McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, October 25, 1945, Image 1
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TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Ftfurth Year
Established June 5,1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1945
Number 21
McCormick County
Workers For Victory
Loan Drive
County Chairman G. J. Sanders
hAs appointed the following pa
triotic citizens to assist in the
Victory Loan Drive for McCormick
County. We have never failed to
reach and exceed a bond quota
and the same response is antici
pated at this time, this being the
final loan campaign.
E. C. Rice, Plum Branch,
Mrs. P. L. Bass, Parksville,
Carroll Bussey, Modoc,
Jeff Sharpton, Clarks Hill,
Mrs. Marie Minarik, Meriwether,
Mrs. H. M. Freeland, White
Town, %
Mrs. Avis Britt, Buffalo-Belle-,
vue,
Mrs. W. H. McNair, Willington,
Mrs. Hunter McKinney, Mt. Car
mel,
Mrs. Jane Cade, Bordeaux,
R. H. Quarles, Sr., Bethany,
Mrs. P. J. Dowtin, Dowtin sec
tion,
J. C. McComb, Bethia section,
E. F. Gettys, De la Howe,
Mrs. Jack Gable, Youngs sec
tion.
Publicity Chairman, Mrs. C. H.
Huguley,
Solicitors for McCormick:
Schools, W. H. Weldon,
Mrs. Luther Bowick,
Mrs. J. Fred Buzhardt,
Mrs. P. R. Brown,
Mfrs. .James Dorn,
itlrs. James R.. Collier,
Mrs. J. B. Harmon, Jr.,
Mrs. W. P. Parks, Jr.,
Mrs. J. E. Bell,
Geo. W. Bonnette.
W. S. Mims will supervise the
work among the colored people.
Plum Branch School
News
S. C. Highway Dept’s.
-Ne* $42,000,000
Road Plan Adopted
The state highway department’s
14 commissioners last Thursday
set their stamp of approval on the
$42,000,000 3-year highway pro
gram for South Carolina and a-
warded some .contracts.
Included in the outlay is the
following for McCormick County:
McCormick: 17 miles and $418,-
700 for 2.8 miles on route 104 from
end of present bituminous surfacing
to the Greenwood county line;
seven miles on route 283 from
Plum Branch to route 433 includ
ing 448 feet of bridge; 19.9 miles
oh route 821 from route 82 to Bor
deaux; and 5.3 miles on route 823
from Mt. Carmel to Abbeville
county line.
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McCormick Whips
Edgefield 18-0
The McCormick Panthers a-
venged their recent defeat by
North Augusta last Friday even
ing by downing # the Edgefield
Bulldogs 18-0. The game was
played on the local field.
McCormick kicked off and
Edgefield returned the ball to
their 25 yafrd line. Several plays
later McCormick took over and
started a drive. Dukes ran 30
yards over guard for the first
touchdown.
In the ^second quarter Rice
scored for the Panthers on an off
tackle play. Dukes made the final
touchdown in this quarter. None
of the extra point tries were suc
cessful. %
No scores were made during the
second half. The ball was in
Edgefield’s territory the entire
time.
The line-up for McCormick was:
L. E.—Dewey Jennings,
L. T.—Tommy Forrester,
L. G.—Grover Davis,
C.—Malcolm McKinney,
R. G.—Bobby Huguley,
r. T.—Bill Bosdell,
r. E.—Perry Brown,
q. B.—Claude Huguley,
L. H. B.—Edwin Rice,
R. H. B.—Tommy Gable,
F. B.—Bobby Dukes.
Substitutes—Gary Brown, Buck i
of
Visitors
Dr. Callison and Miss McGrath
came to our school last Friday. We
were happy to have them eat
lunch with us. We appreciate
their interest in our school;
Other visitors to our school
were: Mrs. J. W. Bracknell, Mrs.
T. D. Miner, Mrs. Jim Parks.
Chapel, Oct. 12th
Mrs. Culbreath’s third and
fourth grades presented a Hallo
we’en chapel program last Friday
morning. John Luther Bracknell
announced the program. Patricia
Jackson read Psalm 23, after
which we sang “Into My Heart”.
Both classes sang “Hallowe’en
Ghost”. Six pupils recited “Hallo
we’en Cat”. They were Marion
Wall, Bobbie Langley, Josephine
Miner, Edward Strother, Mary
Ann Winn, and Shirley Wall. Then
Mrs. Culbreath told a Hallowe’en
story, “Hallowe’en Spook”.
Chapel, Oct. 19th
The primary grades invited the
other grades in to a chapel pro
gram Friday. We gave memory
verses for our Bible reading, then
prayed The Lord’s prayer. We
sang “On the Way to School”;
“Three Little Kittens”; “Hop, Hop,
Hop”; and “Marching”.
Margaret White,
' Second Grado.
Hallowe’en Poems
5th Grade
Hallowe’en
All of the children have lots
fun.
Scaring the folk aHd making
them run.
Ghosts and goblins and witches,
too,
Are all out to grab at you.
Big black bats chasing spooks a-
round.
Little black cats all over the
ground, ,
Under thfe door an old witch’s hat
Put it on and run like scat!
Elise Langley.
Hallowe’en
It’.s time for Hallowe’en
When witches are. gobbling and
ghosts are seen;
They get after you when you’re
in bed.
And make your hair stand on
your head;
The Jack o’lanterns are lit up
bright
And they are really a pretty
sight.
Sara Freeland.
% October Sunshine
I love October sunshine,
It makes the flowers grow;
So we can pick them for our
teacher ’■
And she will like us more!
Joe Martin Jackson.
Hallowe’en
Spooky noises in the dark,
Black cats with shining eyes,
Ghosts are seen in every park,
And witches of great size.
Tack o’lanterns are everywhere
And bats and owls are seen.
Spocky faces in lots of places
For this is Hallowe’en!
Come on, folk, join the fun
For there are peanuts, chewing
gum, and pop corn;
Bobbing apples too,
too.
Shouts of laughter all for you.
Jean Creswell.
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Cannery Notice
- Beginning October 29 the can
nery will be opened only by ap
pointment—for the canning of
beef and pork.
We urge all patrons who plan
to can any meats this winter to
notify us so we can group two or
more patrons for the same day.
It is our desire for the cannery to
be of real service and are asking
your cooperation in the above.
You may notify Mr. Dorn, Miss
Rucker, or Mr. Weldon.
James T. Miller
Claimed By Death
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Mt. Carmel, Oct. 23.—The many
friends of Mr. James Tremble
Miller were grieved to hear of his
death on Monday, October 15th,
about noon, following a very a-
cute attack of pneumonia, which
occured Sunday night, with death
resulting in a few hours.
Mr. Miller was 57 years of age
and had been living in Mt. Car
mel about 10 years.
He is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Herschel Fife, of Atlanta,
Ga., three nephews, Mr. Alex Fife,
Avondale Estate, Ga., Chief Yeo
man William M. Fife, Washington,
D. C., Mr. John C. Miller, Cali
fornia; one niece. Miss Dorothy
Miller of California.
Funeral service was conducted
Tuesday afternoon in the A. R. P.
Church in Mt. Carmel by Dr.
Williams of Atlanta, a former pas
ter cf Mr. Miller. Burial was in
the Mt. Carmel cemetery by the
side of the beloved sister. Miss
Lillie Miller, who died a few years
ago.
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James M. Gibert
Claimed By Death
Graveside services for James M.
Gibert, 50, who died at his home
in St. Matthews Sunday afternoon
were conducted in old Willington
cemetery yesterday afternoon at
3 o’clock.
Mr. Gibert was a native of Mc
Cormick county, son of the late
Albert Gibert, prominent Willing
ton planter, and Mrs. Helen Mc-
Makin Gibert. A graduate of The
Citadel, he had been area soil
conservationist at St. Matthews
for the past three years.
Surviving are his wife, the for
mer Miss Janie LeRoy of Willing
ton; a daughter. Miss Elizabeth
Gibert, who teaches at St. Mat
thews; one son, Lieutenant James
M. Gibert, Jr., of the U. S. Army;
one sister, Mrs. J. L. Peurifoy, of
Hamilton, Ohio, and a twin
brother, John A. Gibert of Cal
houn Falls.
McCormick School
News
State Fair
Through the cooperation and
thoughtfulness of the members of
our school board in supplying
school buses for transportation,
all high school students will be
given the opportunity of attend
ing the State Fair at Columbia
next Friday, October 25th.
J. H. A. Elects Officers
The Home Economics Class has
elected the following officers:
President, Lois Edwards; First
Vice-President, Katie Bell Willis;
Second Vice-President, Margit
Holloway; Secretary, Jean Seigler;
Treasurer, Faye Bodie; Reporter,
Dot Brown.
Miss Martha Rucker, Home Ec
onomics teacher, was elected ad
visor.
4-H Club
The Grammar School Boys’ 4-H
Club held its regular meeting on
October 15 under the direction of
Mr. G. W. Bonnette.
The following officers were
*ected:
President, Jimmie Smith,
Vice-President, Billy Parker,
Secretary, Jimmie Franklin,
Reporter, Charlie Sanders.
Plans were made for corn
be exhibited at the State Fair.
After the business was finished
we enjoyed a few minutes of rec
reation.
Charlie Sanders.
Beta Club
The first meeting of the Beta
Club was held in Miss Jaynes’
room. Miss Jaynes was chosen
sponsor and the following officers
were elected: President, George
Bonnette; Vice-President, Richard
Culbreath; Secretary and Reporter,
Claude Huguley; Treasurer, Gary
Brown; Program Chairman, Lois
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to
Alverson, Bill Creighton, Buddy
McCain and Albert Campbell.
Forrester was captain with' Edwards.
Claude Huguley calling signals. J We are glad to welcome seven
new members: Betty Edmunds,
Virginia Smith, Bobby Low Hugu
ley, Rebecca Simpson, Dot Brown
and Marian Freeland.
To be eligible for membership
a scholastic average of not less
than eighty-five must be main
tained throughout the Freshman
and Sophomore years. We hope
that other students will work for
the honor of becoming Beta Club
pledges.
Cannery
Beginning Oct. 29 the cannery
will be opened by appointment
for the canning of beef and pork.
We are asking patrons who
plan to can this winter to notify
us in order that we can group two
or more patrons for the i>ame day.
It is our desire for the cannery to
be of real service and we are ask
ing your cooperation.
You may notify Mr. Dorn, Miss
Rucker, or Mr. Weldon.
Outstanding Citizenship
To develop those appreciations
and ideals necessary for a com
plete understanding of good citi
zenship in school and to encour
age students to participate freely
and spontaneously in the purposes
and activities of school which
form a basis for more important
experiences and worthwhile ac
tivities in later life, we have set
up the following requirements:
1. Cooperation in all school ac
tivities.
2. Integrity.
3. Attitude towards work.
4. Attitude towards faculty.
5. Courteous and considerate to
both pupils and teachers.
6. Pride in school.
7. Grade on conduct not less
than 90.
8. Grade on each subject must
be above 80.
Outstanding Citizens
fHIRD GRADE—
Mary Bouknight,
Peggy Bowick,
Lena Mae Loveless,
Irma Sandifer,
Billy Sharpton,
Thomas Young.
FOURTH GRADE—
Dorothy Dillashaw,
Kathryn Lott Dorn,
Bobby Faulkner,
Barbara Maddox, ‘
Harvey Sanders, Jr.,
Sara Will Talbert.
FIFTH GRADE—
Joyce Walker,
Rose Weldon.
SIXTH GRADE—
Joan Bonnette,
Betty Anne Campbell,
Jo Ann Christian,
Ray May,
Connie McAbee,
Betty Ann McNeil,
Charlie Sanders,
Doris West.
SEVENTH GRADE—
Betty Edwards.
EIGHTH GRADE—
Janet Caudle,
Anne Sanders,
Bill Dukes,
Bobby Edmunds,
Grover Davis.
NINTH GRADE—
Christine Fleming,
Mary Henderson,
Dorothy Anne Newby.
TENTH GRADE—
Bettie Edmunds,
Marion Davis,
Bobby L. Huguley,
Virginia Smith.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
Lois Edwards,
Claude Huguley,
George Bonnette.
No students of the first and
second grade are placed on this
roll the first six weeks.
Chapel
At the regular Monday chapel
exercises, Mr. Boozer spoke to us.
His subject was “Choosing Our
Associates”, and it was timely and
helpful. We are always glad to
have Mr. Boozer speak to us.
Hallowe’en Carnival
The senior class of McCormick
is having the Hallowe’en carnival
this year. The carnival will be
held at the community house on
Thursday night, November 1st, at
7:00 o’clock.
Some features of the carnival
will be bingo, fortune-telling, a
fishpond, shooting gallery, and
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Ed. Note: This newspaper has
arranged with the Washington
Bureau of National Weekly Ser
vice, 1616 Eye St. N. W. Washing
ton 6, D. C., to answer questions
pertaining to servicemen and vet
erans. These questions will be
answered in this column if ad
dressed as above. No replies can
be made by mail, but this paper
will print answers to all questions
received.
Q. Must a veteran have had
farming experience or knowledge
of farming in order to obtain a
GI loan guaranty for the purchase
of a farm?
A. Regulations say that the
minimum prerequiste in deter
mining that the ability and ex
perience of a veteran is such that
there is reasonable likelihood that
he be able to perform the work
which will be required in the kind
of a farming operation in which
he expects to engage; that his
character, industry, training and
experience are such that he is
likely to perform successfully the
various operations and to dis
charge the managerial responsibil
ities required of him. The a-
mount cf actual experience, the
regulations say, should bear an
appropriate relationship to the
magnitude cf the investment.
Q. Is a veteran beginning farm
ing eligible for readjustment al
lowance or unemployment com
pensation under the Servicemen’s
Readjustment act of 1944?
A. He may be under certain con
ditions. He should consult the
nearest U. S. Employment Service
office.
Q. What do the letters CBI
stand for in reference to overseas
service?
A. The initials CBI stand for
China-Burma-India when used in
connection with the Middle East
ern area.
Q. Can you tell me if the names
of dead soldiers are inscribed on
the crosses placed as markers on
graves of men buried overseas?
* A. Temporary, markers for sol
diers of our army killed overseas
include the name, grade, organi
zation and the date and place of
death when known. Proper in
scriptions on final markers show
the full name of the soldier and
his grade, organization, date of
death and grave number.
Q. Is the six months pay, or
gratuity pay, received by a wife
when her husband is killed in ac
tion subject to income tax?
A. No. This gratuity pay repre
sents a gift by tne United States
and is not taxable as income.
Q. What are the physical and
scholastic requirements for join
ing the army air forces to become
a pilot?
A. No , enlistments in the air
corps enlisted reserve of the army
are being accepted now. A boy of
17 may enlist in the enlisted re
serve corps and remain on inac
tive status until eligible for call
to active duty within the six
month period following his 18th
birthday. When he is called, the
branch of the army to which he
will be assigned will depend upon
current needs.
many others.
Cold drinks and hot dogs will be
sold.
Come one, come all! We guar
antee you a good time.
Admission price, 10 cents.
Friday Is V-8 Day
Friday is V-8 Day.
An automotive public that has
not seen a neV? car since the war
will get the first opportunity to
view the 1946 Fords on that day.
Every Ford Motor Company
dealer will have at least one of
the new, improved models on dis
play.
J. R. Davis, Director of Sales
and Advertising, said that the
Company long had planned to br
first in public display of automo
biles.
He said it had been hoped that
prices of new cars could be an
nounced at the time of the pub
lic showing, but now it doesn’t ap
pear as though a price would be
received from OPA by that time.
Consequently, dealer deliveries tc
the pubic apparently will be de
layed.
“Ford production is rolling now
and if we can go ahead unham
pered, we should have hundreds
of Fords in every sales area with
in a few weeks”, Mr. Davis said.
We will continue to seek a price
arrangements so persons Who want
to buy Fords may do so as soon
as possible.”
Mt. Carmel News
Mrs. W. B. Sharp recently re
ceived a cablegram from Europe
stating Col. Sharp is quite ill in
a hospital overseas. Later a mes
sage stated he was better. She is
hoping he soon can be brought
back to the States to a hospital.
Many friends hope for him a
speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Horton were
visitors in Anderson Monday.
Mrs. Gladys Bowyer of Anderson
was a recent guest of Mr. »and
Mrs. W. A. Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs.
Mae White and Mr. and Mrs.
Hunter McKinney and Martha
Jeane were visitors at the fair in
Anderson Friday evening.
Miss Julia Cade returned home
recently from quite a pleasant^
visit with her uncle and family,,
Maj. McKellar in Texas.
Mrs. W. B. Sharp was a recent
visitor in Atlanta.
JS. Sgt. f , Lawrence Hardaway r
v/ho has been overseas sometime,
arrived at homc^ recently. Mady
friends w£re delighted to see him.
Miss Mary Hardaway of New
York is enjoying a pleasant, hap
py visit at her home here.
Mr. Ben Hester spent a week
and in Anderson with his sister,.
Miss Beffie Hester. He returned
to Mt. Carmel Monday afternoon.
Mrs. J. D. Cade, Miss Eliza Mc
Kellar, Miss Julia Cade and Mrs.
W. B. Sharp were visitors in
Greenville one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert LeRoy were
pleasant guests of Mr. and Mrs.
D. J. McAllister Sunday afternoon.
Hollywood Theatre
Will Present
“Son Of Lassie”
The f'bleesed movie event for
millions of fans who saw “Lassie
Come Home”. It’s “Son of Lassie”,
the new MGM hit will be at the
Hollywood Theatre November 5-8
and there will be shows on both
days at 3-5-7-9 o’clock.
In this picture Lassie's son, Lad
die, proves a worthy son of a won
derful mother. Everyone loved
“Lassie Come Home” and everyone
will rave about “Son of Lassie”
filmed in breath-taking techni
color amid America’s most rugged
splendors.
“Son of Lassie” takes us from
Yorkshire, Lassie’s home, to an
air mission over occupied Norway
when Laddie and Joe are forced
to parachute into danger.
You are bound to enjoy—and
enjoy immensely “Son of Lassie”.
See it, by all means.