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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA TKursHay, July 2J, 1942 ^ l>R HENRY J. GODIN Bight Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. IMS* Rroart Struct Auauata. On Notice For Bids For Transportation Pupils Sealed bids will be received un til 12:00 o’clock noon, August 8, 1942. for the transportation of pupils from the following school districts: Willington School District No. 2 to De la Howe State School. Bordeaux School District No. 3 to De la Howe State School. DornviHe School District No. 15 to McCormick. Bethany School District No. 16 to McCormick. Lvon's School District No. 17 to McCormick High School. Vernon School District No. 19 to Sullivan’s School. All bids shall be addressed to the County Superintendent of Education, marked on outside of sealed envelope, “Bid for Trans portation of pupils in School District No. ” and shall be opened at the hour des ignated in this advertisement. Bids will be opened and awards made by the County Board of Education, within two days after bids are received, who shall have the right to reject any and all bids, and to re-advertise for new and additional bids. THOMAS R. TALBERT, County Supt. of Education. McCormick, S. C., July 22, 1942.—3t. 4 ‘j^MAcnah If you expect to vote in the primary on August 25th, and haven’t yet enrolled, you had better do it now, for the books close next Tuesday, July 28th, and your name must be on the book, or you cannot vote. Each voter must enroll for himself or herself, again this year. Previous enrollment doesn’t entitle any one to vote this year. Mr. E. T. Christian of Parks- ville was a visitor here Saturday. Miss Carolyn Lane of New berry has returned home, after spending the past week here with Miss Ruth Corley. v . Miss Hettie McGrath of Green ville spent the week end here in the home of Mrs. Massey’s and Miss McGrath’s father, Mr. D M. McGrath. Mr. J. Frank White of Troy was among the visitors here Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Giles and Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Giles and children, Billy and Arline, of Ap pleton, spent several days ‘of last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wells of Norfolk, Va. Mr. C. L. Wideman of Branch was a visitor here day morning. Plum Tues- Mrs. READ THE AD$ Along With the New* Mr. J., W. McBride of Willing- ton was a visitor here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sanders and children, and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Keown, Jr., and son, Dale, spent several days this week in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. J. H. Cannon has returned from a visit with her parents in Cornelia, Ga. Miss Madeline Williams of Au gusta, Ga., spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Williams, of near town. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Langley and family spent Sunday near Abbe ville with Mrs. Eva Langley. Mr. J. A. Young of near was a visitor here Monday. Troy Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Wescott and Mrs. Royce Dominick of Colum bia spent Tuesday here with Mrs. Wescott’s and Mrs. Dominick’s father, Mr. Preston Finley. Pvt. Nathan C. Hanna of Fort Moultrie was a week end visitor here to friends. Mr. C. H. Lomas of De la Howe was among the visitors here Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Massey and Mr. J. S. Strom is spending several days at the furniture market in High Point, N. C., buy ing furniture, rugs, etc., for his store here. Mr. James Campbell Williams, A. S., who is in the Naval Re- Remember — You Always Save At... GALLANT-BELK COMPANY serve at Norfolk, spent the week with hi? parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Williams, of near town, and will spend the week end with his brother, Mr. Charles L. Wil liams, of Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Walker and daughter, Bobby, of Atlanta, Ga., were week end guests of Judge and Mrs. C. H. Walker. Mrs.. A. C. Earnhardt • and children,* Aubrey Lee and Theresa, of Graniteville are here visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Smith. Mr. Barnhardt is now in England on U. S. .transport duty. Mrs. E. L\ Rogers and Wessie S. Hitt spent . last end at St. .Simons Island. Mrs. week Master Gary Brown has .return ed from a month’s stay at Miami Beach; where his brother, Mr. L. N. • Brown, Jr., is located in Navy service..’ Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Lowe and son, Larry, of Warrenton, Ga., spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. C: H. Huguley. Mrs. J. K. White spent the past week end in Charlotte, N. C., with her daughter. Miss Valerie White. •Report of Condition of THE DORN BANKING COMPANY of McCormick, in the State of South Carolina, at the close of business on June 60. 1942. ASSETS Loans and discounts (Including $ None overdrafts) $ 41,659.81 United States Government obligations, direct and guar anteed 17,000.00 Obligations of States and .political subdivisions 37,000.00 Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve bal ances-, and cash items in process of collection 286,602.4? Other assets TOTAL ASSETS $382,407.64 LIABILITIES Demand deposits* of individuals, partnerships, and cor porations __ $284,048.55 Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corpora- tioqs 3,150.08 Deposits of .United States Government (including postal savings) 1,324.59 Deposits of States and political subdivisions 46,550.23 Other deposits (certified and officers’ checks, etc.) TOTAL DEPOSITS $335,154.80 81.31 Mrs.- Wistar Harmon spent the week end in AbbeviUe t with her father, Mrs. C. A. Haigier. Miss Lilian Tuten has returned to Washington, D. C., after a visit, here with her parents. Dr. and. Mrs. G. Tuten. Miss Bettye Fuller has returned home from Holly Hill, where she spent about ten days as guest o Miss Patricia Evans at a house party. * TOTAL LIABILITIES (not including subordinated ob ligations shown below) $335154 83 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Capital * $ 25,000.00 Surplus __ 10 000 n 0 Undivided profits 12,252 8* TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ' 47[252B4 30. 31. Mr. John W. Robertson of the Rehoboth community was among the visitors here yesterday morn ing. L v GALLANT-BELK COM PANY HAS THE EXCLU- SIVE AGENCY FOR CAR OLE KING AND MARTHA MANNING DRESSES IN GREENWOOD. ✓ We are now showing a large assortment of these beauti ful dresses (not just a few old and discontinued- members). All in the very newest styles and colors; We also have a complete run of sizes. If it’s a Carole King or Mar tha Manning dress you want . . . come to Gallant-Belk Company, where you are sure to find the style and size vou want. J ALL BEING SOLD AT — ATTRACTIVE PRICES! Visit Our New Bargain Basement For Re/al Values. the This new floor makes six floors, for our Big Busy Store, all filled full of excep tionally good values. We are featuring on this new floor, , Shoes for all Family and Ladies’ Ready-To-Wear in the lower price range. Visit each of our Six Big Floors if you want to Save Time and Money. Shop and Save at Gallant- Belk Company and invest your Savings in War Bonds. Pool your trips with your \ * \ neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. James Gibert and son,i Master Jimmy, of Woodruff speiit Sunday here with the for mer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Gibert. • Miss Katherine Brown of Green ville is spending the week with her parents, Mr. and ' Mrs. L. N Brown, of near town! W\ F. Cothi&n of Augusta Ga.} was a visitor here Tuesday. IN IH — USE OUR LAY AWAY PLAN GALLANT-BELK COMPANY HOME OF BETTER VALUES ' / ; * ■ W • 4 GREENWOOD, S. C. uioniEn BY ■ JANET CUPLEK ■——— 1 lll «» 11 "■ Wt)MAN of the Week: TP many Fay Bainter, long time star of stagp and screen, represents the motherly type of woman. Today she is playing a similar kfhd of rple in real life. She is a “block mother” at fSanta Monica, Calif., where she has been selected by he board of education to head a block mother project. The pur pose of the project is to locate one house in each block where some “mother” is always at home to care for the block children in case of emergency. * * * WING SCOUTS: According to Mrs. Paul Rittenhouse, national director, the Girl Scouts have be gun to train leaders in the first step toward a nation-wide avia tion program which will provide two years’ basic training in avia tion. This fall, when the first group of 30 girls now bejng train ed at Philadelphia has completed the course which will qualify them as leaders, or “wing scouts,” additional “troops” will be formed throughout the country. The program is open to senior Girl Scouts (of high school age) and will be directed toward exploring vocational opportunities for wom en in aviation. * * * MISS SIMON LEGREE: Charles C. Stech, who has just completed a survey of standards of work demanded by both men and wom en, has come to the conclusion that/men are easier to work f<^ than women. (Surprised?) Also MfT Stech has discovered that l ] TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $382,407.64 ♦This bank’s capital consists of $ None of capital notes and debentures; first preferred stock with total par value of $ None, total retirable value $ None; second preferred stock with total par value of $ None, total re tirable value $ None; and common stock with total par value of $25,000.00. MEMORANDA Pledged assets (and securities loaned) (book value): ' (a) U. S. Government obligations, direct# and guaran teed, pledged to secure deposits and other liabilities None (b) Other assets pledged to secure deposits and other liabilities (ir\pluding notes and bills rediscounted and securities sold under repurchase agreement) $ 33,476.01 (c) Assets pledged to qualify for exercise, of fiduciary or corporate powers, and for purposes other than to secure liabilities __ None (d) Securities loaned None None None - -y None (e) TOTAL „ ._$ 33,476.01 32. Secured and preferred liabilities: (a) Deposits secured by pledged assets pursuant to rC- requirements of law 33,476.01 tb) Borrowings secured by pledged assets (including rediscounts and repurchase agreements) (c) Other liabilities secured by pledged assets (d) Deposits preferred under provisions of law but not secured by pledge of assets 1 (e) TOTAL __ $ 33,476.01 33. Subordinated obligations: (a) Unpaid dividends on preferred stock and unpaid in- ' terest on capital notes and debentures, accrued to end of last dividend or interest period, not included in lia bilities dr reserves above __^n —^ None (b) Other obligations not included in liabilities which are subordinated to claims of depositors and other cred itors None 34. (a) On date of report the required legal reserve against deposits of this bank was 23,334.83 (b) Assets reported above which were eligible as legal reserve amounted to $286,602.47 I, P. J. Robinson, Cashier, of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, and that it fully and correctly represents the true state of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the best of my knowledge and belief. P. J. ROBINSON, Cashier. porrect.—Attest: M. G. Dorn, » G. J. Sanders, Jr., Hanora C. Dorn, Directors. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. Sworn to and subscribed before me this I4th day of July, 1942, and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank. Rob’t. L. Dendy, Notary Public. My commission expires at the ivill of the Governor. i women are rated slightly higher by the men than by the women for whom they work; that men would rather have a woman look nice and be efficient than just be efficient; that women demand ess intelligence than men do. \ * * * NAVY NURSE: In discussing the apanese attacks on Bataan and Corregidor, Ann Agnes Bernatitus, he only nurse to escape from Corregidor, said recently that there are probably 70 nurses a- mong the 100 or so women left on Corregidor. She said she is “certainly happy” to be in this country but is ready to go where- ever. , and whenever, the navy orders. * * * SUNNY SIDE UP: Have you wondered how to go about turn ing in your old girdle as scrap ruber? Here is one solution: Wrap girdles and other personal (terns in paper. The chanes are you won’t be paid for them, but you wouldn’t get much for a girdle anyway. INSURANCE Fire Insurance And Other Kinds of Insurance V eluding Life Insurance. \ HUG! tOWN. Editor Of The McCor mick Messenger: Please let me, in your valuable paper, express my heartfelt thanks to the good people of McCormick County for their kindnesses to me when I ap peared at the campaign meeting as a candidate for the United States Senate and for the en couragement they gave me in the race. It was a great pleasure to meet so many of my friends. Cordially, EUGENE S. BLEASE. (Political Advertisement) Jo Relieve Misery of L;666 LIQUID. TABLETS. SALVE .NOSE DROPS / ! I ^ Primitive Methods Wkk £ Need Nbt * m