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AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
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Attention Galled to
Markers In Primary
The 1939 General Assembly
made a very drastic change in the
use of markers in primaries.
The only voters who may be
assisted in the marking of their
ballots are those who cannot read
and those who by reason of phy
sical handicap, such as blindness,
paralysis or other disabling defect,
are unable to mark their ballot.
In an official opinion, tha At
torney General ruled that only
those illiterates registered under
the Grandfather Clause of the
Constitution were entitled to as
sist by reason of their inability
to read.
When a voter is entitled to as
sistance in the marking of the
ballot, he must obtain the assis
tance from a near relative, (hus
band and wife; parent and child;
brother and sister; or grandparent
and grandchild) but if no such
.near relative is present, he may
jfthen ask any other voter of the
precinct who has not assisted anv
other voter, to give him the assis
tance. If, however, there is pres
ent no near relative, or other voter
who has not marked another ballot
the voter may then, but only then,
call upon the registrar or a judge
of elections for assistance.
The registrar is required to
keep a record of all voters who
receive assistance and the names
of the persons giving assistance.
It is not only unlawful for anv
person to give assistance, but also
unlawful for any person to receive
or permit assistance except under
the terms of the Act.
The Act does not prevent mem-
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TRYON, N C., FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1940
Baccalaureate Service Sunday
Evening Tryon School;
At 8:00 P. M.
Processional—Mrs. Walter Jones.
Invocation—Rev. D. M. Me-
Geachy.
Anthem, ‘'‘Rejoice, Ye Pure In
Heart” (Messiter) —High School
Chorus.
Hymn, “My Country ’Tis of
Thee”—Congregation.
Scripture Reading: Prov. 3:13-26
—Rev. C. L. McGavern.
Prayer—Rev. B. G. Henry.
Anthem, “Mlake A Joyful Noise”
(Groton) —High Stehool Chorus.*
Sermon: “Real Life In A Chang
ing World”—Rev. Edward M.
Graham.
Hymn, “Faith of Our Fathers”
—Congregation.
Benediction—Dr. C. A. Lincoln.
Recessional—Mrs. Walter Jones.
Open Fishing Season
To Begin June 10th
W. R. McLean, Special Agent for
the Conservation and Development
Department of North Carolina,
stated today that the open season
for bass, crapie, perch, bream will
open on Monday, June lOtth. The
closed season on trout will begin
September Ist.
Mr. McLean said “the, depart
ment- wishes to stress the fact
that all who are planning to fish
this season should first secure a
license or a permit.”
The agent stated that a fine
would be administered to anyone
caught without the proper license.
Tuberculosis is largely a “poor
man’s” disease.