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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, October 26, 1944 fcCOKMlCh rvbllshed Every Thursdmy , . Kstabltstaed June ft. !••• CDMOND J. McCRACKEN Editor and Owner Rntered at the Post Office at Mi pormick, S. C., as mail matter o« the second class. •CBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year ftl.uu •lx Months .75 Months —-- 5«' ELECTION . . . . law , ' It is quite possible that we won’t , know who is going to be the nextf j President of the United States until , January 6, or later. j Although we will all be listening; eagerly to election returns on thej | iU*ht of November 7, and will prob-f ; ably hear before dawn on Novem-f ber 8, which candidate received the most votes, it may be that the people's choice will not become the i president. ' This strange turn of events could take place because of the wording of our election laws, as written in j the Constitution. The Constitution provides that we vote for electors, instead of di rectly for a President, and the elec- ! tors then vote for President. This ' provision was included in the Con-j < stitution because the authors of that famous document were not entirely^ 1 confident of the people's ability to j choose a leader. For the last 100 years voting for electors, instead of for a presi dent, has been merely a formality. The electors still cast their votes but automatically vote for the mart the people of their states have ‘ chosen. N However, if the electors wanted 3o, there is nothing in the laws oft ; *ur land which would prevent then) | from disregarding the people's in- 1 jtructions and voting for whomever they please. I And the politicians in several of the southern states are talking about taking advantage of this, legal loophole to defeat the New. Ueal. Whether they will actually ga through with this plan is anybody’s J uess, but if they do there is nc* oubt that they could upset the! ] whole election. J J MAJORITY custom * To win the election, according to' law, a candidate has to get the C ajority of the votes of the elec-- rs..But the electors are not even; obligated to vote for the candidates the* ballots. Thus, if some of thei iuthem electors want to, they can* as has been suggested and votejl Sen. Harry Byrd. And if enough’ If. them did vote for Byrd to pre- ^?.nt either Roosevelt or Dewey getting a majority, the elec- would then have to be decided the house of representatives. ' Accordirig to the election process, ' by law, the electors meet; their state capitals a month afteri fction day and cast their votes, vasults are then sent to Wash- r -_ m _nn and on January ft the senate [and boose hold a Joint session at [which the votes are counted results announced. ML of this process has, through: jm, become a mere formality which no one pays any attention, this year, because the election; been amended* . jthat session of congress at which the votes are counted may be a world-shaking {event. 8 If the electors should bring in a . third name and not cast a major- . ity vote for* any candidate, the law • provides that the house of repre- : sentatives shall immediately deter- , mine which of the three candidates shall be president. This would be I done by the representatives of each : * state voting among themselves and : finally casting one vote for their state. TRICKERY . . amendment * It would hardly seem that the electors would be keeping faith .with the people if they should use such trickery to swing the election. If they did it would certainly arouse public anger and the horse-and-bug- gy election law would be changed to prevent a reoccurrence. But the public would probably be powerless to do anything to prevent the man .elected by the house from becom ing president. The fact that this possibility has • arisen and is being considered, should be enough to bring immedi ate action in the new congress to amend the sections of the consti- • tution governing elections. But, even though the law may seem antiquated as well as unfair, there 1 are a good Vnany states which [ 1 might object to changing it. For • the elector setup gives the smaller states more influence in an election • than they would have if we voted : directly for a president. If we had , a direct election the majority of the; people would determine the winner, , but the vote in states like New York 1 or Pennsylvania would make the . vote in some of the smaller states ! seem like a drop in a bucket. But even though it might be diflfl- . cult to get rid of the elector system altogether, the law certainly could be amended to include a simple pro vision making it mandatory for the • electors to vote for the candidate supported by the majority of people in their state. 1 * Meanwhile, the decision on who ’ ■ will be our next president Is in the lap of the gods. i Make Your Own!] ’ Pattern No. 8687—You can have' the nicest lingerie in captivity fori a fraction of the cost of really^ good underwear if you cut and sew i your own—rayon satin in delicate pastels, white or flower-patterned crepes will make this well-fitted set for not too much money. . Pattern No. 8687 is in sizes 14,: 16, 18, 20; 40, 42 and 44. Size 16 requires 3 yards of 39-inch material for the slip; 1% yards for the matching panties. •W" Name * nr 2VMSt of peper»rcsK*M««rv»Y4gfepft» gfijure i . JUnri is cents in coin (fo» Bond Ufih pattern desired) to-J Patricia Dow Patterns 1156 Sixth Ave., Now York It, N. T. Ration Calendar For Week Of October 23 PROCESSED FOODS: Blue A8 through R5 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each. Blue tokens now invalid. Stamps good indefinite ly. MEATS AND FATS: Red A8 through K5 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each for use with tokens. Both good indefinitely. SUGAR: Sugar stamps No. 30, No. 31, No. 32 and No. 33 now good for five pounds each indefinitely. CANNING SUGAR: Sugar stamp No. 40 good for five pounds can ning sugar until February 28,' 1945. Apply to local boards for supple mental rations. SHOES: Airplane stamps No. 1 and No. 2 (Book 3) valid indefi nitely. Airplane No. 3 stamp be comes good indefinitely November 1. FUEL OIL: Period 1 4 and 5 cou pons from last year and Period 1 coupons for this season now val id. GASOLINE: A-11 coupons valid in Georgia, Florida, the Carolinas and Virginia through November 8. Three A-13 coupons in the new books will become valid for four gallons each November 9. Regis tration for new books in progress now. Rationing rules now require that every car owner write his license number and state on all gasoline coupons in his possession, as soon as they are issued him by his ra tioning board. X Watch a 4-H youngster busy with his learn-by-doing projects and ,see his Dad grow along with him. —'for the day when 44 Highways are Happy Ways 99 again! Tomorrow’s “dream bus” is much more than a dream. It is shaping up today, in full scale models that will soon be translated into gleaming fluted metal, curved plastic glass, new type chairs built for Ipng-trip relaxation — many features of comfort and efficiency we can’t even talk about now. Super-Coaches like this are coming, sure as Victory. Greyhound will piofieer in their design and will make all possi ble speed in their construction—with out relaxing, for one moment, its full time job of carrying war manpower. These startling new buses will not only replace equipment overworked by heavy wartime travel — they’ll give eleven million returning Service men and women (and travel-hungry millions at home) a more delightful way to see and enjoy “This Amazing America.” To Help “Shape Up” Vietonr Give all you can to your local War Chart or Com munity Fund. Spend enlistment in the WAVFS. the WACS and the SPARS. * ;\ STROM S CUT-RATE DRUG STORE Phone 95 f McCormick, S. C. GREYHOU ... > MARK EVERY GRAVE • . With our abundance of fine Monumental Granite so nea- this locality there is no reason why any grave should be neglectfcd. I am going to build my business on the founda tion of quality and fine workmanship at prices that anyone can afford the pay. Contact me for cemetery work of any kind from the finest memorial to the most simple tombstone. Those interested should write for my booklet, Memories In Stone. No obligation. BLUE RIDGE GRANITE CO., G. A. (GUS) PRICE* P. O. BOX 154 ELBERTON, GA. Ofnt -i>w 4 MODERN GLASSES ON CREDIT Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted Registered Optometrist in Charge NOTICE OF SALE OF ESTATE LANDS OF REV. O. T. PORCHER, DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha t by virtue of auth^ritv given by the will of Rev. O. T. Porcher, we, the undersigned Executors of I the Estate of Reverend O. T. Por cher, Deceased, will sell at public 1 auction, in front cf the court i Ouse door in McCormick. S. C., to the highest bidder for cash, on ’Monday, November 6th, 1944, dur ing the legal hours of sale, the following described tract of land, viz: “All that certain piece, parcel or tract cf land lying and being sit uate in McCormick County, South Carolina, containing two hundred and eighty-one and 84-100 acres, more or less, and bounded gener ally North by Willington Road, J. S. Stark, F. D. Porcher, J. Hem- minger and Estate of J. H. Rollin- j son. East by F. D. Porcher, J. Hemminger, Savannah River Pow er Company; South by Savannah River Power Company, M. G. and J. J. Dorn, Inc., and Redmond De- ; vaux; and West by Savannah Riv er Power Company, M. G. and J. J. Dorn, Inc., Redmond Devaux, R. i C. Perryman and Willingon Road. “This property was deeded by F. D. Porcher to O. T. Porcher on the 2nd day of July, 1936.’’ L. K. BREEDEN. WALTER GREGG. FRED A. ROGERS, S. S. TISON, Executors, Last Will & Testa ment of Rev. O. T. Porcher. NOTICE OF TAX SALE THE SOUTHS GHEBTtST CREDIT JEUJEIERS ! -JEWELER 5 ■ vouii Finn it pt frie□ mpns 1 826 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Bight Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye OlaaaM Professionally Fitted. 650 Broad Street Augusta, Oa INSURANCE Fire Insurance And All Other Kinds of Insurance In eluding Life Insurance. HUGH C. BROWN* McCORMICK, S. C. FINAL SETTLEMENT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. In The Court Of Probate. Notice is hereby given that Wil- mina M. Rowland. Executrix of the estate of Sudie M. Rowland, de ceased, has this day made appli cation unto me for a final ac counting and discharge as such Executrix, and the 30th day of Oc tober, 1944, at 10 o’cock, A. M„ has been fixed for the hearing of said petition. All persons holding claims a- gainst said estate are hereby noti fied to present same on or by a- bove date. J. FRANK MATTISON, Judge of Probate, McCormick Co., S. C. September 29, 1944.—4t. Productive soils and profitable yields can’t be picked off a tree like ripe plums; they take time and toil. Under and by virtue of a war rant issued to me by the Coun- 'T'rearur^r of McCormick Coun ty, I have seized the following de scribed property to satisfy the taxes due the State of South Car olina and the County of McCor mick, and the same will be sold to the highest bidder fir cash on salesday, Monday. November 6. 1944, during the legal hours of sale in front of the Ciurt House Door at McCormick, South Caro lina, and the proceeds of the sale will be applied to the payment of the said taxes and the cost of said seizure and sale, to wit: The property of H. J. Bussey (heir) and is described as follows: One lot.of land, in School Dis trict No. 25, McCormick County, S. C., bounded on the North by lands of Mrs. Mamie Walker, East by State Highway, South by Road to Mrs. J. M. Reese’s, West by lands of Mrs. L. E. Dukes, and perhaps others. F. L. BASS, Tax Collector, McCormick County. McCormick, S. C., October 14, 1944.—3t. AT FIRST SIGN OF A €r se666 Cold Preparations as directed WANT ADV. MEN & WOMEN—Top Coats. Overcoats, 100% all wool, to your individual measurements, $23.70. T. D. Miner, Plum Branch, S. C. Call 113R for your Super Swiss Giant Pansy Plants. Deason’s Florist, McCormick, S. C. Magazines—Over 3 thousand, in cluding Life, Time and Readers Digest. Drop me a card and I will call. Mrs. Foster Speer, Plum Branch, S. C. “Read ’Em and Reap” aUR ads