Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, June 24, 1943 j&mcnaU Mr. and Mrs. D. P. McCain of ^Nashville, N. C., spent a few days ^ere last week with his father, Mr. Q. p. McCain. Mr. H. E. Freeland of the Reho- both community was a visitor here Saturday. Mr. A. H. Latimer, who was re cently retired from the Navy Sup ply Department at Charleston, will wake his home here with his sis ter, Mrs. J. E. Bradley, i - Mr. Guy Jennings of the White Town community was a visitor here Saturday. of New Orleans, La., were visitors here Tuesday. Mr. Thomas Meriwether of Meriwether was among the visitors here yesterday afternoon. Mr. D. M. McGrath, Miss Helen McGrath and Mr. Michael Mc Grath spent the week end in Greenville with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Massey, Miss Hettie McGrath and Miss Annie Brown McGrath of Charlotte, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Bradley and family of Ninety Six and Mrs. C. A. Gilbert . and Miss Henrietta Gilbert spent-the past week end with Mrs. L. H. Edmunds of Port Royal. Mr. and Mrs. Orien Bryan and children, Delma and Howard, fcpent the week end with Mrs. Bry an’s mother, Mrs. J. B. Smith. Mr. E. P. Winn of Route 2 was rmong the visitors here Tuesday afternoon. Mr. James Bell, student at The Medical School of South Caro lina, Charleston, is spending a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bell. Mr. J. F. Myers and daughter- in-law, Mrs. Jack Myers, of Lin coln County, Ga., and Mr. 77. T. Reese, of Lincoln County, Ga., and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Duel Reese, Mrs. H. Drucker is in New York for ten days, buying fall and win ter merchandise for the H. Druck er store here. X Wells-White Plum Branch, June 15.—Marked by beauty and simplicity was the wedding on Sunday afternoon, June 6th. of Miss Juanita Wells to James Ellison White which took place at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Minnie Wells. The impressive ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Leroy Brown of Mayesville, Ga., assisted by the Rev. Harold T. Jester, pas tor of Plum Branch Baptist church. In the living room, before the mirrored mantle, which was bank ed by an improvised altar was arranged, using floor baskets ol white gladioli and fern, with lighted candles in candelabra. Prior to the ceremony Mrs. J W. Bracknell, pianist, renderec a program of nuptial music which included “Venetian Love Song,’ and “Schubert’s Serenade.” “Lieb- estraum” was played during the ceremony. Miss Louise Bracknell sang, “I Love You Truly.” Miss Mary Allene Wells, niece of the bride, lighted the candles. The bride and groom entered ‘unattended. The bride was be comingly dressed in powder blue romaine crepe, which featured a heavy lace yoke and touches of lace on pockets and sleeves. With this she wore a white hat and white accessories. Her shoulder corsage was of white rosebuds and blue delphinium. Immediately following the cere mony the bride’s mother enter tained with an informal reception. In the hall, where the guests were received, baskets of Madanna lillies and fern were used. The bride’s nieces, Mrs. Homer Con nell of Augusta and Mrs. Leroy Brown of Mayesville, Ga., pre sided at the bride’s book. During the afternoon the couple left for a brief wedding trip. For travel Mrs. White wore a two piece dress of blue print with which she wore a pink hat and white accessories. Mrs. White is the second daughter of Mrs. Minnie Freeland Wells and the late William J. Remember — You Always Save At... GALLANT-BELK COMPANY > — — i I.. hi ' ■ * DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GET YOUR NEXT PAIR OF SHOES? It’s easy! Bring in your War Ration Book 1 and let us take out Stamp 18 in ex change for a quality pair* of well-fitting shoes! In times like these , . . when you are walking more and shoes have to last longer — it’s a wise investment to use your sho e coupon for quality shoes . . . such as you will find in our big shoe department. BE SURE TO GET A GOOD FIT - - In order to enjoy the comfort of your shoes •7 - and to make them last longer - be sure you are correctly fit ted. Gallant-Belk Co. has the only X-Ray Ma chine for Fitting Shoes in Greenwood. Don’t wait until the last dav • . . . but use your cou pon now for quality shoes. Buy Shoes for j • -4-7 the Family at a •> Saving Here! £= 1 6 BIG FLOORS % Each filled with New and Desirable Merchandise. For Belter Values — Better Quality — and Better Selection . . . visit our complete department store. Just Received — A Big Shipment of BIRDSEYE DIAPERS BABY DEPT. — 2ND FLOOR BUY U. S. WAR BONDS GALLANT-BELK COMPANY HOME OF BETTER VALUES GREENWOOD, S. C. Wells. Mr. White is the only son of Mrs. Sallie Coleman White and the late W. Jasper White. They are both employed in the mercantile business of J. L. Bracknell. X Quarles-Bost Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harri son Quarles, Sr., of McCormick/* S. C., announce the marriage of their daughter, Sarah Douglas to Mr. Ernest Harold Bost Saturday, May 1, 1943 Rock Hill, South Carolina. At Home, Matthews, North Carolina. Mr. Bost is employed by The Southern Engineering, Charlotte, N. C., and Mrs. Bost is a teacher in the Matthews school. X Roberts-Cromer Miss Dolly Diana Roberts, daughter of Mrs. T. J. Roberts and the late Mr. Roberts, became the bride of Mr. Herbert J. Cro mer on Saturday, June 19, 1943, in a simple, yet lovely, ceremony at Main Street Methodist Church, Abbeville, S. C. The impressive ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. S. Edwards, in the presence of a few close friends and relatives. The bride, an attractive bru nette, was attired in navy blue with white accessories. ^ Mr. Cromer is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cromer of Greenwood. After a short wedding trip the young couple will be at home with the bride’s mother of Troy, S. C. X Muscle Man f Private Harry Michael Tanen of Chicago who set a new world’s rec ord in weight lifting at the Central ‘AAU tournament is shown in train ing in Maryland. Those machine g-rus he is carrying weigh 112 pounds apiece. They are usually ca..ied by several •men. -X- Rowe Rini^Arouim Pitcher Schoolboy Rowe of th» Philadelphia Phillies leaves hi place on the mound to tag ou Mel Ott of the New York Giant! at home plate in a game at tht Polo Grounds. Rowe was sinacd ii •.he left ankle and was forced fron the game on this play. X Hello Joseph E. Davies, personal rep resentative of President Roosevelt, Is shown before he left Premier Stalin to return to the U. S. >• i t (Each week In this space will be presented a picture and word portrait or someone whose* name is news.) •The Allied Tunisian victory really began on August 18, 1942. The Nazis had taken Matruh, a British base in Egypt; captured 6,000 British soldiers, and many planes and tanks. The British 8th army had retreated and strug gled to hold a 40 mile line from El Dabba to the Qattara depression. Into this scene of defeat was placed General Bernard Law Montgomery as commander of the harried British 8th army. •The blue eyed, sharp featured, slightly built, 54-year-old commander calmly rebuilt his defenses. War was not new to him. He had joined the British army in 1908. He was known as a cautious, reticent officer and was highly esteemed for his tact and skill. And he has been able to inspire his men with stirring messages. At Dunkirk he told them: “If you run out of ammunition, tear the enemy to pieces with your hands.” •When the Nazis were defeated in North Af rica it was no surprise to Montgomery. For after his first advance he had announced: • “We will not stop fighting now. We will wipe out all the Axis forces in North Africa.” | Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery j* Even ‘Super-Men" Eat Some of the 2,000 German war prisoners housed at Camp Breckin ridge, Ky., are shown marening to wie nie.s i.aa hl ...■— Italian prisoners, Germans must be watched at all times. Germans and Italians are never put into the same camps as the latter have 'nuch more affection for their captors than for their allie«. Cautious Advance on Attu An American soldier, engaged in mopping up operations on Attn island, is on guard for a possible sniper in this Japanese shack. Most of the Jap forces on Attu were either killed in battle or committed A Sign of the Times A prognostic warning is the csscnc? o e tn• 3 !!crn in the Oro h section ol New Guinea conlahiliig a r»c*»»we**i L.***.-»c*^— -——- Pat Year Payroll Savings on a Family Oasis ^ iVlaks 10 p^r cent Just a Starting Point -X & 0- S’*?* r- MB. MERCHANT The EYES of THE r COMMUNITY WOULD BE ON YOUR AD- IF IT HAD BEEN THIS ISSUE i n i rmwia