Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, January 6, 1944 (Ptmmah ' ^r. and Mrs. J. Fred Buzhardt returned last Thursday from a Tisit to their son, Cadet J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., at the U. S. Mili tary Academy at West Point, N. Y. »~fore going to Lockhart Tues day to resume her duties as teacher. : ?fc. Paul T. Ludwick of Camp Claiborne, L^., has been spending a furlough here with his mother, Mrs. Lucy Ludwick. ' Sgt. Ernest 'New spent Christ mas day with his parents, Mr. £.nd Mrs. Joe New. i Mrs. C. H. Workman and Mrs. £im Neal Workman left last week for Memphis, Tenn., to visit Co- Pilot Jim Neal Workman. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wesley Crawford of Loris spent the holi days here with his mother, Mrs. J. R. Crawford. relatives. Mrs. J. E. Britt is spending this week with her daughter, Mrs. Bob Miller, and Mr. Miller, in Bates- burg. Mrs. R. L. Faulkner and son, Eobby, returned Sunday from Carrollton, Ga., where they visit ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Bonner. Doyle and Mary Joyce Aber crombie of Conway spent Christ mas holidays here with their grandfather, Mr. Austin Aber- ‘crombie. Mrs. Harold R. Browne and daughter, little Miss Bettye Sue, have been spending the holidays here with Mrs. John Creswell. • Mrs. Jerome Jaynes has return ed frenr a visit of several weeks fn Atlanta, Ga. v Mr. J. L. Bracknell of Plum Branch was a visitor here Mon day. Miss Mildred Creighton has re turned to Washington, D. C., af ter spending the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Creighton. Mrs. Effie Lee Furqueron of Au gusta spent the holidays here with her mother, Mrs. J. R. Craw ford. \ Miss Margaret Creswell of An niston, Ala., spent Christmas holidays here with her mother, j .o. John Creswell. * • » Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Chris- \\ :i and Miss Connie Christia - o. Chattanooga, Tenn., spent the Holidays here with his parents, ii*r; and Mrs. J. A. Christian. J -» • Miss Marian Sturkey left Sun day for Greenville where she will visit Mr. and Mrs. Ed. C. Curd , Judge A. B. Andrews of Will- ington was among the visitors here yesterday. During the Christmas holidays, Mrs. Joe New and daughters -isited Private Carlton New, who r now recuperating in the Wood- ow Wilson Gen. Hospital from rounds received in action. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hughes and children, June and Johnnie, of Columbia, spent Sunday here with the former’s mother, Mrs. Miriam Hughes. Miss Byrd Walker of High Point, N. C., was here for the holi days with her parents, Judge and Mrs. H. C. Walker. Conservation News (By Benj. W. Crouch) XvCx*:': @8Sf ■lipi 1 •.•gyp -'aff ix A? ... Mr. J. C. Winn of Plum Branch was a visitor here Monday. Mrs. J. K. Harper of Charlotte, N. C., spent Christmas here with her mother, Mrs. j. K. White. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Price and little daughter, Frances Robinson j Price, of Washington, D. C., spent, several days here last week with Mrs. Bertha Harris and other I Mr. Chares M. Osborne, chief petty officer of the Navy Avia tion corps, is here on a furlough with his mother, Mrs. Nell F. Os borne. He volunteered for* the navy about four years ago and Remember — You Always Save At. .. The picture above was taken on Mr. Joseph Lantham’s farm in Edgefield County. We. were con structing terraces with a tractor and disc-tiller. A Letter: Plum Branch, S. C., December 17, 1943. To The Soil Conservation Service, McCormick County, S. C. ^ time ago a group of farm ers from this section went to An derson County for a field study of soil conservation. As a result, I was thoroughly sold on the Nichols Broad Base Terrace, which is the terrace that you cultivate. Also the practices of strip cropping, Kudzu and Ssricea Lespedoza. Since then, X have experimented with a small area in strip crop ping and am highly pleased with the results and intend to ihcrease this system every year. I also out out five acres ih Kudzu and a. few acres in Sericea last year and ex pect to increase my acreage in these crops. In view of the new liberal pro gram by the .AAA, permitting ter racing where needed as an un limited practice and the paymer Vj.-ing. *lh n r>er 100 linear where built to your specificatio"" I intend to do as much of th 5 ' work as labor, material as* 1 weather conditions will permit. have already completed# seve’* -1 thousand feet of terraces and fm ' that the above mentioned pay ment will fully take care of the cost on the average field. Yours very truly, J. L. Bracknell. GALLANT-BEL Our 18th Year To Wish You A Happy An NEW YEAR ’• * }. Now we enter upon our 18th year of service to our many cus tomers . . . some of whom we have served for all times dur ing pur past 17 years and others who have recently found .that they ALWAYS SAVE when they SHOP AT GALLANT- BELKCO. ■\ WE ARE TRULY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE PATRON AGE YOU HAVE FAVORED US WITH IN PAST YEARS! We want to improve our service to you if possible. Advise us of your wants. Our business is to supply you with mer chandise at lowest prices possible. Our passenger elevator service to our second and third floor Bargain Loft . . . our two delivery trucks — all at your command! We again thank you for past patronage and look forward to being of all service possible to you during 1944. OUR BARGAIN LOFT IS NOW FILLED WITH MANY MONEY-SAVING ITEMS AND EACH TIME YOU ARE IN TOWN BE SURE TO VISIT OUR BIG BARGAIN LOFT AND ALSO OUR BARGAIN BASEMENT, MAKING US SIX FLOORS. Many unusual values in every department throughout our entire store — where you save money on every item. Let us serve you. SAVE YOUR TIRES We can re-cap your truck tires with Grade “A” Camelback without ration certificate. Expert Workmanship. Factory Method.. 24 HOUR SERVICE i* fil OLLOWAY TIRE RECAPPING CO. 311 Ellis St. See John Warren Augusta, Ga. this is his first visit home. x He | Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McCelvy of has been in the South Pacific Is- 1 ands. taking part in five major activities, but came through un hurt. Pfc. and Mrs. J. E. Hutchinson have returned to Key Field, Miss., after spending ten days here and at Concord, Ga., with relatives. Mrs. Robert Gilbert and chil dren, Mary Frances, Ramona, Charles and Alice, have returned to their home at Pendergrass, Ga., after the holidays’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Talbert at Handover. Moncks Corner were holiday guests «of Mrs. M. K. Britt of Sandover. Dr. and Mrs. C. K. Epting visit ed relatives at Newberry during the Christmas holidays. Aviation Student Pierce Deason Miss Louise Rich who- teaches in Fontana, N. C., was a recent visitor here with Dr. and Mrs. C. K. Epting. X Pvt. Carlton New Wins Honors Private Carlton New, son of of Winthrop College, • Rock Hill, and Mrs - Joe New > an d now spent Christmas holidays here ^ reca P era thig in the Woodrow Wil- with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. 8011 General Hospital, Staunton, P. DGason. ~ ; Virginia, received # the following decorations of honor on Novem- Mrs. Gary Campbell, who broke ^ er 1943: Purple Heart for her left hip in a fall at her home woun ds received in action, Good here last Friday, is a patient in Conduct Medal, Distinguished the. General Hospital in Green- ^ erv l ce Medal for especially meri— ville, and is getting along ' very l or i° us service in a duty of great nicely at this time. ; responsibility, and two bronze ! stars for having participated in Mr. Herbert A. Caudle, S. 2-c, 1 two ma i° r engagements. He also Naval Academy Prep. School,: holds the distinction of being an Bainbridge, Md., spent a few days I ex P er t rifleman, machine gunner, here the past week with his par- j an h hand grenadier ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Caudle. Mrs. John Morrah, Jr., and Miss Bettye Boyd of Abbeville were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Morrah, Sr., in Bell- vue community. GALLANT-BELK COMPANY HOME OF BETTER VALUES GREENWOOD, S. C. Lt. jg. Audley Hill McCain left Tuerday of last week for Wash ington, D. C., where he will be stationed for sometime. Mr. S. D. Giles visited his son, Mr. Thomas Giles, and Mrs. Giles, of Charleston, last week. After an extended furlough spent in his home here, Stf.-Sgt Thomas B. Minor has returned to his new post of duty at Camp Pine dale, Fresno. Calif. Sgt. Minor vounteered for ser vice and served three years on foreign duty. At the expiration of his enlistment he was awarded the red and white stripe good Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carpenter conduct medal. This medal was and family of Greenville, and awarded for exemplary behavior Tech. Sgt. James Arrington of Charleston spent a few days here the past week with his mother, Mrs. W. S. Arrington. Private New was wounded in his right arm while fighting the Jap anese on New Georgia Island on August 3, 1943. The condition of his arm is improving steadily. X S.-Sgt. T. B. Minor Awarded Good Conduct Medal and efficiency. He also wears ill j Gold Star for being in the com bat zone when war was declared, and the yellow, red and bl stripes for being in service a yea.* before Pearl Harbor. Sgt. Minor is the only son cf Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Minor, of near town, and his friends here wish for him continued success. X Is Your Child A Cripple? If he is not, how thankful yru should be. Why not show yo*-*' gratefulness if the Girl Scor'T come to you for a donation frr* the Infantile Paralysis drive? Y"»h may not be able to give much, but every little helps, so what you can to this worthy cause. Fifty per cent of t^e money we raise in this cou^*y goes to Columbia, S. C., and fif f ' v * per cent goes to the National Foundation for Infantile Pa ralysis in N. Y. to be used for scientific research. If you ever need help along this line Colum bia sends you aid. If the Girl Scouts should hap pen to miss you, please hand in a donation to Mr. Charlio Sanders or Mrs. Verna Rogers right away. Don’t let us have to beg for it. _X His Man Friday Pfc. Charles A. Bond, stationed in India, has just received his first chevron and is pleased with tho way his man Friday has sewed it on. Bearers serve as handymen to troops in India. t .