. Last Friday was the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Curtis. Mrs. W. B Sharp presented the happy couple with an exquisitely beautiful cake with names,' etc., on it, and the happy greetings and best wishe- of many friends made their hearts very happy. Mrs. D. L. Bryson and Mrs. T. B. Frazier spent a pleasant day with Mrs. Ida Black and sister, Mrs. Fannie Blackwell. Messrs. Hunter McKinney, W. L. Miller and Inman Griffin enjoyed a pleasant day fishing Saturday. Mrs. Hunter McKinney, Mrs. D. J. McAllister and others were shopping in Augusta Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Inman Griffin of Atlanta were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter McKinney. Miss Sara Curtis of Warm Springs Foundation spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Curtis. She left Monday af ternoon to return to Warm Springs. Mrs. Cecil Gilliam and Miss Jua nita Curtis were visitors in Abbe ville Friday. Mr. D. W. Harling and Miss Monnie Harling left Wednesday to visit relatives in Greenwood, Greenville and other places for a few days. They may visit Ashe ville, N. C., for a day. Mrs. George Peel of Anderson is visiting her sisters, Misses Lennie and Eliza Covin. mrs no Of Good Merchandise and Good Values AT BELK’S IN AUGUSTA $400,000.00 stock to select from. Every item mark ed at a*price that means a worth while saving for you. Everything you need for winter is here. BELK WHIT 845 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. TRUCK AND OWNERS! ifim SEARS E ELIGIBLE TIRES, YOU r THEM AT AUGUSTA. ALLSTATE TIRES give Maximum service —- m 1 AUGUSTA’S MOST COMPLETE DEPARTMENT STORE IN THE spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. H.! Misses Marie Nel1 * and Dorris Bus sey and Mr. Austin Clem and Mr. Burtin Ward. xx "Wean BY JANET CUPLER SEARS. ROEBUCK AND CO. AUGUSTA, GA. G. Haltiwanger of Ninety Six. Miss Irene Mayson of Abbeville spent the past week end at home. Mr. Louis McNeill of Ninety Six spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Mayson and family. Mr. Will Cowan of the Bellvue Mr. and Mrs. Robert Winn and section was a business vistor here Mt. Carmel News WOMAN of the Week: Mme Tao-Ming Wei, whose husband succeeds Dr. Hu Shih as Chinese ; ambassador to this country, is a distinguished lawyer and writer, (in Chinese, English and French!). Not even the famous Soong sister: Calling The BOYS and GIRLS of South Carolina—“To Arms President Roosevelt has issued a call lor the boys and girls of America to perform a great patriotle service and the news paper publishers of South Carolina are making a special appeal to the boys and g rls of this state to help in a great tlvage Campaign. Let’s make it the greatest scrap collection Job the world has ever seen. Mare than 3,500 Certificates of Merit More than $1,00 in WAR BONDS 46 Large Size American Flags GRAND PRIZE The student who collects the largest poundage of scrap in South Carolina jrlns a trip tt> Washington, D. C. • \ OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES PURPOSE To encourage the collection of every available pound of scrap metal In South Carolina; to answer the Nation’s call for salvage that the men of our armed forces may not die fok lack of weapons; to pre vent the wholesale closing down of steel mills all over the country because of a metal shortage, and to give every South Carolinian his or her chance to help solve personally one of the major crises of the war. PLAN Prises will be given by the newspapers* of South Carolina to the students of the f iublic schools and high schools turning n free or selHne to dealers, the most scrap metal between Monday, October 5 and Saturday, October 17, inclusive, ac cording to the prize rules as listed below. PRIZES A 925.00 United States Savings Bond, Series E, will be given to the student in each of the 46 counties In South Carolina who turns in free to the school or sells to dealers the largest amount of scrap metal or rubber, in pounds, between Oc tober S and October 17, inclusive. A large American Flag will be awarded to the school in each of the state’s 46 counties turning in free or selling to dealers, the largest poundage of scrap per student. An attractive ‘‘Certificate of Merit”, signed by 'the State Superintendent of Education and the Soutn Carolina Sal vage Official will be awarded to the student in each of the state's 3586 public graded and high schools who turns in the largest number of pounds of scrap. GRAND PRIZE The student who collects the largest poundage of scrap in South Carolina during the contest will be given, in addi tion to his or her bond, a trip with all expenses paid to Washington, D. C. t ELIGIBILITY Each of the 479,042 students In South Carolina’s public school system is eligible to participate i:i this contest. r-OCEDURE ■udent or Principal will • the Contest in his re- The County Superintend- se the Contest in each i : :ate Superintendent of .James H. Hope, will be * Contest throughout all i the state. The Ruperi. ! be in charge < spective scho i ent will sup< County. Tin- Education, 1' in charge of >’ of the school* . Only scrap ; eipted In pounds on an official blaiil; will be counted in the contest. JUDGES Judges for ;i Contest "wiTl be named by Mr. Hex •iright, chairman of the South Carol!. State Salvage Committee. The decision • the judges in all matters pertaining to . lie Contest will be final. This --i Liicement Published in Cooperation With The S. C. Press - -ssociacton by McCORMICK MESSENGER Buy Your Furniture From J. S. STROM Easy Payment Plan. #• No Carrying Charge. McCormick, S. C. (Mayling Soong is Mme. Chiang Kai-shek) have led a more inde pendent life. At 10 she tore the traditional bandages from her feet and at 14 defied convention by breaking the engagement planned for her when she was a baby. She met her husband in Paris where they were both studying law. j Since her ’teens Mme. Wei has been intensely interested in world ! affairs and is known throughout j China for her fearlessness and constructive thinking. ¥ * * NURSES MARRY: The war de partment has announced that ef fective October 1, 1942, members of the Army Nurse corps who mar ry will, at the discretion of the surgeon general, be continued in active service for the duration and six months. Up to this time, aurses were discharged from the service when they married. gladly repair or alter — free, of course—the uniforms of service men of any of the United Nations. * • * THEIR ANSWER: North Caro lina women have an answer for those who just have to make nasty- remarks about woman drivers . . . North Carolina’s 5,000 school buses —comprising the world’s largest school bus fleet—are operating this year at a new peak of efficiency due partly to the fact that buses driven by girls require 40 per cent less money for repairs and 20 per cent less fuel than required on identical routes by men and boys. NEEDLEWORK: The average American woman and her contri butions to the war effort are be ing dramatized in the 19th Wom en’s International Exposition of Arts and Industries to be held No vember 19-24 in New York . . . An important feature of the exposi tion will be a competitive needle work exhibition sponsored by “Woman’s Day” magazine. * * * SPEND THEM: Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, director of the mint, has asked that coin savings be re turned to circulation to ease the strain on the facilities of the mint. Instead of putting those pennies in your piggy bank — BUY Y AR BONDS AND STAMPS. * * * E. SIDE, W. SIDE: From New York comes the good news that j members of the American Wom en’s Voluntary services there will extober 8, 1942. “It is a recognized fact that the food people eat affects their ef ficiency and morale. Both of these are at this time of greatest importance. In the case of many oeople. if they do not produce thef foods needed to give them a high degree of efficiency and morale, they are not apt to have them.” —O. M. Clark, Clemson extension economist. FINAL SETTLEMENT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. In The Court Of Probate Notice is hereby given that Janie Price, Administratrix and L. L. Williams, Administrator of the estate of George D. Price, de ceased, have this day made appli cation unto me for a final ac counting and discharge as such Administrators and the 9th day of November, 1942. at 10 o’clock, A. M.. has been fixed for the hear ing of said petition. All persons holding claims against said estate are hereby notified to present same on or by above date. J. FRANK MATTISON, Judge of Probate, McCormick, Co., S. C. * .t iLi