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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOOTH CAROLINA Thursday, August 6, 1942 jPkoAmaL Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wesley Crawford of Loris are spending PVt of their vacation here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Crawford. Mr. Lewis Scruggs of Clinton spent the week end here with his parents. Captain and Mrs. Jack Scruggs. Lt. Carl Faulkner of Fort Hen ning spent the week end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Faulkner. Mr. W. A. Winn of the both community was a here yesterday. Reho- visitor Mr. L. N. Brown, Jr., who is stationed with the Navy at Mi ami, Fla., is spending some time m A M m Barbecue Dinner — At — Washington Consolidated High School Midway Parksville And Modoc August 14, 1942 Everybody Invited. Also We W^ill Welcome All Candidates. D. M. BLACKWELL, Mgr. here with his parents, Mr. Mrs. Luke N. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Driskell of Noris, Tenn., are visiting Mrs. and Charles and Barbara Anne, of Little Rock Ark., spent several days this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Talbert, of Sandover. Major Talbert was a Dri^kell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Holloway. Mr. J. A. Young, Sr., and Mr. J. A. Young, m, of Troy, were among the visitors here yester day. Mrs! A. S. Rawls of San An tonia, Texas, is here on a visit to relatives. Mr. W. H. Hester of Mt. Car mel was a visitor here Tuesday. Mrs. Sarah Holland of Ninety Six spent the week end here with relatives. Mrs. W. C. Reedy of Tampa, Fla., is spending two weeks here with her mother, Mrs. E. B.' Brown. Mrs. W. C. Reedy and Mrs. John N. Talbert are spending several days this week with Mrs. T. E. Snelling of Charlotte, N. C. member of the R. O. T. C. when graduated from Clemson in 1924 and since entering upon active duty, has made rapid progress. He received his commission as major about a year ago and is now an executive officer at Camp Robinson. Mrs. W. H. Hamlin hdd the mis fortune to trip on a rug at her home here Tuesday evening of last week and break her hip bone. She was carried to the General Hospital in Greenville where she remained for treatment. Latest reports are that she is getting a- long very nicely. x Mclntosh-Roach Mrs. F. L Hughes, all of Colum bia. Favors were tiny bags of rice. Mrs. Gunter, the bride’s mother, was dressed in blue net with a corsage of pink rose buds, and Mrs. Dukes, the groom’s mother, wore black taffeta with a corsage of orchid gladioli. For traveling the bride changed to a navy sheer ensemble and white accessories, wearing a cor sage of pink snapdragons and roses. managers shall account to the Ex ecutive Committee for all ballots delivered to them and make th> 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 oallots actually voted. Those desiring to vote by mail shall make application in writing for a ballot to the Committeee o-t Enrolloment or Club Secretary ot his precinct, not less than five days or more than sixty days prior to the primary in which ha de sires to vote. The Committee on Enrollment or Club Secretary shall upon receiot of the application for ballot, if the applicant is duly reg- t.*-. i ' istered in that precinct, enroll the IVllSS Dlllashaw I name and address of the applt- i cant on a list to be kept by them i for that purpose, and deliver to Mrs. J. F. Dillashaw entertained applicant in person, or forward t > with a delightful birthday party applicant by registered mail t* ‘ fnr vior- TVirico necessary forms and ballot for tor her young daughter, Miss voting by mail Dorothy Dillashaw, last Thursday The Executive Committee evening at the Community House, stronglv urges co-ooeration on Twenty-four of Miss Dilla- P a ^ of the candidates, managers and voters for a strict enforce- Birthday Party For Little On Sunday, July 26, Miss Mary McIntosh became the bride of shaw’s young friends helped her merit*olTthe^rules. Lieut. Samuel Boyd Roach of celebrate her sixth birthday. She Attention. Absentee Voters Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Gilbert and children, Mary Frances, Ramona and Charles, of . Render- grass, Ga„ are spending several 5 Mr and Mrs> Guy c McIntosh of days with Mrs. Gilbert’s, parent^. Bordeaux. She was graduated Rock Hill and Boston. Rev. E. F. Gettys, superintendent of the De la Howe state school, performed the ceremony in his home with only the members of the families witnessing. William McIntosh served as best man. Mrs. Roach is the daughter of was the recipient of many lovely and useful gifts. Rule 47 Section 1. Any person being n r_„ , qualified voter of this State wh^ i Ice cream and cake were absent, or who on account of sick- served.’ ness cannot go in person to his ^l 1 .... . or her voting precinct during an-' primary election, may vote as Rules And Managers l Section 2. ^He shall ma Mr. and Mrs. J. Charles Talbert, of Sandover Major and Mrs. Johnnie B Talbert and two children, from Winthrop College in June. make appl*'- 171 jl* rV* cation in writing for a ballot \ /I Election Given the Committee on Enrollment o" , Club Secretary, of his precinct, not less than five (5) days no’ 1 County more than sixty (60) days prior to Citadel, and is now with the chemical warfare department, and John located at Harvard university, Boston. txt Remember — You Always Save At... GALLANT-BELK COMPANY Gunter-Dukes BIG THREE DAY DRESS SALE FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND MONDAY Ladies,- if you want to buy. TWO beautiful dresses fqr the price of ONE . . . now is the time and GALLANT- BELK CO. is the place. Many of these dresses are na- y • tionally advertised 'lines which we are not permitted to, mention at these low prices. You still have about two months to wear these beautiful, cool dresses this I year. Buy for now and next year too. One Lot of Regular S2.98 DRESSES REDUCED TO $1.00 \ - One Lot of Regular S2.98 DRESSES REDUCED TO $1.49 One Lot of Regular $3.95 DRESSES REDUCED TO $1.98 One Lot of Regular $4.95 And $5.95 DRESSES REDUCED TO $2.98 ^ !■■«■■ ■■■!■ One Lot of Regular $6.50 DRESSES REDUCED TO $3.95 One Lot of Regular S7.95, $9.95, $10.95 and up to $16.50 dresses — at HALF PRICE Ladies’ SUMMER HATS Values up to $4.95. To close out for — $1.00 GALLANT-BELK COM- PANY is showing more dresses than any THREE stores in Greenwood. Re gardless of style . . . size or price — you can find what you want at Gallant-Belk w Company . . . Greenwood’s ' Largest and Leading and Best Department Store. NO REFUNDS — NO EX CHANGES — NO ALTERA TIONS ON SALE DRESSES At, a meeting of the The groom is a graduate of the Democratic Executive Committee the primary in which he * desires on Monday, July 6th. , it was to vote, if he be within the con- unanimouslv decided that a strict fines of the United States. The enforcement of the rules of the application may be handed to th'* party will be required at the prl- Enrollment Committee or Clu"* mary election to be held on Au- Secretary and the applicant shah gust 25th. j deposit the necessary postage, or The managers of election are the correct amount in legal tende", urged to see that a free and im- necessary for registering the bal- partial right to vote without in- lot, and full directions for mailing terf^rence be granted to every the same. But the failure to de- Re&ntifiii in it* «imniiritv ma* qualified voter. In those precincts posit necessary postage shall not Beautifu! in its simplicity was 1n which the Aus t ra ii a n ballot will render void a vote otherwise 1c- the wedding of Miss M. Evelyn be used, the rules require that the gaily cast. Gunter and Mr. William T. Dukes, managers shall be responsible for Section 3. The Committee nn which was solemnized at the a11 ballots furnished, and when a Enrollment or Club Secretary. CrnV nf Hr ‘o! voter Presents himself he should shall, upon receipt of the appUca- home of the bride s parents near be given a ballot, and the voter tion for ballot, if the appUcant is Leesville on Saturday evening, shall immediately retire alone to duly registered in that precinc f . July 25, at 8:30 o’clock. The sacred one °f the booths, and without enroll the name and address of rin<r reremnnv was nprfnrmpd Hv undu © delay, prepare his ballot by the applicant on a list to be ken*, ring ceremony was periormed by scratching out the name of the by them for that p Urpose and t o the groom s brother. Rev. Joseph candidates for whom he does not deliver to applicant in person, or S. Dukes, Jr., of Augusta, with care to vote. No voter shall re- forward to the applicant by re^- members of the couple’s families mai n in the booth longer than istered mail the following: (a) An r>rpcpnt f,vp minutes. After preparing his envelope containing the folded p J: ' . . ^ ballot the voter shall present him- ballot, sealed and marked “Ballot The altar was improvised be- self to the manager. His ballot within. Do not open except in fore a large panel mirror, flanked must be folded in such a way that presence of postmaster” (or other bv floor candelabra and baskets the number can be seen, and the person mentioned in Section 6): . o . - w coupon can be readily detached by (b) An evelope for resealing the oi wmte giaaion ana lern. the manager without in any way marked ballot, on which is printed Southern smilax covered the revealing the printed portion of the “voucher,” form of which is white arch and formed the back- ballot. Under no condition or hereinafter provided; (c) A prop- eround circumstances has anyone a right erly addressed envelope for the re- 5 _ ‘ ...... _ tr > know for whom a voter is cast- turn of said ballot; (d) A printed Candles were lighted by Gray- in" a ballot. The secrecy of the slip giving full instructions rr- don Dukes, brother of the groom, ballot must be preserved. garding the manner of marking of and Lt William H Howie broth- a voter shall mar or deface a the ballot, in order that same ma^ „„ ^ ’ ballot he may obtain one addition- be counted, and how prepared and er-m-iaw or me oriae. al ballot upon returnin g t0 the returned: (3) A “coupon,”, tho A musical prograpi was render- manager in charge of the ballots form of which is hereinafter given, ed by Mrs. D. C. Talbert, of Me- the ballot so marred or defaced, List Of Managers Of First Primary, Cormick, pianist, and Mrs. J. S. with the coupon attached. No vot-* I. August 25, 1942 „ , „ , T . _ . . er shall be given a second ballot! McCormick No. 1.— J. P. Deaso7, Dukes, Jr., soloisti Lohengrin s ur ,tq be bas returned the first one W. M. Harmon. W. S. Arrington, Wedding March was used and with the coupon attached. I A. H. Hamlin, Clerk. Voting Place, Mrs. Dukes sang, “I Love You In those precincts where the Community House. TVuHr” onH Australian ballot is not to be used McCormick No. 2—J. T. CresweU, a i n r T J? ? the Manager shall account for Joe P. Holloway, Bill Edmunds. Told. To A Wild Rose was every ballot furnished, and under S. L. Britt, Clerk. Voting Place, played softly during the cere- r"-> stances shall a voter. Grammar School Building. mony , candidate or anyone else be given Plum Branch—W. R. Freeland, MiiHrPd Gnntcr sister of but one balIot > an d then only E. L. Langley, J. A. Ridlehoover, miss Mildred Gunter, sister oi wben be presents himself to vote. R. M. Winn, Clerk. Voting Place, the bride, was maid of honor. No person shall be allowed with- , School Building. She wore a gown of heavenly in the guard rail except as herein- ; Parksville—J. A. Harvley, W. T. blue taffeta and carried an arm a *‘f r P r0 'T ld ^- J?, e . ballot box ? s Self, Mrs. F. L. Bass, Miss Annie , . . . . _ and the booths shall be surround-1 McDonald, Clerk. Voting Place, bouquet of pink, radiance roses ed by a rail placed twenty-five feelf’s Store. showered with blue satin ribbon, feet away from said ballot boxes | Modoc—E. F. Bussey, T. J. Stone, The bride entered with her and booths and no person or per-! w. S. Clem, Mrs. J. O. McDaniel, sons except the members of the Clerk. Voting Place, Bussey’s Executive Committee and Police Store. Officers shall be allowed within I Clarks Hill—W. H. Ryan, Mrs. father who gave her in marriage. She was lovely in a floor length gown of white marquisette, fash- the rail. ioned in simple lines with If a voter cannot read or write. sweetheart neck and long pointed sleeves. She carried an arm bou quet of brides roses tied with white satin ribbon. Her finger tip veil was caught in a coronet of orange blossoms. She was met by the voter’to assist him in pre- at the altar by the groom who paring - his ballot. Immediately or is phvsically disabled, and by reason thereof did not sign the enrollment book, he may appeal to the manager for assistance and the chairman of the managers shall appoint one of the managers Annie Ryan, R. H. Wilkes, Jeff Sharpton. Clerk. Bethany—L. E. Reams, E. I . Hollingsworth, W. E. Sheppard, Jr., Y. E. Seigler, Clerk. Voting Place. School House. Talbert’s Store—J. C. Dowtin, P. N. Talbert, Jacob Langley, Beulah and a bystander to be designated Smith, Clerk. Voting Place, School House. had as his best man Jennings Gary Dorn of McCormick. Mrs. Dukes is the attractive and talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Gunter, of Leesville, and has spent much of her time after a voter’s ballot has been pre- Rehoboth — H. Strom Culbreath, E. Freeland, Mrs. Edward pared, the bvstander so appointed Gilchrist, E. M. Morgan, Clerk. shall immediately go behind the g r orH rail. Neither the bystander appointed to assist the voter or the manaerer j Voting Place. D. L. Burnett’s Res- Votins Place. Morgan’s Store. Bell’s Store—Mrs. D. L. Burnett, C. C. Wrenn, D. L. Burnett, Cler<. has anv right to suggest to the voter the name or names of the with her aunt, Mrs. D. C. Talbert, candidate for whom he shall and Mr. Talbert, here, where she I vote, ?nd a violation of this rule . .. I will subiect the voter to be chal- has endeared herself to the people. len g edj a n d possibly result in a endeared herself to the people. - ' - - - She attended Winthrop College at Rock Hill. Mr. Dukes is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Dukes, of McCor mick, and one of its most popular and valuable young men. He attended the Blue Ridge Boys Preparatory School at Black Mt., N. C., and the Citadel at Charles ton. For the past two years he idence. White Town—Guy L. Jennings, Mrs. E. R. White, Mrs. Ruth Whito, Mrs. Georgia Campbell, Clerk. Vot ing Place.'E. R. White’s Residence. Bordeaux—Jno. B. Harmon, M. contest of the box. And the man- s. Willis. P. B. Moragne, A. S. Cade, agers are strictly urged that they Clerk. Voting Place, Cade’s Store, immediately report any inter- willington—Walter Brock, J. W. ference with a voter’s right to Morrah. Mrs. Viola Cowan, Mrs. L. select a candidate for whom he f. McNair. Clerk. Voting Place, desires to cast his ballot. ! McNair’s Store. From the time of the opening of Mt. Carmel—D. W. Harling, J. C. the noil until the announcement 1 Covin. W. Q. Mars, D. J. McAlli*- of the result and the signing of | ter. Clerk. Voting Place, McAllis- the official returns, no person ter’s Store. shall be admitted to the polling Clatworthv’s Cross Roads—H. D. place except the manager, duly authorized watchers and chal lengers, the Chairman of the Ex- GALLANT-BELK COMPANY HOME OF BETTER VALUES GREENWOOD, S. C. has been employed in the Le ecutive Committee or member of Tnurnpan Plante at Tnoona ra I the Executive Committee appointed lourneau Plants at Toccoa, Ga-,! in his stead t o supervise this poll- Brown, J. L. McComb, Mrs. Mr-" G. Link. Miss Frances Wilson, Clerk. Voting Place, Link’s SUrr Lyons—E. L. Hollingsworth, W. M. McKinney, J. E. Mosley, R. T. . ^ _ . _ r-- McKihnev. Clark. Voting Place, where they will make their home. * n g pi aC e. Provided, that candi- Lyon’s School House. Immediately following the cere- j dates voted for at such polling j Young’s—J. A. Young, W. K. mony Mr. and Mrs. Gunter enter- places may be present at the can- Long. Mrs. D. A. Young, Miss Mag- tained with an informal rcccntinn 1 vass of the v P^ es ’ and P r ° vl< J® d , gie Young. Clerk. Voting Place, tamea wim an inrormai reception. further tba t the canvass of the Young’s School House. Music was furnished by Miss vo t e s shall be open to the public.! McC ORMICK COUNTY DEMO- June Hughes, of Columbia. The I In the event that there is any lace covered dining table held the interference with. ^ ^ be ,, .. , ... . ... voter to cast his ballot or any oo- three tiered wedding cake which struct ion of the voting, it shall be the bride and groom cut and the duty of the managers to sus- which was served with iced pend the election until order is ounch bv Mrs W H Howie Mrs restored, or as may be provided punen, oy Mrs. w. n. nowie, Mrs. . mies of the party. J. H. Hughes, Mrs. R. L. Hughes, upon the close of the election, August 1, 1942. CRATTC EXECUTIVE COM MITTEE, J. FRED BUZHARDT, County Chairman, J. O. PATJTERSON, Secretary. McCormick, S. C., .j