Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, May 10, 1945 The Buffalo Oranf* wtH mee f Monday night, May 14th, at 8: SO o’clock at the Buffalo school house. Mr. W. W. Banks of near Plum Branch was a visitor here Satur day. I Mr. and Airs. J. L. Bradley, Mrs. C. A. Gilbert ahd Misses Helen and Jean Strom Bradley attended the senior voice recital of Miss Henrietta Gilbert at Lander Col lege, Greenwood, Wednesday even ing of last week. Mr. Jack Reynolds of Plum Branch was a visitor here Friday. Miss Willie Mae Humphreys, Y 3-c, of the U. S. Navy, spent a week recently with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Humphreys, cf Plum Officers’ Training School Friday, May 11th A special training school for all Council and Club officers and County Departmental Chairmen will be held on Friday, May 11th. 3 o’clock, in the Home Agent’s of fice. Miss Bessie Harper, District Agent, will conduct the school. All officers are urged to be present. Matilda Bell, Co. Home Dem. Agent. X McCormick School News Mrs. Thomas Gooding and son, Roy, are spending awhile with rel atives in Hampton. Mr. W. K. Long of Troy Route 1 was a visitor here Tuesday. INSURANCE Fire Insurance And AD Other Kinds of Insurance In cluding Life Insurance. HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK, 8. C Chapel In chapel Monday, our devotion al was conducted by Dr. Reid. His text was Psalm 119. Dr. Reid made it clear that there are wrong things to do as well as right things and that there is a right way and a wrong way of doing everything. Claude Huguley. Beauty Contest And Other Entertainment Miss Vivian Jaynes directed the evening of entertainment at Mc Cormick High School, May 4. Miss Jaynes was very efficient as di rector, and then as announcer of the evening. Committees working with Miss Jaynes were: Sponsors—Miss Betty Fuller, Kiddies—Mrs. W. M. Talbert, Mrs. J. A. Chandler. Queen and King—Miss Helen Bradley, Entertainment — Miss Martha Rucker, Mrs. Bill Patteraon. The Beauty Contest was a suc cess. Everyone was surprised to see so many beautiful girls in our county. Miss Josephine Morgan was named “Miss McCormick County”; Miss Billie. Freeland second place; and Miss Wilma Fleming, third. Gary Brown. Kiddie Contest Thirty-three children of McCor mick County were presented in the Kiddie parade. Little Miss Rita Scott, McCormick, won first place by a large majority of votes. Sec ond place winner was Master Guy Carr of Plum Branch. Third place winner was Miss Nina Connell of Plum Branch. This contest cre ated much interest and we ap preciate the response of the pub lic. The first place for King and Queen was won by Jimmie Frank lin and Margaret Lee Rankin; second place was awarded to Joan Bonnette and Elmer Creighton Jr. George Bonnette. The Womanless Wedding “The Womanless Wedding” was a high-light of the evening. Edwin Rice was the bride and Loenard Dorn was the groom. A number of boys represented various towns people. Belton Harmon was the minister and Claude Huguley was master-of-ceremonies. Every body enjoyed seeing this hilarious affar. Bobby Dukes. Junior Glee Club Mrs. Boozer presented the Grammar School Glee Club, ac companied by Mrs. Rice. We are so proud of this achievement and .. f, •'*V *£& <p f /* V* Remember — You Always Save At... GALLANT-BELK COMPANY BOYS’ SMART f)UDS FOR WEAR THRU SUMMER If there are boys in your family, it will pay you to visit our complete depart ment for boys in our new, big basement. BOYS’ SLACK SUITS A good selection of boys’^ slack suits. Ideal for school or play. Sizes 4 to 7. Z98 BOYS’ SPORT SHIRTS Several bright colors in solids and pat terns. A summer must for the young sters. 98c - 1.79 BOYS’ POLO SHIRTS Slipover shirts with horizontal stripes so much in demand by all ages from small fry to jive. 69c BOYS’ COTTON SHORTS Wash, play shorts for aciive outdoors kids. 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For all who have fought and worked and suffered grievous loss, this hour of triumph is deserved. But our men are still fighting and dying out there in the Pacific. If we let down now, we’ll be letting them down! Let's stick to out war jobs until Uncle Sam says, “Well-done — you can relax!” _ Let's buy extra War Bonds—they are needed now, more than ever. Let's use transportation wisely, j Greyhound would like to offer un- j limited pleasure travel right away \ —today — but carrying war man- j power is still its most urgent task. !> You may be sure that Greyhound will lead the field with fine new equipment, new comfort features, new carefree tours just as soon as war requirements will permit. But now—let's finish the job! STROM’S CUT-RATE DRUG STORE Phone 95 McCormick, S. C. . A*. ■. ' \ ,»4-> $ —f V. A . • •• " . .• % t V GREYHOUND \' A ^ % ; t .• .•/ . '.4- / .>*/* 'v - • ' * .-« •» *\ Y ______ ^ y .» 4. we think the pupils and teachers deserve credit for their perform ances. Marion FYeeland, Virginia Seig- ler, Virginia Smith and Rebecca Simpson sang two selections dur ing the evening. X GALLANT-BELK COMPANY GREENWOOD’S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE ' GREENWOOD, S. C. Coker Newspaper Has Large Staff Hartsville, May 7.—The 1945 staff of the Coker college student news paper, The Periscope, has just been completed by 46 appointments, which make it the largest in the publication’s 23-year history.' Three rising seniors, Sara E. Harrington of Greeleyville, Iris Thompson of Olanta, and Beverly Rush of Turbeville have been re appointed associate, managing, and news editors, respectively. Lee Blake of Hollis, N. Y., rising junior, is assistant editor, and Betty Hubbard Wilds of Florence, 1 also a .rising junior, is assistant managing editor. The business staff includes Lydia Holley, rising sophomore of Aiken, advertising manager, and two ris ing juniors: Mary Lou Barlow of Charleston, assistant advertising manager, and Constance Witsell cf Walterboro, circulation manag er. Betty Frances Abernathy, ris ing senior of Hillsboro, N. C., will be assistant circulation manager for the second consecutive year. Editorial assistants are: Jane Pate of Lamar and Margaret Ken nedy of Lake City, feature; Mar- ; tha Baine Courtney of Aiken and Marjorie Huntley of Brightwaters, L. I., N. Y., society; Betty Marvin of White Hall, sports; Sybill Rey nolds of Lamar, fashion; Nyra Turbeville of Florence, music; Jane Brothers of Rockingham, N. C., club; Joan Malone of Hartsville, town girl; and Lucille Rayle of Eastover, art. Miss Pate was ed itorial assistant on the 1944-45 staff. The Misses Kennedy, Rey nolds and Rayle were reporters this year. Earlier in the spring, the stu dent body elected two rising sen iors to head the staff. Barbara Lambdin of New London, Conn., is editor and Annio Elizabeth Mathis of Dalzell, business man ager. Twenty-seven girls have been named reporters: Doris Avant, Florence; Anne Willson Bethea, Marion (rc-appointed); Marilyn Branbham, Florence; Dorothy Brcadwell, Sumter; Juliana Brun son, Darlington; Claire Creel, j Johnsonville; Jean Davis, Flor ence; Nellie Fulton, Florence; Jean Gibbons, New Zion; Bertha Mae Harris, McCormick; Patricia Hesse, Charleston; Jewel Hilburn, Plant City, Fla., Hylda Inabinet, St. Matthews; Ruby Dell Kizer, Route 3, Florence; Connie Lou Lawton, Dovesville; Dorothy McLeod, Yonges Island; Lucia Moody, Charleston; Betty Moore, Wash ington, D. C.; Irene Murrell, Route 3, Conway; Betty Padgett, Walter boro; Sara Richardson, Wilming ton, N. C.; Louise Rivers, Mt. Cro ghan; Sara Thompson. Conway Sally Trowbridge, Aiken; Joy Tucker, Sumter; Wylma Water Olanta: and Betty Yarbrough Hartsville. As ipsual, the new staff is pub lishing the last issue of the Peri scope for the present session. It will be released May 9. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THE PUBLIC SERVICE COM MISSION COLUMBIA April 27, 1945 NOTICE MT 952 IN RE: DOCKET NO. 3857 — The application of Jim Bolton, Co lumbia, South Carolina, for a Class E Certificate of PubliY Convenience and Necessity t» render motor freight service ov er irregular routes as follows: Limited to the transportation general commodities of unusual weight and size, as exempted by the 1938 Truck Act, and like gen eral freight, which is not specific l as exempt under the said Act, and as permission will be granted by the State Highway Department for the transportation of the sam-i (See 1938 Truck Act, No. 845 of the Acts of 1938, Article 3 (e) and Ar ticle 4, Section 2): Between points and places in the State of South Carolina. A oublic hearing in the above entitled matter will be held in th Commission’s Offices in the WadY Hampton State Office Building, Columbia, S. C., at 11:00 A. M., Tuesday, May 29, 1945, for the pm - pose of determining the require ments of public convenience and necessity in the premises. W. W. GOODMAN, Director, Motor Transport Division. WWG: VLR KEEP FAITH 1 l with US— i j \by buying'-. War bonds: