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TSUS TO OURSELVtfS, OUK NEIGHBORS. OUB COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Thirty-Fourth Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1936
Four Pages
Number 33
Miss Annie Lou Mor
gan Qaimed By Death
Mt. Carmel News
We are sorry to say that Mrs.
„ , ~ . D. W. Harling is still critically ill
Miss Annie Lou Morgan, beloved at her home here A host of frie nds
resident of the Rehoboth section of ^ sorr y hear this, and hope
McCormick County, died at her an ^ pray that her life will be spar-
home at 12:50 this morning, after | ed
an illness of several months.
Funeral services will be held from
Rehoboth Baptist Church Friday
morning at 11 o’clock, with her pas
tor, the Rev. G. W. Gurley, in
charge. Interment will be made in
the churchyard cemetery.
Miss Morgan was the daughter of
the late D. I. Morgan and Mrs.
Janie Gay Morgan, member of a
family prominently identified with
the religious and civic life of this
section, and every movement for
the uplift and moral betterment
of the community. She was an ac
tive leader in the Rehoboth church,
Sunday School teacher, Sunbeam
leader and one of its most loyal
and consistent members.
A Christian charaoter without
blemish, a neighbor with love and
Mr. and Mrs. Outz of Helena,
Ga., spent Sabbath with Mr. and
Mrs. D. W. Harling and attended
the funeral service of Mrs. Alice
Wells, sister of Mrs. Outz.
Mrs. Gladys Bowyer and Mr.
Charles Bowyer of Anderson spent
Sabbath with Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Harling of
Atlanta spent the past week end
with Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Harling.
Messrs. L. L. Hester and W. H.
Horton were busines visitors in Mc
Cormick, Greenwood and Abbeville
last Friday.
Dr. and Mrs. M. T. Wells, Atlanta,
Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wells,
Greenville, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Wells, Manning, S. C., Mr.
charity, a sister devoted and faith- and j c pi ow den, Manning,
ful, her death brings sorrow to rela- g c R^ba wells, Anderson,
tives and innumerable friends. s c Mr . Roy wells, Augusta, Ga.,
Surviving dre three brothers, and Miss ^Ice Wells, Mt. Carmel,
Charlie C. Morgan, McCormick, ^ sabbath for the fu-
* Clayton A. Morgan, Shelby, N. C
Evan M. Morgan, Rehoboth; one Mrs Alice Wells,
uncle, Charlie Gay, Rehoboth, three
nephews and one niece.
neral and burial of their mother,
Mr. and Mrs. Marvyn Burts of
ipnews ana one niece. Anderson were very pleasant visi-
Palfteartrs: Lewte Winn, Henry ^ ^ Sabbath
Reynolds, Strom Culbreath, Willie { ^
Home Demonstration
Agent’s Schedule
January 17-23, 1936
Culbreath, Marion Winn and Carl
Winn.
Honorary pallbearers, deacons
of the church: J. P. Talbert, H. E.
Freeland, T. C. Winn, J. C. C. Seig-
ler, T. B. Culbreath, J. E. Strom,
T. B. Gilchrist and J. D. Hughey.
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Box Party At
Sullivan School House
There win be a box party,
with other attractions, at Sullivan
Friday, Office, a. m.; White Town
H. D. C., p. m.
Saturday, Office, a. m.; Office,
p. m.
i Monday, Office, a. m.; Bethany
H. D. C., p. m.
Mrs. Alice Brown
. Wells Claimed
By Death
Mt. Carmel, Jan. 14.—The funeral
service of Mrs. Alice Brown Wells
whose passing occurred at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. J. C. Piowden
of Manning, S. C., was held at the
A. R. P. Church in Mt. Carmel on
Sabbath afternoon at 3:30 o’clock
Mrs. Wells and daughter, Miss
Alice, were at Manning for the holi
days when she became ill.
Mrs. Wells was a daughter of Mr
Samuel E. Brown and Mrs. Mary
Tittle Brown, and was nearly 70
years of age. She was reared in a
consecrated Christian home and in
early life united with the A. R. P.
Church and all through life walked
with God. She was a faithful wife
and devoted mother, and no higher
eulogy can be said of any woman
Dr. S. W. Reid was assisted by
Dr. A. L. Doty of Calhoun Falls, and
Dr. Bigham of the A. R. P. Church
at Anderson, in conducting the
funeral.
Mrs. Wells is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. J. C. Piowden,
Manning, S. C., Miss Reba Wells,
Anderson, S. C., Miss Alice Wells,
Mt. Carmel, S. C., four sons, Dr.
M. T. Wells, Atlanta, Ga., Messrs.
Raymond Wells, Manning, S. C.,
Roy Wells, Augusta, Floyd Wells,
Greenville, S. C.
The bereaved family have the
sympathy of many friends.
W. A. Harris, funeral director, in
charge.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
School House, Edgefield County, °n s
Friday night, January 24th, begin- ® et £ ai ^ y
ning at 7:30 o’clock. m ; Re hoboth H - D * c * P m -
Given for the benefit of Mt. Ver- Wednesday Plum Branch 4-H
non Church. Clubs, a. m.; Mt. Carmel H. D. C.,
The public is cordially invited p. m.
to attend, and all ladies who will
are requested to bring a box.
Thursday, Office, a. m.; Parks-
iVffle H. D. C., p. m.
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
January 17th and 18th, 7 p. m. and 9 p. m.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of McCormick.
Notice is hereby given that an
election for the purpose of electing
la State Senator for McCormick
’county to fill the unexpired term
of the late Senator J. J. Dorn will
be held at the voting precincts pre
scribed by law in said County on
Tuesday, January 28th, 1936, pur
suant to an Order to us directed
and in conformity with the law as
I prescribed by the State Constitu
tion.
The Qualifications for suffrage
are a£ follows:
The managers of said election
shall require of every elector of
fering to vote at said election, be
fore allowing him to vote, the pro
duction of his registration certifi-
|cate and proof of the payment
thirty days before said election of
any poll tax then due and payable.
The production of a certificate or
of the receipt of the officer au
thorized to collect such taxes, shall
be conclusive proof of the payment
thereof.
The polls shall be opened at such
places as shall be designated at
8 o’clock in the forenoon and close
at 4 o’clock in the afternoon of the
day of election, and shall be held
open during these hours without
intermission or adjournment; and
the Managers shall administer to
each person offering to vote an
oath that he is qualified to vote at
this election, and that he has not
previously voted in this election.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe to the Constitu
tional oath. The Chairman of the
Board of Managers, after taking
said oath himself, can administer
the oath to the other Managers
and to the Clerk; a Notary Public
or other Officer authorized to ad
minister oaths must administer the
oath to the Chairman. The Man
agers elect their Chairman and
Clerk; the Managers have power to
fill a vacancy; and if none of the
Managers appointed attend, the
citizens can appoint, from among
the qualified electors, the Man
agers, who, after being sworn, can
conduct the election.
At the close of the election, the
j Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly to open the ballot boxes
and cpunt the ballots therein,
^and continue‘without adjournment
until tfce same is completed, and
make i statement of the result of
said Action and sign the same.
Wlthiir three days thereafter, the
an of the Board or some-
esignated by the Board, must
er to the Commissioners of
n the poll list, the boxes
Notice From
Dr. C. K. Epting
There seems to be some misur
derstanding as to who is eligible tr
vote in the coming General Elec
tion for Senator for McCormlc’
County, on January 28th inst., anc'
this is to state that I favor the ac
ceptance of the 1934 poll tax're
ceipts as qualifying persons to vote,
and I shall not protest the results
of this election on this ground.
C. K. EPTING.
Jan. 14, 1936.
Agreement By
Mr. Dorn And
Dr. Epting
We hereby agree that we will
not protest or contest the forth
coming election on January 28th,
1936, for State Senator on grounds
that electors were allowed to vote
in said election upon production
of 1934 poll tax receipts paid 30
days before said election and with
out proof of payment of 1935 poll
tax.
M. G. DORN,
C. K. EPTING.
McCormick, S. C.
January 15, 1936.
Monuments
I represent the Standard Monu
ment Co., Ball Ground, Ga. My
prices are right and everything
sell is absolutely guaranteed to be
as represented by the Company.
May I call and bring my large
catalog so that you may Ipok them
over.
J. W. CORLEY,
Agent For The Standard Marble Co
P. O. Box No. 64, '
McCormick, S. C.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to thank our friends and
relatives for the kindness and sym
pathy shown us at the death of
our sister.
Mrs. J. L. Jennings,
Mrs. T. J. Bentley,
Mr. J. P. Holloway.
containing the ballots and written
statements of the result of the elec
tion.
The following have been appoint
ed as Managers of Election at the
various precincts in said County
to hold said election:
McCormick—T. H. Remsen, J. P.
Deason, J. T. Creswell.
Willington—Edward W. Covin,
Jno. W. Morrah, Reginald Lawton.
Bordeaux—J. B. Harmon, A. S.
Cade, J. T. Lindley.
Mt. Carmel—W. H. Horton, W. O.
Mars, J. C. Covin.
Clatworthy’s Cross Roads—J. J.
Link, J. L. McComb, J. C. Dansby.
Young’s—F. P. Young, E. C.
Young, J. W. Long.
Lyon’s—R. T. McKinney, Grady
Bell, J. B. Wiley.
Talbert’s Store—J. F. Langley, P.
W. Roper, D. W. Dow tin.
Liberty Hill—J. E. Seigler, W. R.
McDonald, W. E. Sheppard, Jr.
Rehoboth—H. E. Freeland, Mrs.
Aline Culbreath, W. A. Winn.
Plum Branch—W. R. Freeland,
W. R. Minor, O. L. Sturkey.
Parksville—W. T. Self, F. L. Bass,
A. Harvley.
Modoc—L. C. Reese, M. M. Mar
shall, W. M. Nash.
Meriwether—Jeff Sharpton, J. M.
Rich, W. H. Ryan.
White Town—Roy Ridlehoover,
Herbert White, Henry Quarles.
Bell’s Store—D. L. Burnett, S. C.
Deal, W. H. Burnett.
The Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to dele
gate one of their number to secure
boxes and blanks for the election.
Boxes will be ready for delivery at
the Court House on Saturday, Jan
uary 25th, 1936.
DAN A. BELL,
W. E. SHEPPARD, SR.,
J. M. HEMMING ER,
J. O. PATTERSON, Clerk,
Mr. Murray Renders
Opinion On Who Is
Eligible To Vote In
Forthcoming Election
Mr. E. J. McCracken, Editor,
McCormick Messenger,
McCormick, S. C.
Dear Sir:
Since so many citizens of this
County have requested me as
County Attorney to render an opin
ion on who is eligible to vote in the
forthcoming election to fill the un
expired term as State Senator I am
doing so and will appreciate it if
you will publish the same so that
every citizen in the County might
have a chance to vote if qualified
to do so.
On April 27th, 1935, there was
approved Act No. 208 of the General
Assembly, Statutes of 1935, 282
which reads as follows:
“Managers of election shall re
quire of every elector offering to
vote at any election, before allowing
him to vote, proof of the paymen:
thirty days before any election of
any poll tax then due and payable
The production of a certificate or
of the receipt of the officer author
ized to collect such taxes shall be
conclusive proof of the payment
thereof.”
The 1935 poll taxes became due
and payable September 15, 1935
and ordinarily could have been paid
at any time up to mid-night of
the 31st day of December, 1935
without penalty. However, the
Comptroller General saw fit to ex
tend the time for payment of al
taxes without penalty until the
11th day of January, 1936. There
fore, the taxpayer had a right to
pay his poll as well as other taxes
without penalty up to mid-night
of January 11th, 1936.
This election called for the 28th
day of January, 1936, is less than
30 days from the last day upon
which, at the option of the elector,
his poll tax could have been paid
Therefore, I am of the opinion that
a proper construction of the Act is
that it is not a requirement that in
order to vote the elector shall have
paid his 1935 poll tax, but that the
proof of payment of the 1934 poll
tax thirty days prior to the
election together with a registration
certificate is all that is necessary
to qualify one to vote in this elec
tion.
Of course, this has no application
to the ladies who are registered and
have their registration certificate
nor to men who are exempt by
age or other reasons from the pay
ment of poll taxes and they will
only be required to produce to the
managers of election their registra
tion certificate.
JOSEPH MURRAY,
Attorney for McCormick County,
S. C.
McCormick, S. C.
January 14, 1936.
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John New
Claimed By Death
Women’s Local Lead
ers Meet Saturday
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The monthly meeting of the
County Home Demonstration Clubs
held its meeting on Saturday, Jan
uary 11, 1936, at the Court House.
Due to the bad weather, there were
not but 9 members present.
The lesson for the month, “A
quart of Milk a Day.” Topics that
were discussed were: The Impor
tance of Milk in the Diet, and the
Care of Milk. The agent demon
strated the making of “Junket” for
desserts. The Local Leaders that at
tended were Mesdames A. B. An
drews, Willington Club, L. A. Hoff
man and P. B. Parnell, Bordeaux
£lub, W. T. Walker, Sandy Branch
Club, S. J. King and W. E Crawford,
Plum Branch Club, C. L. Williams,
Bethany Club and Misses Lois Ar
rington, Meriwether Club and Anel
Edmunds, Parksville Club.
Funeral services for John New
were conducted at the graveside in
Old Tabor Church Cemetery near
here yesterday afternoon at 4
o’clock, with the Rev. D. W. Keller
pastor of the McCormick Methodist
Church, in charge.
Mr. New was bom and reared
near McCormick and had spent the
55 years of his life here except for
four years spent in Georgia and
Florida. He was a member of the
local Methodist church.
Mr. New had always enjoyed re
markable health until about ten
days ago when he suffered an at
tack of influenza. Pneumonia set
in and he died Tuesday night.
Surviving are the following
brothers; Joe New, McCormick,
with whom he made his home,
Janes Ellie New, and one sister.
Commissioners of State and County Miss Mary Eliza New, both of Mc-
Elections for McCormick County, Cormick. His parents, Joseph and
Modoc News
Miss Mildred Ellis returned to
her home in Augusta Monday, after
a three weeks’ stay here with Mrs.
Laura Garner.
Mrs. W. E. Holson of Augusta is
spending the week here with her
mother, Mrs. C. H. Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Dukes made
a short- visit to Augusta last Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. .Johnson
moved from our community last
week to Lexington, S. C. We regret
to see them leave our community.
Mrs. J. O. McDaniel was a week
end visitor to relatives and friends
in Augusta.
Miss Margie Merritt returned to
her home in Augusta Monday, after
an extended visit here to her
grandmother, Mrs. Laura Gamer.
Mrs. Minnie Bussey was dinner
guest here Sunday to Mrs. E. F.
Bussey.
Mr. Ray Bussey and Richard Key,
who are with the highway depart
ment at Laurens, spent the week
end here with homefolks.
Mrs. Belle Crawford of Augusta,
spent last Saturday here among
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. McDaniel were
visitors to Augusta on Monday of
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Edmonds of
Augusta are spending the week
here with the latter’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. C. McDaniel.
Mr. G. E. Dukes, a traveling sales
man, left Monday for a tour over
the State of Florida.
S. C.
January 13, 1936.
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