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e McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, November 3, 1938 VcCORMICK MESSENGER 0 Published Every Thursday j} Established June 5, 1902 [> EDMOND J. McCKACKEN, Editor and Owner ment Which May be Used on the Streets and Roadways of the City of Greenville. Entered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mall matter of • the second class. / SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months .50 No. 5. A JOINT RESOLUTION to A- mend Article 8, Section 14, of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, Which Pertains to Extension of Corporate Limits of Greenville, by Adding Certain Provisos There to at the End Thereof. NOTICE OF ELECTION No. 6. YORK COUNTY A JOINT RESOLUTION to A- mend Article X, Section 5, of the Constitution of 1895, Relating to the Bonded Indebtedness of the City of Rock Hill, in York County, so as to Provide for the Increase 1 of the Bonded Indebtedness of City of Rock Hill for Certain Pur poses. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. Notice is hereby given that the General Election for State and County Officers will be held at the voting precincts fixed by law in the County aforesaid on Tuesday, November 8, 1938, said day being Tuesday following the first Mon day, as prescribed by the State Constitution. The qualifications for suffrage are as follows: v Residence in the State for two years, in the County one year, in the polling precinct in which the elector offers to vote, four months, and the payment thirty days be fore any election of any poll tax then due and payable. Provided that ministers in charge of an organized church and teachers of public schools shall be entitled to vote afte^ six months’ residence in the State, otherwise qualified. Managers of election shall re quire of every elector offering to vote at any election, before allow ing him to vote, the production of his registration certificate and proof of the payment thirty days before any election of any poll tax then due and payable. The pro duction of a certificate or of the receipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes, shall be con clusive proof of the payment thereof. Before the horn- fixed for open ing. the polls Managers and Clerks must take and subscribe to the constitutional oath. The chairman of the Board of Managers can ad minister the oath to the other Managers and to the Clerk; a Notary Public must administer the oath to the Chairman. The Man agers elect their Chairman and Clerk. The polls shall be opened at such voting places as shall be designated at 8 o’clock in the fore noon, and close at 4 o’clock in the afternoon of the day of .election, except in the City of Charleston^ where the polls shall be opened at, 7 o’clock in the forenoon, and in the Cities of Charleston and Columbia where the closing hours shall be 6 o’clock in the afternoon, and shall be held open during these hours without intermission or adjournment; and the Man agers shall administer to each person offering to vote oath chat he is qualified to vote at this elec tion, according to the Constitution of this State, and that he has not voted during this election. The Managers have the power to fill a vacancy, and if none of the Managers attend, the citizens can appoint from among the qual ified voters, the Managers, who, after being duly sworn, can con duct the election. At the close of the election the Managers and Clerks must pro ceed publicly to open the ballot box and count the ballots therein, and continue without adjourn ment until the same is completed, and make a statement of the re sults for each office, and sign the same. Within three days there after the Chairman of the Board, or some one designated by the Board, must deliver to the Com missioners of Election the poll list, the box containing the ballots and written statements of the results of the election. At the said election qualified electors will vote upon the adop tion or rejection of amendments to the State Constitution, as pro vided in the following JOINT RESOLUTIONS: ^ MANAGERS OF ELECTION The following Managers of Elec tion have been appointed to hold the election at the various pre cincts in the said County: McCormick—J. P. Deason, W. E. Britt, J. T. Creswell, G. W. Patter son, Clerk. Plum Branch—T. K. Collier, H. M. Self, E. C. Rice, J. W. Minor, Clerk. Parksville—F. L. Bass, R. N. Ed munds, J. R. Cartledge, Albert v/bod, Clerk. Modoc—E. F. Bussey, W. S. Clem, V/ McDaniel. J. O. McDaniel, Clerk. Meriwether—W. H. Ryan, Jno. M. T Vocd. J. O. Marshall, E. C. Jeffer son, Clerk. j Rehoboth—J. P. Talbert, John j^obertson. W. A. Winn, E. M. Morgan, Clerk. White Town—Roy Ridlehoover. Fred White. Bryant Quarles, W'. E. Freeland, Clerk. Liberty Hill—L. E. Reams, O. B. Minor, W. L. White, W. E. Shep pard, Jr., Clerk. Bell’s Store—D. L. Burnett, S. C. Deal. C. C. Wrenn, Clerk. Talbert’s Store—J. F. Langley, L. C. Talbert. Dewey Langley, Thos. Dowtin, Jr., Clerk. Lyon’s—R. T. McKinney, C. H. Newman, E. L. Hollingsworth, Jr., Clerk. Clatworthy’s Cross Roads—J. C. Dansby, J. L. McCombs, H. D. Brown, Mrs. J. J. Link, Clerk. Young’s—S. T. Young, E. C. Young, J. W. Long, C. J. Young, Clerk. Mt. Carmel—J. D. Dean, L. L. Hester, J. D. McAllister, Mrs. N. S. Scott, Clerk. Willington—Jno. W. Morrah, W. H. McNair, Paul Boughman, Wright Andrews, Clerk. Bordeaux — Jno. B. Harmon, Manly Willis, J. T. Lindley, A. S. Cade, Clerk. The Managers at each precinct named above are requested to delegate one of their number to secure the boxes and blanks for the election at County Court House, Saturday, November 5th, 1938. DAN A. BELL, W. E. SHEPPARD. SR:, J. M. HEMMINGER, J. O. PATTERSON, Clerk. Commissioners of State and Coun tv Elections for McCormick County, S. C. Oct. 22, 1938. duct the election. At the close of the election the Managers and Clerks must proceed publicly to open the ballot box and count the ballots therein, and continue without adjournment un til the same is completed, and make a statement of the results for each office, and sign the same. Within three days thereafter the Chairman of the Board, or some one designated by the Board, must deliver to the Commissioners of Election the poll list, the box con taining the ballots and written statements of the results of the election. MANAGERS OF ELECTION The following Managers of Elec tion have been appointed to hold the election at various precincts in the said County: | Bell’s Store Precinct—Mrs. Ella L. Burnett, W. H. Burnett, Nannie F. Burnett, Clerk. McCormick Precinct — Ansel Hamlin, J. B. Walker, J. Bruce Holloway, Frances Strom, Clerk. Meriwether Precinct—L. C. Rich, F. K. May, R. fl. Middleton, J. T. Middleton, Clerk. Liberty Hill Precinct—R. T. Mayson, J. Nixon Talbert, Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth, W. E. Sheppard, Sr., Clerk. Clatworthy’s Cross Roads—M. L. Link, Frances Wilson, W. M. Wil son. W. L. Pettigrew, Clerk. Plum Branch Precinct—W. W. Banks, R. F. Garnett, J. C. Winn, W. R. Freeland, Clerk. Bordeaux Precinct—P. B. Mo- ragne, W. W. M. Lindley, A. B. Link, George Lindley, Clerk. Parksville Precinct—J. P. Brun son, J. H. Percival, J. A. Harvley, T. B. Wood, Clerk. Lvon’s Precinct—J. G. McKinney, J. E. Mosley, E. L. Hollingsworth, Grady Bell, Clerk. Willington Precinct—S. S. Mc Bride, Mrs. L. F. McNair, Mrs. Viola C. Cowan, J. W. McBride, Clerk. Modoc Precinct—Mrs. Mann Nash, Blanch McDaniel, G. C. McDaniel, C. E. Holson, Clerk. Talbert’s Store Precinct—J. P. Robinson, Jr., J. M. Rosenswike, P. J. Dowtin. B. N. Talbert, Clerk. Rehoboth Precinct—Mrs. Aline Culbreath, W. P. Culbreath, H. E. Freeland, Mrs. E. M. Morgan, Clerk Mt. Carmel Precinct—W. H. Horton. Mrs. D. J. McAllister, Mrs. H. O. Watson, J. C. Covin, Clerk. Young’s Precinct—R. C. Young. J. A. Young, D. A. Young, J. C. Young, Clerk. White Town Precinct—H. M. Freeland, J. C. Jennings, Mrs. Lillie Mae McKinney, Mrs. D. R White, Clerk. The Managers at each precinct named above are requested to delegate one of their number to secure the boxes and blanks for the election at the Court House at McCormick on Saturday, November 5th, 1938. B. M. BUSSEY, J. J. COLLIER, T. L. EDMUNDS, J. A. TALBERT, Clerk. Commissioners of Federal Election for McCormick County, S. C. Oct. 24. 1938. NOTICE OF ELECTION STATE-WIDE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS No. 1. A JOINT RESOLUTION to A- mend Section 6, Article XI, of the Constitution so as to Remove Therefrom the Necessity that a Three-Mill Prooertv Tax, or Other State-Wide Property Tax, be Levied for School Purposes. No. 2. A JOINT RESOLUTION to A- mend the Constitution of South Carolina of 1895 so as to Authorize Legislation to Provide for the Retirement of Judges of the Su preme Court and the Circuit Courts of South Carolina: to Pro vide Compensation to Those Re tired; and to Provide for the Election of Their Successors. LOCAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS No. 3 CLARENDON COUNTY A JOINT RESOLUTION to A- mend Section V of Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina Relating to Bonded Indebtedness of School Districts by Adding a Proviso Thereto as to the Bonded Debt of Pine Grove (Turbeville) School District No. 20 In Clarendon County. No. 4. GREENVILLE COUNTY A JOINT RESOLUTION to A- mend Article 10, Section 14. of the Constitution of South Caro-. lina, 1895, by Adding a Further r-ovis" to the Second Paragraph Thereof so as to Further Define the Type of Permanent Improve- ‘ STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Copnty of McCormick. Notice is hereby given that the General Election for United States Senator and Representatives in Congress will be held at the voting precincts fixed by law in the County aforesaid on Tuesday, November 8th, 1938, said day being Tuesday following the first Mon day, as prescribed by the State Constitution. The qualifications for suffrage are as follows: Residence in the State for two years, in the County one year, in the polling precinct in which the elector offers to vote, four months, and the payment thirty days be fore any election of any poll tax then due and payable. Provided that ministers in charge of an organized church , and teachers of public schools shall be entitled to vote after six months’ residence in the State, otherwise qualified. Managers of election shall re quire of everv elector offering to vete at any election, before allow ing him to vote, the production of his registration certificate and proof of the payment thirty days before any election of any poll tax then due and payable. The pro duction of a certificate or of the receipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes, shall be con clusive proof of the payment thereof. Before the hour fixed for open ing the polls Managers and Clerks must take and subscribe to the Constitutional oath. The chair man of the Board of Managers can administer the oath to the oth^r Managers and to the Clerk; a Nctarv Public must administer the oath to the Chairman. The Managers elect their Chairman and Clerk. The polls shall be opened at such voting 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 elec tion, except in the City of Charles ton, where the polls shall be open ed at 7 o’clock in the forenoon, and in the Cities of Charleston and Columbia where the closing hours shall be 6 o’clock in the afternoon, and shall be held open during these hours without inter mission or adjournment; and the Managers shall administer to each person offering to vote oath that he is qualified to vote at this elec tion, according to the Constitu tion of this State, and that he has not voted during this election. The Managers have the power to fill a vacancy, and if none of the Managers attend, the citizens can appoint from among the qual ified voters, the Managers, who, after being duly sworn, can con- SUMMONS FOR RELIEF STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. Court of Common Pleas. Marion Banks, Plaintiff, Vs. Andrew Wheeler. Evelyn Wheeler, Janie Lee Wheeler, Ophelia Wheeler, Florence Wheeler, and Frances Wheeler, and any heirs of Margaret Wilson, unknown, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Com plaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the sub scriber at his office at Abbeville, South Carolina, within twenty (20) days after the service hereof, ex clusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the com plaint within the time aforesaid the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. W. D. COX, Plaintiff’s Attorney. October 21st. 1938. TO THE DEFENDANTS EVELYN WHEELER AND JANIE LEE WHEELER RESIDING IN CIN- CINATTl. OHIO, AND TO FRAN CES WHEELER. WHO RESIDES IN BUFFALO. NEW YORK: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: That the complaint, Summons and Notice of Pendency of Action in the above stated case were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for McCormick County on the 21st day of October. 1938, where the same are now on file. W. D. COX, Plaintiff’s Attorney. October 21. 1938—3t. CITATION OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. BY HON. J. FRANK MATTISON. PROBATE JUDGE: WHEREAS. Mrs. Nannie A. Les lie, made suit to me to grant H. O. Watson and J. L. Smith Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of James Lewis Leslie; THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singu lar the Kindred and Creditors of the said James Lewis Leslie, de ceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at McCormick on November 4th, Next, after publi cation hereof, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have why the said Ad ministration ' should not be granted. 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L£ / ‘dee mm *>45 Cl&uSSenS Jruit Cafee PACKED IN TINS... f / / 'yfSRfiunc Because so many people like to “age” their fruit cake over a period of weeks before the Holidays, CLAUSSEN’S has made available NOW—Claussen’s famous Fruit Cake in TINS. Today, your grocer has two varieties of thi* marvelous fruit cake— Light or Dark — in 2 and 4-lb* tins. It’s made on an old-time recipe; choice ingredients, literally crammed full of nuts and fruits; baked with the same careful attention you use in your own kitchen. It’s rich, delicious, incompa rable! Right now ask your grocer for CLAUSSEN’S famous FRUIT CAkC- in TINS! n J'ruit Gahe ramxjuA 4" a a: k e d e no u b a^kvtTa n h o 5 FORFEITED LAND COMMISSIONERS SALE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. By Virtue of Act No. 796 of Acts and Joint Resolutions of the Gen eral Assembly of South Carolina, approved April 30th, 1936, the For feited Land Commissioners for McCormick County will offer, during the legal hours of sale, be fore the Court House Door at Mc Cormick, S. C., on November 7th, 1938, the following tracts of land acquired by said Forfeited Land Commissioners under delinquent tax sales: S. T. Bailey Estate tract, con taining Three Hundred (300) Acres, more or less, and described as follows: Bounded on the North by Savannah River Electric Com pany, formerly Fuller lands; East by C. & W. C. Railway & State Highway No. 28; South and West by Savannah River Electric Com pany and probably others. J. J. Jordan tract, containing Two Hundred Thirty-five (23! acres, more or less, and describe as follows: Bounded on the Nort by Cable lands; East by J. S. Dur lap Estate; South by Cable land and West and Northwest by lane of Mrs. W. J. Taylor and Job Henry Grier Estate, and probab others. FORFEITED LAND COMMIS SIONERS, C. W. PENNAL, Chairman, RUTH P. DUNCAN, Member, J. A. TALBERT, Secretary. Oct. 19, 1938.—3t.