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Met!bRMiat ME^SENCISR, MeCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1946 M»tr* .*sr\*~<r4+*V* >.•' HENRY J. GODIN O. D. Doctor of Oc«lar Science. ExclttsiYe Sifht Specialist. ■j Do not dispare or give up if your Eye Physician or Spectacle . Dealer cannot prescribe the glasses your eyes need to make you see comfortably and satisfactorily, ]ust remember there is a rea son. Perhaps it is their unexperience and knowledge of the marvelous new developments to aid subnormal Vision. I espe- ' cially invite the half blind and most complicated cases for ex amination. ’■ CONTACT LENSES PITTED. Offices 95^ Broad Street. ARTIFICIAL EYES PITTED. Augusta, Georgia Dr. James Bell, Roper Hospital, Charleston, spent the week end here with his parents. Postmaster and Mrs. J. E. Bell. : 0 i Mr. H. O. Watson of Mt. Carmel was among the visitors here Mon day. be in charge of the stenographic work in the office of the U. S. Forest senses. Mr. D. J. McAllister of Mt. Car mel was a visitor here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Britt and Miss Georgia Rose Britt of Little Falls, N. J., spent the Christmas holidays with relatives in the county out at Sandover. Mr. Winton Moore, Clinton, spent Sunday here visiting friends Mr. A. H. Latimer left yesterday and relatives. to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, Mr. A. J. Bristow,] Miss Imogene Sanders/ teacher at Bennettsville, today. .in the Waynesboro High School, J. C. Massey and Mr. Mike Mc Grath of Greenville, S. C., and Miss Annie McGrath of Charlotte, N. C., were visitors here in the home of Mr. D. M. McGrath dur ing the holidays. Mr. William Jennings, Boat swain’s Mate 2-c, U. S. Navy, Green Cove Springs, Fla., has re turned to duty after spending a leave here with his wife. Cadet Belton Harmon, Clemson College, Clemson, spent the holi days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harmon, Jr. Westinghouse Refrigerators, Maytag Washing Machines Now on display. S. STROM . McCormick, S. G Mr. Robert Strother, Wofford _ _ _ m v* . , . Waynes ^o ro ’ Ga '» spent the Christ-. College, Spartanburg, spent the Mr. R. T. McKinney and sister, mas holidays here with her. par- holidays with relatives and friends Miss Kathleen McKinney, left ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Sanders, yesterday to make their home at ) Honea Path. • ^ j Miss Sara Louise Strom, teacher c — at Red Springs, N. C., is spending Miss Virginia Miner, Greenwood, the holidays here with her par- spent the week end here in the ent s, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Strom, home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.: O. B. Miner. j Mr. H. M. Thompson of the .Bellvue community was a visitor Mr. James M. Bowick of Plum here Monday. Branch was a visitor here Monday. I J Mr. N. Gerard Thomas of Law- Miss Mary P. Sturkey, teacher ren ceburg, Tenn., visited in the at Clinton, has been visiting rela-|home of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Britt lives in McCormick during the the past week. Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Zeke Widincamp t Miss Tommie Parks has recently j and family, Betty Lue and Mack returned from a two months’^ spent the holidays with relatives training course in Asheville, N. C., and friends in Reidsville and and is now being transferred to Glennville, Ga. v Charleston, S. C., where she will Remember — You Always Save At... Guests of Mrs. John Crawford during Christmas were Mr. Robert W. Crawford of Loris, S. C., and Mr. and Mrs. George H. Waldroup of Augusta. in and near Plum Branch. Lt. and Mrs. Harold Strawhorn, U. S. Navy, Jacksonville, Fla., spent a few days here during the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Strawhorn. Word has been received here that Ensign S. D. Edmunds has been promoted to the rank of Lt. (j. g.) and now has command of an LCI. Miss Bertha Mae Harris student at Coker College, Hartsville, spent the holidays here with her moth er, Mrs. Bertha S. Harris. GALLANT-BELK COMPANY Mr. and Mrs. Arch Bradley Ninety Six and Mrs. C. A. Gilbert have returned from visiting rela tives at Port Royal and Wadmalaw Island. Mr. Bradley enjoyed deer hunt on the trip. Miss Carolyn Rice, student at Columbia College, Columbia, spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Rice, in Plum Branch. Cadet Joe Luke White, Clemson College, Clemson, spent the holi days here with his parents, Mr. of and Mrs. M. C. White. Miss Gladys Winn, student at Lander College, Greenwood, spent a the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Winn, in Plum Branch. Our 20th Year To Wish You A Happy And Prosperous NEW YEAR Y v .... Now we enter upon our 20th year of service to our many cus tomers ... some of whom we have served for all times dur ing our past 19 years and others who have recently found that they ALWAYS SAVE when they SHOP AT GALLANT- BELK CO. ' - WE ARE TRULY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE PATRON AGE YOU HAVE FAVORED US WITH IN PAST YEARS! We want to improve our service to you if possible. Advise us of your Wants. Our business is to supply you with mer chandise at lowest prices possible. Our passenger elevator service to our second and third floor Bargain Loft . . . our two delivery trucks — all at your command! We again thank you for past patronage and look forward to being of all service possible to you during 1946. OUR BARGAIN LOFT IS NOW FILLED WITH MANY MONEY-SAVING ITEMS AND EACH TIME YOU ARE IN TOWN BE SURE TO VISIT OUR BIG BARGAIN LOFT AND ALSO OUR BARGAIN BASEMENT, MAKING US SEVEN FLOORS. ' ' S T rT ” 1 Many unusual values in every department throughout our entire store — where you save money on every item. Let us serve you. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Carpenter of Greenville spent the past week end with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown. Cadet Hugh Hadsock, Clemson College, Clemson, spent the holi days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hadsock. Miss Jo Smith, student at Lan- [der College, Greenwood, spent the holidays here with her parents, (Mr. and Airs. W. N. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McGrath of Charleston and Mr. and Mrs. W. jB. Storey and sons, Derry', Bert and Tony, of Calhoun Falls, were Miss Barbara Owings, student at Lander College, Greenwood, spent the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. C Owings. Willis-TaTbert Miss Julia Lee Wjllis apd SJ$Z3*'«- man (fc) W, Jones' 4 halbert of kb? United States Navy, were quiet!/ married Saturday evening, Decem ber 8, at the McCormick Baptist pastorium with Dr. L. K. Simpson officiating. Only relatives of th* young couple witnessed the single ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. Allen P. Willis of McCormick. Since her graduation from the Plum Branch High School she has held a secretarial position in Charlotte, N. C. For her marriage she chose a powder blue wool suit with whia. she used black accessories. Her corsage was of pink carnations. Mr. Talbert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Talbert of McCor mick. He has been in service for the past four years. .< Following a trip to Florida the couple will make their home Li Charleston. Riggs-Langley Miss , Dorothy Smith, student at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, spent the holidays here with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith. Cadet Robert Hanvey, student at Clemson College, Clemson, spent the holidays here with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hanvey. Miss Lucretia Roper, Columbia, spent the week end with her par- | visitors here in the home of Mr. i ents, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Roper, of ! and Mrs. John T. McGrath dur- ! near town. ing the holidays. ' ’ Cadet Johnny LeRoy, Clemson Cadet F. P. Deason, Clemson College, Clemson, spent the Christ- I College, Clemson, spent the holi- , mas holidays with his parents, Mr. days here with his parents, and Mrs. - F. P. Deason. Mr. and Mrs. Robert LeRoy, Bellvue community. Miss Hal Dowtin, student at [Erskine College, Due West, spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dowtin, of the Dow- [tin community. Miss Henrietta Gilbert, teacher in the Cheraw schools, Cheraw, I spent the holidays here with her her home here, mother, Mrs. C. A. Gilbert. of Mr. Carl Henry Strom, student at the University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., spent the holidays here with his parents. Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Strom. Friends of Mrs. O. B. Miner will regret to learn of her illness at Miss Mary Louise Seigler, stu dent at Brenau College, Gaines- Iville, Ga., spent the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Seigler. Miss Amanda Collier, student at Newberry College, Newberry, spent [the holidays in Plum Branch with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James J. Collier. Miss Anne Bussey Seigler, teach er at Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga., spent the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Seigler. Mr. Charles Sanders, student at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, spent the holidays here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Sanders. GALLANT-BELK COMPANY HOME OF BETTER VALUES GREENWOOD, S. G Miss Ella Bradley Faulkner, teacher in the Batesburg-Leesville school, Batesburg, spent the holi days here With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Faulkner. Mr. Dumont Holliday, S 1-c, U. S. Navy, Green Cove Springs, Fla., is here on leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Holli day. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Rondeau of Lockhart, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. Mr. Bruce Jaynes, student at the University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., spent the holidays here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Jaynes. Miss Miriam Edmunds, student at the University of South Caro lina, Columbia, spent the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Edmunds. Miss Irma Arrington and Mr. James Arrington, Charleston, spent the week end here with their mother, Mrs. W. S. Arring ton. Dr. and Mrs. C. K. Epting spent the holidays with relatives at Newberry. Lieutenant and Mrs. Audley H. McCain and Mrs. McCain’s mother, Mrs. B. L. Williams, of New York, visited Lieutenant McCain’s moth er, Mrs. Fannie Kate McCain, McCormick for the holidays. On December 22nd at 4:30 p. m_ Mrs. Helen Stevens Rip;s oil Kingsport, Tenn., became tli.* bride of Claude A. Langley uL Westwood, California, in a simple, but impressive ceremony, at th? home of the bride’s sister, Mrs- Edwin C. Rice, and Mr. Rice, Lx Plum Branch. Only members of the immedia.^ families witnessed the double rinj ceremony, which was performt^ by Rev. William E. Brant, pasw.- of the Plum Branch BaptU* Church. The reception hall and living room were thrown en suite, an.i an improvised altar on one side xZ the living room was arranged be fore a picturesque mirror. Ivy was used against a background white, and tall white baskets o * either side were filled with fati. a made white with artificial sno«. Candelabra holding six whi.^ tapers were arranged in beds ci ivy on the maptel and piano. Miss Louise Rice, niece of the bride, rendered the wedding musi.., which included Venetian Love Song, Lohengrin’s traditional Wed ding March and Brahm’s Lullaby, played softly during the ceremony_ Pribr to the wedding march, Wilkins lighted the candles. The bride and groom entered together and were unattended. For her wedding the bride was most becomingly dressed in a tai - ored two piece wool suit in choco late brown. With this she wca? a white silk blouse, brown veiled hat, and other accessories in. brown. Her shoulder corsage of white carnations. i / Following the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Rice were hosts to an the informal reception. The dining room was fittingly touched wita. Christmas colors, and the table, covered with an imported lace cloth, was centered with a sHver bowl of holly. Tall red candles Li silver holders were used on either side. Misses Carolyn Rice and Bettye Ann Langley, nieces of the bride and groom, respectively, as sisted in serving block cream ani Individual bride’s cakes. Receiving with the bride and groom were their mothers, Mrs. Lucy Stevens and Mrs. Lillie Lang ley. Both were dressed in black crepe and wore shoulder corsages of salmon pink gladioli. Mrs. Langley is the youngest daughter of Mrs. Lucy Stevens and Mr. P. C. Stevens, formerly of Johnston, S. C. She is a gradual? of Emory Hospital School of Nurs ing in Atlanta, Ga., and for sev eral years has been Director of Nursing at the Kingsport Hospital in Kingsport, Tenn. Mr. Langley is the son of Mrs. Lillie and the late Mr. Julian J. Langley of Plum Branch. He is connected with the Westwood Fruit Growers Exchange in West- wood, California. After a brief wedding trip and a few days’ visit to relatives in Plum Branch and in Augusta, Ga.. they have gone to make their home in Westwood. in The Buffalo Grange will meet Thursday night, Jan. 10th, at 7:15 o'clock at the Buffalo school house. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Brown announce the birth of an 11 pound girl on Nov. 25th. She has >een named Dolores Ann. Card Of Thanks We wish to express our thanks to each and every one for the kindness shown our wife and mother during her illness and death, especially our near neigh bors and Dr. Workman. May God bless each and every one. James F. Wideman, And daughter. \