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i-.t : • * vh*?-" - '■ v '^iv; - V -J * ■ ■ true to ourselves, our neighbors, our country and our god. Forty-Fatuth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMlCK, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1945 -W • ( Christmas ^Jarly .w^li./IUsfed Bay tSii® laifenf 4Wfe 'brnsK^'k^ rr i' Ed. Not*: Thi* newspaper has or- ^ ranged with the Washington Bureau of National Weekly Service, 1616 Eye Sl \ N» W^ Washington 6, D. to answer , questions pertaining to servicemen and veterans. These questions will be an- steered in this column if addressed as above. No replies can be made by mail, but this paper will print answers to all questions received. Q. I wms a civilian pilot and enlisted in the air corps for train ing as an army pilot. I was in training for ten months, bnt be cause of a surplus of air pilots was told by superior officers 1 could ; apply for a discharge. 1 received {an honorable discharge. Am I en titled to benefits under the G.I. bill r of rights?—J. Me., Lake Ronkon- koraa, N. Y. A. The war department says air corps reserve pilot-trainees are considered to have been on active duty and upon honorable discharge are entitled to benefits under the G.I. bill. Q. Can a wife of a World War I veteran receive a pension or aid • at the death of her husband?— Widow, Miami, Texas. A. Yes, the widow of a World War I veteran is entitled to a pension. Write to your regional Veterans’ administration office at Dallas, Texas, setting out your case in full, giving all the details you have of your husband’s war record. Q. Please give me the number of points and the system of com- , puting points for a navy man.—L. A., Ardmore, Ckla. A. According to the latest rul ing as of this date, 44 points is required for discharge of a navy enlisted man, computed as follows: • % point for each year of age, ^ point for each month of active serv ice J Vt point for each month of service at sea, and 10 points for dependency. In addition any naval enlisted man with three children is entited to discharge. Q. My brother has already re ceived Jgsj&ischarge and I am still in service. Could we get a Joint loan to buy a small farm which we could farm together?—L. E., Raytown, Mo. A. If you are referring to a guaranteed farm loan under the G:I. bill, file answer is No. But after you receive your own dis charge, your brother and yourself, as veterans with honorable dis charges, could obtain a joint loan guaranteed up to $2,000 for each of you, or $4,000 for the purchase and joint operation of a farm. Q. Can you tell me whether or not any money I receive from the government* for ; schooling under the G.I. bill would be deducted from any pension or bonus which may be granted to veterans of this war? —Dan, Bonner Springs, Kas. A. The Veterans’ administration says that any money you receive for schooling would not be deduct ed from any future disability pen sion, but as the law now stands, the provision is, that money spent on a veteran’s education will be deducted from any federal bonus he may be awarded in the future. Q. If a veteran is eligible for schooling under the G.I. bill must the school he chooses be within the United States? — A. B. L., Carth age, N. Y. A. No. The Veterans administra tion says the institution may be outside the United States provided it is approved by the Veterans ad ministration in Washington. Q. What is the difference between active and combat duty? — M. O., Wapello, Iowa. A. Active duty is when a man reports to the armed services for duty. He may be stationed any where in this country, for instance. Combat duty is when he is serv ing in the fighting zone in actual combat. Q. If an army man Is discharged for dependency reasons, is he en titled to mustering-out pay? — A reader, Lakewood, N. J. A. No, not unless he has served overseas. — " "::.V Number 2S( Mrs. Lizzie Self Claimed By Death • Mrs. Lizzie Corley Self, wife of tchnnie L. Self, died Saturday af ternoon at 3:30 o’clock following in illness of several months. Funeral services were conducted n the McCormick Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 3:39 o’clock with her pastor, the Rev. M. E. Boozer, officiating, assisted by Dr. L. K. Simpson, pastor of he McCormick Baotist Church. r ntorment followed in the McCor mick cemetery. Pallbearers were J. Bruce Walk er, J. Frank Mattison, W. E. Chamberlain, J. L. Smith, W. L. Brown, J. B. Harmon. Mrs. Self was the only daughter of the late James A. and Mrs. Lvdia Jennings Corley, pioneers of this section. Besides her husband, a niece. Miss Eloise Corley, teacher at Clearwater, S. C., survives, along with two brothers, J. R. Corley, McCormick, and J. W. Corley, Judge of Probate of McCormick county and several other nieces and nephews. She was a member of Republi can Methodist Church from early childhood. */ s. w— S. C. Doctors Find Black Widow Spider Antidote Plum Branch News McCormick County «/ Makes Another Rec ord In Bond Buying (Too late for last week) On December 5 the members of the Plum Branch Home Demon stration Club, with their hus bands, were hosts to many re- - . .f -g •* Plum Branch School News Two doctors snorted sppctacu- turned servicemen at a banquet lar success in the treatment of a at the schoolhouse. Rev. W. A. Black Widow spider bite with neo- Brant made a short address, and ._ r . i-myr To-»yr I , ' 4iprrr 'to‘' methvlsulfate. a syn- Mrs. Elsie Chandler gave an ap- Mr. And Mrs. L. M. f hetic drug which has been noted propriate reading. Patriotic songs '~‘and Christmas carols were sung Citizenship Roll The first grade will be judged for citizenship the next six weeks. 2nd Grade- Jean Wilkie. Howard White, Winky Langley. 3rd Grade— John Luther Bracknell, Edward Strother, Lila Gable, Bobbie Langley, Joe Wylie Crawford. 4th Grade— None. 5th Grade— Jean Creswell, Elise Langley, Charley Ann Miner. 6th Grade— Doris Shrine. 7th Grade— Rose Marie Creswell. Christmas Prorram The Christmas holidays for Plum Branch sclibol begin Dec. 18 and end Jan. 2. On Dec. 18 at eleven o’clock the children will present the following program, j Our friends and parents are cor dially invited to attend. I The first and second grades will give a play at the Christmas d roe ram. The play is about Mother Goose’s children helping Santa Claus make toys for the children everv year. Ben Allen White, Second Grade. “The Christmas Spirit”, a play, will be given by the 4th and 5th grades. A group of third graders will recite Christmas poems. The 6th and 7th grades will give a pantnmine, “The Christmas Story Retold.” The different rooms will have Christmas trees and the children will exchange gifts. We hope that Santa can come by for the Christ mas trees. 4-H Clubs Meet The 4-H Clubs met at Plum Branch School last week. Christ mas poems were given by Eliza beth and Dot Wall. The group enjoyed a- contest on the life of Jesus. This was an original con test by Rose Marie Creswell and Betty Ann Langley. The boys and girls sang Christmas carols. Afier sentence prayers the meet ing was adjourned. By Betty Ann Langley. County Lunch Worker’s Meeting On Dec. 14 the county lunch room workers met at the Plum Branch school. Mrs. Creighton conducted an interesting discus sion about simple kitchen equip- ment.^ She gave a new recipe for lish meai-awith informa* for its effect hr decreasing muscle , fatigue, according to the Decem ber 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical association. James E. Bell, Jr., M. D.. intern, Roper hosnital, and John A. Boone. M. D.. assistant professor of medicine at the Medical College _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ , of the State of South Carolina, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Morgan en- wrote that since no relief was ob- tertained members of the Reho- tainable for tlvdr natient by the both Home Demonstration Club usual method of treatment, they and their families <m Friday night ul;rf } infection 0 f neostigmine with a most delightful Chrstmas me thylsulfate with atropine, and Morgan Entertain With Christmas Party party. Assisted by Mrs. W. A. Winn, Mrs. Strom Culbreath. Mrs. Ed- within 15 minutes a change for the better was evident. Within , , . . . w „ , °ne hour there was complete re ward Gilchrist and Mrs. W. P. n e f ^ mU s C le snasm and oain. Culbreath, Mrs. Morgan served an oyster supper with ambrosia and cookies for desert. Mrs. Edward Gilchrist, president of the club, was in charge of cere monies and she brought a beau tiful Christmas message, using as her subject, “Jesus, The World’s Peace.” Visitors were welcomed by Mrs. Strom Culbreath. Among tv»c visitors were two veterans, Walter Culbreath, who spent near ly three years in Italy, and Harold Winn, who was in India for nearly three years. Christmas evergreens and potted oHrts were used in the two re ceiving rooms. tion about securing interesting material for use in school lunch rooms. The hostess, Mrs. Lillian Tr rpeia r, d. served pie and coffee. Mrs. W. E. Crawford. P. T. A. president, was a special guest at the meeting. New P’av-Ground Equipment We are enjoying two new soft- balls and two new bats. We plan to get a volley ball and football too. The children are buying these with the money they made selling magazines. Clean Plate Honor Roll for the week in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades are: Eugene Finley, Ellen White, Em a jane Miner, Bobbie Langley, Cecil Wall, Lila Gable, Sallie Lev- erette, Larry Bowick. Emalean Jennings, Jo Miner, Shirley Wall, Thomas White, Jean Creswell, Elise I.angley, Sara Freeland, Na than Finley, Janie Gable, Joan Seigler, Sonny Wall, Doris Rey nolds. Christmas Seals heM The Black Widow snider is wide ly distributed In the United States, being especially prevalent in the Southern states, the Ohio vallev and the Western coastal region. It is s**inv pnd coal black and is marked with an hourglass-shaped snot of red or orange .on the mid dle of the abdomen. It inhabits dimly lighted secluded places. The mtient upon receiving the bite feels a sharp, stinging sen sation which is very painful but lasts only a moment. Fifteen m *5 minutes later pain begins to radiate from the region of the t^te. Acc n rcMng to the authors f be pain is “most severe in the abdomen prd legs hut also spreads generally f o the back, shoulders and arms ” Previously, neostigmine has been osed in a wide variety of diseases in which muscular paralysis, spasms, tension or spasticity and rramns were important svmptoms. Investigators working with this drug have reported that patients treated with neostigmine showed re’evation of muscular spasms, relief from pain, increasing strength and improvement in muscular coordination. Mine Lodge, No. 117, Elects And Installs Officers For Year The regular communication of Mine Lodge. No. 117, A. F. M.. was Mondav night in the lodge Some of nur children are buying hall, at which time the following Christmas Seals. The proceeds go officers were elected and installed to help tubercular patients, so we for the ensuing year: hope that everybody will have a s. D. Gdes. Ma^er, part in this worthy cause. Merry Christmas! This will be our last news col umn before the holidays. We hope that our friends and parents will have a Happy Christmas. Let us be thankful for Peace, and re member those . who have paid so highly for it! T S. W. W. H. Weldon. J. W., J E. Bell, Treasurer. W. W. Keown, Jr.. Secretary, G. C. Wilder. S. D., J. G. Dorn, J. D., L. R. Bussey, Sr. Steward. J. T. Forrester. Jr. Steward, Jack Scruggs, Tyler. 4 About thirty-five servicemen, some of whom were accompanied by their wives, were present. Miss Louise Bracknell is at home after teaching a Baptist Training Union class at Woodruff. Recent visitors here include: Miss Willie May Humphreys, of the WAVES: Dr. and Mrs. James King, of Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. Lowe, of Edgefield; Capt. Guy Carr; Miss Annie Humphreys, Woodruff; Miss Carolyn Freeland, a recently discharged WAC; Rev. and Mrs. A. Q. Rice, Spartanburg: and Miss Mary Robertson; R. J. Sturkey, North Carolina. Pvt. Grady Willis has been re leased and is visiting relatives here. His brother, George, is ex pected home from thfe Philippines next month. Lieut. Wm. Thos. Wells, of the European sector, and Major Joe M. Robertson, of China, are thought to be on the way home now. Earl Collier, U. S. Navy, is at home on leave. Mr. J. L. Bracknell is erecting a six room residence on the va cant lot between the Baptisf and Methodist parsonages. Mrs. Para Coleman and her two small children now occupy ‘he second floor of the local eacherage. Mr. O. L. Sturkey has recently : nst Piled an electric pump at his residence. Our local school now enrolls seventy five punils. The teachers are Mrs. Elsie Chandler, principal; Mrs. Virginia Culbreath, and Mrs. Wm. Freeland. Mrs. Frank Free land is in charge of the lunch room. , Mrs. Dewey White and Mrs. C. L. Wideman are recovering from recent surgical operations, the former at an Augusta hospital, the latter at Anderson. Capt. Archie Langley, recently discharged from the army, has resumed his former work as a soil conservation agent in Ala bama. Misses Amanda Collier, Carolyn Rice and Gladys Winn, Plum Branch college students, were re cent week end visitors here. Work on the rural electric light line to the west of town is pro gressing. Quite a number of homes in that section will install electric fixtures. Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Brant were recent visitors to Greenville. The attendance at the St. Paul Sunday School here on Dec. Services At The Church Of God Every Sunday Regular services at The Church rf Gcd every Sunday. Sunday School at 10 o’clock; preaching at 11 o’clock: Y. P. E. each Sunday at 6 o’clock; preaching at 7 o’clock. Everybody welcome. Rev. J. E. Sechrest, Pastor. Our Christmas program will be Sunday night at 7 o’clock. Every body welcome at The Church of God. tXl Services At Presslv ef Memorial Church McCormick Countv has again made a record for herself in ex ceeding the overall bond quota of $108,000 to reach an all time high of $270,810.25 or 250.75 per cent of its ouota. County Chair man G. J. Sanders states, how ever, that the quota for E Bonds has not been reached, and he ureres that before Dec. 31st indi viduals try to bring this quota up. Mr. Sanders received the fol lowing telegram this week from Christie Benet, State Chairman: “Please accept my warm con gratulations for your county hav ing made its overall quota. Once more the leadership that you and your co-workers have given the men and- women of your county has brought a splendid response. I send my official and personal thanks to jjou and your workers and to the people of your county X Mt. Carmel News Next Sunday Services will be held at Pressly i Memorial A. R. P. Church Sunday, 'December 23, 1945, at 11 A. M. I Dr. I. E. Reid, of Erskine College Faculty, will deliver the address. The public is cordially invited. X Special Christmas 1 Service At Plum 1 Branch Baptist Church Dec. 23rd. Mt. Carmel is covered with a blanket of snow today, but it is melting rapidly during the af ternoon. It is the first snow of the season. Chief J. J. White and friend, Chief Peterson, of Clinton, N. C., spent the week end in Mt. Carmel. Cadet John McAllister of Clem- son College spent the past week end at his home here. Miss Sallie T. Cade of Converse 2c liege is enjoying a pleasant 'isit with her mother, Mrs. J. D. Cade, and family. Many friends ire so glad to see her age in. Miss Nita Curtis was a visitor in McCormick Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Horton were visitors in Anderson last Tuesday. Mrs. J. D. Cade was a visitor in Anderson one day last week. Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. Hunter McKinney and Sen. L. L. Hester were visitors in Columbia Monday. Mt. Carmel citizens were sad dened and grieved this morning when word was received here of the death of Mr. Herman Smith which occurred out west in an au tomobile accident. Mr. Smith has been out west for sometime, but particulars of his death are not known yet. The brothers and sisters have the heartfelt sym pathy of all. Our latest news from Mrs. W. B. Sharp said Col. Sharp was get ting along nicely hut it may be a couple of weeks before he can come home. x Card Of Thanks Special Christmas Services at Plum Branch Baptist Church Sun day evening, December 23rd, at 6:30 o’clock. The public is invited. X Services At Buffalo Baptist Church, 23rd Sunday school will begin at Buffalo Baotist Church next Sun day morning at 10 o’clock, with preaching by the pastor, the Rev. W. E. Brant, following the Sun day school. X Santa Claus To Be At Hollywood Theatre % December 24th, Christmas Eve afternoon, Santa Claus will be at the Hollywood Theatre at 1:30. Everyone will be admitted free. Bring a child to see Santa Claus! There will be a comedy, then *he children will go on the stage to tell Santa Claus what they want for Christmas. X Conservation Week As last week was Conservation Week, G. L. Sharpton, County Ranger, visited the schools in the county and held conservation week programs. There were programs held for Arbor Day also, which came De cember the seventh.- These programs were interesting as they were about our forests. X . Card Of Thanks We wish to express our sincere 9 thanks for every kindness ren- was the largest of the year. The dered us during the illness and I primary -department had charge death of our dear wife and aunt, of a -most interesting program, and for the many expressions of Rev. M. E. Boozer preached an sympathy. We appreciate all of j excellent sermon, and a substan- it very deeply, i tial offering was made for the J. L. Self, I temperance work in Columbia. j __ Eloise Corley. 4 I wish to express my sinc'r? thanks to the many friends, neighbors, and church organiza tions for their thoughtfulness dur ing my illness. I appreciated the lovely cards, flowers, trays, and visits very much. v • Sue Ellen Campbell. x