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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, August 28, 1941 TODAY New Chief Of Staff For VIII Army Corps Brings Long Ex perience To Job DEFENSE BOND Quiz Don Robinson Brownwood, Tex., June 27 - Col. q wh should Americans buy Defense Bonds and Stamps Hugh C. Gilchrist, who will corre- 1 Rules And Managers Of Election Given now? fNSTAIXMENTS .... 10 'billion late all the plans and activities To the average Twentieth cen- Uor training and operations as I ^ Among the reasons are: (1) It is the quickest way in which every citizen can both serve his country and con serve his earnings, and (2) the purchase of the Bonds and Stamps helps not only to finance National Defense but also fury American, a new automobUe well as matters pertaining to per isn’t thought of as costing $1,000. sonnel, military intelligence and ! ut as costing $35 a month for two supply in his new position as Chief years, plus an old car for down ^ Staff, VIII Army Corps, is well Payment. orepared for his work, both by If a man earns $200 a month, he military education and experience, may take his pay check and go on Colonel Gilchrist, who this week a shopping spree with enough took the place of Col. Homer S. money to make the first payment Slaughter on the staff of Maj I a. No. Bonds are registered and not transferable. They are on a new car, a new house, a Gen. George V. Strong, vm Army ., . . i washing machine, a radio, a vac- Corps commander, is a graduate payable only to the persons named on the o aum cleaner and still have of the Infant^ School at Fort Note ._ To buy Defense Bonds and Stamps, go to the nearest to prevent high prices and increased cost of living. Q. Can I pledge a Defense Bond as collateral for a bank loan? NOUS E — ana- H lnj C. IJafue f Author of Si«t«t Kitchen enough left over to eat three Benning, Georgia. There he took meals a day for the rest of the the company officers' course, and month. later the advanced course. The fact that such purchasing He also is a graduate of the lequires tying up income for years Command and General Staff to come makes little difference to | School at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. many people—^installment buying i He served four years as professor offers them the opportunity to 0 f military science and tactics at hare the things they want now the University of West Virginia, • instead of at some vague time in and also put in four years as in- the future. stmetor in the tactical depart- Consequently, although install- me nt of the Infantry School, ment selling on a sizable scale Is Colonel OUchrlst entered the still In Its Infancy, having grown arm y i n 1913 a private and be- np hand-in-hand with the auto- came corporal, then sergeant in rnoblle industry, the government Compan y P> ath In(antr y. estimates that financing of mer- a . . ... - chandise and small personal loans e , in * co w e . now involve about 10 billion dol- Pushing’s punitive expedition in lars in credit-an average of $300 1916 ’ ^ 1 , on f Gll christ was made a. If you would gather roses next for every family in the United ^ €con ^ l eut f n ^ n , . e June you should start your bed States. united States to the nQW m Au g Ust Aug u st be^. World War. He was promoted to | qt . o BANKS ' . . risk I lieutenant, captain and ma- Installment selling was consid- Jor, and commanded a battalion | ^ ^‘dens in your vicinity and rred risky business by most bank- overseas. closely observe the plants. From ers until after the 1929 crash. Returning to this country, Colo- this care f U i study make your list *lhey realized that this involved nel Gilchrist served on the staffs of varieties you want for your own . rm investment to the integrity of of General McLaughlin, com- pi an ti n g and place your order for the consumer, and they had ' no mander of the 7th Division and fa 2j or ear i y spring delivery, figures on which to base the risk Gen. Leonard Wood, commander August is the test month for .n such an investment. of the old Central Department. Hybrid Tea roses and no rose gar- Ih 1929, which was a record year After his tour of duty as an to- (jgn is complete without these as lor the finance companies, when structor at Fort Benning, he was well as Hardy Perpetuals. Many they accepted consumer install- in Hawaii on Gen. Hugh Drum’s of the ol(J hybrid tea varieties ment notes totaling around 8 staff for more than two years, have been improved so that they billion dollars, many bankers pre- Then followed service on the staff are very hardy even in northern (Acted that when the prosperity of the 16th Brigade at Camp giima-tes. Modern roses require bubble burst the finance compa- Meade, Ky., where he was to much less care than the same ries would be tumbling over one charge of training. varieties did not so another in the bankruptcy courts. jn May> 1939, Colonel Gilchrist a g 0 . TTien the crash came, and when J was designated assistant Chief of | The ideal hybrid tea rose is one post office, bank, or savings and loan association, or write to the Treasurer of the United States, Washington, D. C., for a mail-order form. Ordinance Against Discharge Of Fire Arms In Town It has been reported to me that some person or persons have been discharging fire arms to the town of McCormick. I am publishing the Ordinance prohibiting such practice. Ordinance Number 38 It shall be unlawful for any per son to discharge any gun, pistol 01 other small arms within the corporate limits of the Town of McCormick that is calculated to injure any person or property. Any person found guilty shall be fined not to exceed $25.00 or im prisoned not to exceed 10 days. T. J. SIBERT, Mayor. WANT ADV. v FOR RENT OR SALE—One hundred acres of land about 11-2 miles north of McCormick. W. O. Whatley, R. 3, Augusta, Ga. many years FOR RENT — One five-room dwelling, first of September, good the bankers recovered enough to I gtoffr G-3 "(plans” and training) I whose follage'’is'“fine" ta“" August " el1 ° £ " ater “m ‘‘I* 1 n' «-ount their own assets, they found I 0( the 2 nd Division, and in June wl th buds opening into perfect Tom McKlnney ' McCormick, S. C their losses on “gilt-edged” stocks W as promoted to lieutenant colo- bloom. So the varieties boasting and bonds during the 1929-’33 pe- ne i ried averaged 50 to 75 per cent Dntu his appointme nt as VIH and their losses in good safe real A c chief 0{ staff - state averaged 33 to 50 per cent. ne , ' ollchrlgt had served since And when they checked up on the p e bruary, 1940, as assistant Chief fool-hearty finance companies, of staff G _ 3 of the a corps . they found those companies were . „ : till to the black—that losses on The vm Arm y Corps, composed consumer installment notes aver- of the 2nd ’ 36th and f th divisions aged less than 1 1-2 per cent when and numerous corps troops, is one the companies were getting more of the three army cor P s ° than 6 per cent for their services! Third Arn ^ y ; comman e Tliat established definitely the | Lieut - Gen * Walter Krueger, integrity of the consumer as a credit risk. I Colonel Gilchrist is a grandson After that, finance companies of the late Mr. Abram Gilchrist of Lad no difficulty getting support | the Callison section, from banks and many of the banks began making personal A^'D* Joans themselves. The consumer AVOOllllg AIICl Jalllt had been revealed as an honest the by / man. Galvanized Roofing Of All As far back as the Civil war T yP es And Various Kinds Of period installment selling was at- | Paints At Factory Prices, tempted by a few concerns. The JAMES W. CORLEY McCormick, S. C. Singer Sewing Machine company owes a large part of its success to offering sewing machines to con- rumers on an installment basis way back to 1856. But the first type of sales fi- in £ materials for defense needs. nance company as we know it to- T ^ ie President made a careful day was started by a San Fran- ana ^ ys ^ s some the other ways cisco automobUe dealer in 1912. [t would hel P kee P our economy in Such was the success of his b&tonce, and concluded that it plan that other dealers soon tried would be helpful to these ways: it and in 1915 the automobile 1. To assist in curbing unwar- manufacturers gave the plan their ran ted price advances and profi- ppproval and backing, despite teerin g which tend to result when their previous opposition. The the supply of goods is curtailed manufacturers now admit this de- without corresponding curtail- cision was a major factor in the rnen t of demand, ensuing rapid growth of the auto- to assist to restraining gen- mbbile industry. era i inflationary tendencies, to A recent government analysis I support or supplement taxation shows that about $2,500,000,000 of im P° sed to restram such tenden- consumer debt, based on install- c i es » and to promote the accumu- ment buying, is now owed for | iation of savings available for automobiles. Other leading in stallment purchase products are washing machines, refrigerators and vacuum cleaners. These all happen to be products which use materials the government needs for defense.. So, to discourage the future purchase of these items. President Roosevelt has felt it necessary to issue the order: “Curb installment selling.” CURBS bonds Curbing installment selling may help to solve more of the govem- jnent’s problems than merely free- this condition are the best choice an amateur can make when look ing around for roses that will do well for him. * * * We’ll soon be shopping for fall clothes and advance news tells us that neck and shoulder lines are of supreme importance this win ter. Hip lines are sleek and well fitted with a tendency toward a straight silhouette. Be very par ticular about your neck line. A good neck is one of the loveliest features a woman can have and it should be made the most of. If you have a short neck be careful to wear only the plainest, flattest necklines. V and deep-square necklines are becoming to most faces and promise to be “fashion right” this season. Soft draped effects are flattering to thin faces and necks. Avoid round neck lines, fashion or no fashion if you have a double chin or a fat face. * * * Remember the rule of serving one hot dish or drink at every meal, no matter how hot the day. A main course of cold cuts and vegetable salad might be preceed- ed by a hot clear soup. With a chilled first course add a hot main dish such as a creamed vegetable or a combination meat and vege table dish. * * * Melt chocolate coated pepper mint wafers over hot water to make a quick and easy sauce for ice cream. Card Of Thanks ’*s. h id The family of the late Susannah Willis acknowledge grateful appreciation the expressions of sympathy of our friends. The Children. financing the defense program, 3. to aid in creating a backlog of demand for consumers’ durable goods, 4. to restrain the development of a consumer debt structure that would repress effective demand for goods and services in the t post defense period. As the government faces one new problem after another to keep Gasoline service station opera- our economy on an even keel, one tors who lost their jobs because answer always seems to stand out, j of the curfew order which became namely: all extra earnings should effective recently in South Caro- be invested in Defense Saving lina are invited to register with Bonds. Gasoline Operators Invited To Use Er > - ployment Service FOR SALE—One good work mule and one large Shetland pony that will work anywhere, also bantam chickens. J. P. Furqueron, R. 1, McCormick, S. C. LOST—One black zipper coin bag, containing eighteen ten-dol- lar bills, somewhere in McCormick on Tuesday, August 26th. Finder, please notify me. Will give liberal reward for recovery. J. M. Schumpert, McCormick, S. C. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. 056 Broad Street Augusta. G» COLDS To relieve Misery of LIQUID TABLETS SALVE NOSE DROPS COUGH DROPS Try “Rub-My-Tism” - a Wonderful Liniment 666, I the State Employment Service. which has an office, either part- time or full-time, in each county. Manager H. Gerard Hartzog, said today. While a majority of the service stations were able to retain all their regular personnel there were those with two or three shifts which had to lay off part of their operators. Furthermore, there will possibly be further layoffs due to the curtailment of gasoline sales as recently ordered from Wash ington which has not yet gone into effect locally. Manager Hartzog said that the Employment Service was receiving more calls for workers than at any time in history and that it was likely that the local office would be able to find employment for practically all workers affected by the curfew order. Registration is free to all work ers. The service is entirely gov ernment operation. The McCor mick office is located on the sec ond floor of the McCormick Coun- } Couit House, and is open on ^ er vo ^i n g precinct during any At a meeting of the county Dem ocratic Executive Committee on Saturday, August 9th, it was unanimously decided that a strict enforcement of the rules of the party will be required at the primary election to be held on September 2nd. The managers of election are urged to see that a free and im partial right to vote without in terference be granted to every qualified voter. In those precincts in which the Australian ballot will be used, the rules require that the managers shall be responsible for all ballots furnished, and when a voter presents himself he should be given a ballot, and the voter shall immediately retire alone to one of the booths, and without un due delay, prepare his ballot by scratching out the name of the candidates for whom he does not care to vote. No voter shall re main in the booth longer than five minutes. After preparing his ballot the voter shall present him self to the manager. His ballot must be folded to such a way that the number can be seen, and the coupon can be readily detached by the manager without in any way revealing the printed portion of the ballot. Under no condition or circumstances has anyone a right to know for whom a voter is cast ing a ballot. The secrecy of the ballot must be preserved. If a voter shall mar or deface a ballot he may obtain one addition al ballot upon returning to the manager to charge of the ballots the ballot so marred or defaced, with the coupon attached. No vot er shall be given a second ballot until he has returned the first one with the coupon attached. In those precincts where the Australian ballot is not to be used the Manager shall account for every ballot furnished, and umier no circumstances shall a voter, candidate oF anyone else be given but one ballot, and then only when he presents himself to vote. No person shall be allowed with in the guard rail except as herein after provided. The ballot boxes and the booths shall be surrounded by a rail placed twenty-five feet away from said ballot boxes and booths and no person or persons except the members of the Execu tive Committee and Police Officers shall be allowed within the rail. If a voter cannot read or write, or is physically disabled, and by reason thereof did not sign the en rollment book, he may appeal to the manager for assistance and the chairman of the managers shall appoint one of the managers and a bystander to be designated by the voter, to assist him in pre paring his ballot. Immediately after a voter’s ballot has been pre pared, the bystander so appointed shall immediately go behind the guard rail. Neither the bystander appointed to assist the voter or the manager has any right to suggest to the voter the name or names of the candidate for whom he shall vote, and a violation of this rule will subject the voter to be chal lenged, and possibly result in a contest of the box. And the man agers are strictly urged that they immediately report any inter ference with a voter’s right to select a candidate for whom he desires to cast his ballot. From the time of the opening of the poll until the announcement of the result! and the signing of the official returns, no person shall be admitted to the polling place except the manager, duly authorized watchers and chal lengers, the Chairman of the Ex ecutive Committee or member of the Executive Committee anpointed in his stead to supervise this poll ing place. Provided, that candidates voted for at such polling places may be present at the canvass of the votes, and provided further, that the canvass of the votes shall be open to the public. In the event that there is any interference with the right of the voter to cast his ballot or any ob struction of the voting, it shall be the duty of the managers to sus pend the election until order is restored, or as may be provided by the rules of the party. Upon the close of the election, managers shall account to the Ex ecutive Committee for all ballots delivered to them and make the following returns: (1). The num ber of official ballots furnished to each polling place: (2). The num ber of official ballots spoiled and returned by voters: (3). The num ber of official ballots returned to the Executive Committee: (4). The number of official ballots actually voted. Those desiring to vote by mail shall make application in writing for a ballot to the Committee on Enrollment or Club Secretary of his precinct, not less than five days or more than sixty days prior to the primary in which he desires to vote. The Committee on Enroll ment or Club Secretary shall up on receipt of the application for ballot, if the applicant is duly reg istered in that precinct, enroll the name and address of the appli cant on a list to be kept by them for that purpose, and deliver to applicant in person, or forward to applicant by registered mail the necessary forms and ballot for voting by mail. The Executive Committee stro"~- ly urges co-operation on the F r ”'t of the candidates, managers r " , i voters for a strict enforcement of the rules. Attention, Absentee Voterr Rule 47 Section 1. Any person beir~ i qualified voter of this State v‘ n absent, or who on account of si Ic- ncss cannot go in person to his or hereinafter provided for. Section 2. He shall make appli cation to writing for a ballot to the Committee on Enrollment or Club Secretary, of his precinct, not less than five (5) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the primary to which he desires to vote, if he be within the con fines of the United States. The application may be handed to the Enrollment Committee or Clufe. Secretary and the applicant shall deposit the necessary postage, or the correct amount to legal tender, necessary for registering the ba’- lot, and full directions for mailing the same. But the failure to de posit necessary postage shall not render void a vote otherwise- legally cast. Section 3. The Committee on Enrollment or Club Secretary, shall, upon receipt of the applica tion for ballot, if the applicant is duly registered to that prectoct, enroll the name and address of the applicant on a list to be kept by them for that purpose and to de liver to applicant in person, or forward to the applicant, by reg istered mail the following: (a) An envelope containing the folded ballot, sealed and marked “Ballot within. Do not open except in presence of postmaster” (or other person mentioned to Section 6); (b) An envelope for resealtog the marked ballot, on which is printed the “voucher,” form of which is hereinafter provided; (c) A prop erly addressed envelope lor the re turn of said ballot; (d) A printed slip giving full instructions re garding the manner of marking of the ballot, in order that same may be counted, and how prepared and returned; (3) A “coupon,” the form of which is hereinafter given. List Of Managers Of First Primary, September 2, 1941. McCormick No. 1.—Jno. W. Wil kins, Gray Abercrombie, A. H. Hamlin, Chas. Pennal* Clerk. Vot ing Place, Community House. McCormick No. 2.—W. E. Britt, Joe P. Holloway, M. L. Gibert, C. R. Edmunds, Clerk. Voting ?lace, . Grammar School. Plum Branch—R. M. Winn, W. * R. Freeland, J. A. Ridlehoover, O. L. Sturkev, Clerk. Voting Place, School Building. Parksville—J. A. Harvley, W. M. Self, T. E. McDonald, Fred Bass, Clerk. Voting Place. Self’s Store. Modoc—W. McDaniel, J. O. Mc Daniel, W. S. Clem, E. F. Bussey, Clerk. Voting Place, Store Build- tog. Clarks Hill—H. F. Ryan, John Wood, W. G. Fox, Jeff Sharpton, Clerk. Voting Place, School Build ing. Rehoboth—J. P. Talbert, Mrs. S. B. Culbreath, W. A. Winn, E. M. Morgan, Clerk. Voting Place, Morgan’s Store. • Bethany—W. E. Sheppard, Jr., W. R. McDonald, Jones Talbert, L. E. Reames. Clerk. Voting Place, School Building. Talbert’s Store—Bill Robinson, Bulah Smith. Jim Rosenswike, J. C. Dowtin. Clerk. Voting Place, School Building. / Lyon’s—R. T. McKinney. C. H. Newman, Milledge DeLoach, E. L. Hollingsworth, Clerk. Voting Place, School Building. Bell’s Store—D. L. Burnett, S. C. Deal, C. C. Wrenn. J. C. Beach. Clerk. Voting Place, Burnett’s Residence. White Town—G. C. White, E. G. Jennings, W. B. White, Mrs. H. M. Freeland. Clerk. Voting Place, School Building. Clatworthv’s Cross Roads—W. L. Dansby. Wilbur Link, Luther Link, H. D. Brown, Clerk. Voting Place, Link’s Store. _ Bordeaup—J. B. Hannon, J. T. Lindley, % B. Moragne, M. S. Willis, cierli. Voting Place, Cades Store. * , Willington—J. W. Morrah, W. H. McNair, Robt. Watkins, Mrs. R-W. Cowan. Clerk. Voting Place, Mc Nair’s Store. ^ _ Mt. Carmel—D. J. McAllister, D. W. Harltog, J. C. Covin. Herman Smith, Clerk. Voting Place, Mc Allister’s Store. Young’s—D. A. Young, E. C. Young, J. A. Young, W. K. Long', Clerk. Voting Place. School House. McCORMICK COUNTY DEMO CRATIC EXECUTIVE COM MITTEE, I J. ARCH TALBERT, County Chairman. J. O. PATTERSON, Secretary. McCormick. S. C., August 9, 1941.■ First Primary To Be Held September 2nd The State Executive Committee ordered a primary to fill the r acancy in the U. S. Senate, the first primary to be held Sept. 2, md the second primary, if neces sary, to be held Sept. 16. The enrollment books will not be opened, but where a person has become 21 years of age stoce the last general election, he can apply to circuit judge of his circuit for an order to have his name en rolled. J. A. TALBERT, Chairman, McCormick County Democratic Committee. Thursday of each week. primary election, may vote as INSURANCE Fire Insurance And AH Otlter Kinds of Insurance Idk eluding Life Insurance. HUGH C. BROWN, I McCORMICK, S. C J