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I ' McCormick messenger, McCormick, south Carolina Thursday, March 28, iwo SkCORMICK mENGfR bed Every Thursday W Eatoblished Jane 5, 19M \ p EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Rdltor and Owner Entered at the Post Offlee at Me- Oermlck, S. C., as maU matter of : the second class. i SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months 450 OCR ANCESTORS WERE ALIENS as follows: “Apparently many people in the Northern States would like to pre vent any imports whatever into the United States. Their battle cry is the American market for the American producer! This bat tle cry rolls trippingly off the tongue, but it means death to the cotton farmer and the most seri ous injury to the tobacco farmer, the wheat farmer, and the hog farmer. In the long run, our stream of export products will dwindle to the same extent as our stream of imports.” txt Workers Will Be Noti fied When Federal Insurance Is Payable chairman, $2.50. Plum Branch, Mrs. J. L. Brack nell, chairman, $5.15. Clarks Hill, Mrs. E. C. Jefferson, chairman, $3.20. Modoc, Mrs. C. T. Bussey, chair man, $1.00. Mt. Carmel, Mrs. Hunter McKin ney, chairman, $10.55. Willington, Mrs. L. F. McNair chairman, $1.98. Clatworthy’s Cross Roads, J. T Link, chairman, 60 cents. Buffalo, Mrs. S. L. Britt, chair man, $5.16. Dowtin’s, Mrs. P. W. Roper chairman, $4.60. McCormick, Mrs. E. L. Rogers chairman, $53.75. Hollywood Theatre, Box, $4.65. Those community chairmen who haven’t yet reported are asked to do so as soon as possible. x Advises Not To Use The well-meaning and patriotic citizens who are urging Congress to pass new laws to prevent a _ ,,, ^ „ .. flood” of alien refugees from U” 4 * 1 th * wage earners ° f 4he entering the United States have b f c t ome ” ore * a “ 1Uar forgotten some things about w * tb the clalms-paylng mac mery wr T \li]b American history. They forget, i of ,he old -fS e a " d 0 su 7‘, v ° rs m ' Wrong LaDelS Un iVIUK for Instance, that under President surance system, the Social Secun- John Adams, more than 140 years Board will notity workers near- ago. Congress enacted laws aimed ‘"8‘ h< : a &® of « 5 4 of tbeir p ™ bable right to benefits. Miss Martha Pressly, manager of the Board’s office at Greenwood, S. C., an nounced today. The decision to at aliens which were so widely re sented that the Federalist Govern- ment was overthrown. More important, these good folk who are so afraid of a new wave extend this direc *’ P^al serv - ice to workers. Miss Pressly of immigration forget that they, themselves, are of alien descent. Every American traces his pedi gree to forefathers who left their native lands because they thought their opportunities were better over here. Most of the sixty-odd bills the subject now before Congress seem to be based on the theory that the principal criminal ele ment is composed of aliens. That is not the case. As Representative Bruce Barton points out* all of Die most notorious criminals of recent times are either native Americans or have purged them selves of their alien status by be coming naturalized. Some of the proposed laws would limit the number of 'persons ef certain races or religions who could be admitted to this country. There are some who would bar the Roman Catholic refugees from Poland, others who want to ex clude the Jewish refugees from Germany and Italy. The existing immigration laws are reasonably liberal. Under them no “flood” of people of a single race or country can come Ri except in driblets. America has absorbed the newcomers of all races and countries for more than 300 years. ‘ There is no reason to suppose that we have lost the capacity to instil the American Way into the newcomers of today and tomorrow. x Exports To South America In 1939 About $329,000,000 ex plained, is in line with the Board’s policy to do all it can to prevent a worker’s losing, through ignorance of his rights, any part of his bene fits. In the files of the Bureau of on .Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 1 there are, she explained, the personal records of .the nearly 48 Exports from the United States to South America amounted to ap proximately $329,000,000 in the calendar year 1939, or an increase cf nearly 10 per cent over the preceding year. This is the lar gest figure for many years and helps to offset the decline in ex ports to Europe resulting from the war. “This increase in exports to South America is of great im portance to the American farmer”, states the Chilean Nitrate Educa tional Bureau. “Europe has had to shift its purchases here from agricultural products to military xnpplies. South America, on the ether hand, is not only buying more agricultural products from the United States, but also more Industrial products, thus strength ening the farmer’s domestic mar ket.” It is pointed out that the South must export about half of its cot ton and half of its tobacco, but that the South cannot sell to other nations unless it also buys from them. Foreign countries can only pay for American prod ucts with American dollars, and they can only obtain American dollars by selling their own non competitive products to the United States. “Our commerce with Chile t is a good illustration of this”, the Bu reau states. “Total exports from the United States to Chile in 1939 amounted to $26,789,000, which is ky far the largest figure for the past ten years. One of the factors which made this export trade pos- jable was the sale of Chilean ni trate of soda in this country, a- mounting last year to a little over 630,000 tons. “To reserve the American mar ket exclusively for Americans means ruin to the farmer, ac cording to a recent statement by fiecretary of Agriculture Wallace, million men and women to whom social security account numbers have been assigned. Each of these records shows the date of the worker’s birth. Also in the files are the complete wage rec ords of all men and women who have been employed in industrial or commercial jobs at any time since the system went into effect on January 1, 1937. Shortly before his 65th birthday, photostats of the worker’s personal record, as it appears on his application for an account number, and of his wage record will be sent to the field of fice in the area where he was last reported working. “With these records at hand,” said Mi?’' Pressly, “the- manager of the office will invite the worker to examine them, particularly the wage record. The Board’s repre sentative will, of course, explain to him the few simple steips that must be taken to file a claim for benefits. She will also advise him as to the rights the members of his family may have to supple mental benefits.” x Baptist Church Has Good Training Union Study Course Here On last Friday evening the Mc Cormick Baptist church completed its largest Training Union Study Course in many years. Sixty-five were enrolled and the average at tendance was 59.5. “Living For Jesus” was taught the Juniors by the pastor, Rev. A. Thad. Persons; “Not Your Own”, was taught the Intermediates by Mrs. J. W. Ward of Darlington. “Growing A Church”, taught by Miss Virginia Freeland, a member of the McCor mick School Faculty, and “The New B. T. U. Manual”, taught by Miss Louise Bracknell of Plum Branch, were the courses offered the young people and adults. Following the examinations Friday evening a delightful social hour was enjoyed at the com munity house where delicious re freshments v/ere served. J. Fred Buzhardt, director, and his co-workers are striving to maintain the excellent attendance record of the past year and inten sify efforts toward the standards ‘of excellence in the various de partments. txt Report On Finnish Relief Funds In McCormiek County It has come to the attention of the County Health Department that milk is being sold by various dealers under labels of Grade “A” “B”, “C”, and “D”. It is believed that the milk dealers are pur chasing mis-print stoppers with grades on them and are selling the milk without realizing the nature of the offense. These grades are derived from a Code established by the United States Health Service and are a- warded after inspection and milk analysis by the Health Depart ment. To use these grades other wise is pot only a violation of the State Law but also a violation of the Federal Pure Food and Drug Act by misrepresenting the con tents of a bottle. It is permissible to use these bottle caps if the grade is scratched out before selling. If anyone wishes to produce graded milk they may apply to the County Health Department where their dairy will be registered for supervision, inspections and milk analysis made, and a grade a- warded accordingly. However, those not authorized please refrain from using grades to save prosecution. J. P. King, Jr., Sanitary Officer. WANT ADV. BABY CHICKS — BEST GRADE blood tested. Hatches Mondays and Thursdays. See us as to our livability guarantee before buying. Simkins Seed Co., Augusta, Ga. LOST—One Poland China shoat, black with white spot on left side, weight about 75 pounds. Reward for recovery. Della Marshall, Mc Cormick, S. C. Old mattresses sterilized and worked over like new. Also new cotton and inner spring mattresses made to order. Drop us a card to call for your work. B. J. Kirkland, Thomson, Georgia. Baby CHICKS $3.85 hundred. Heavy Mixed $5.85. RED or ROCK PULLETS $8.45 hundred. C. O. 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