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TSUI TO OUBSKLVKS, OUB NSIOHBOBS, OUB COUNTRY AND OUB GOD.
Thirty-Ninth Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1941
Number 34
HMHUKTO
Washington, Jan. 20.—Wendell
L. Willkie, titular head of the Re
publican party/ last week at
tempted to throw a monkey
wrench into the planned opposi
tion to President Roosevelt’s “All-
Out" aid-to-Britain bill by an
nouncing that he favored the bill’s
provisions with the very minor
reservation that a two-year time
limit be placed on Presidential
powers.
While proponents of the bill arc
hailing his statement as a forth
right, honest appraisal that should
effect immediate passage of the
bill in its entirety, or with a few
minor changes, the opposition is
cautiously silent. Informally,
many Republican house and sen
ate members condemn the former
candidate's statement, but offi
cially it is being ignored.
The opposition, however, is still
very voluble on the bill itself.
This bill, number 1776, as it hap
pens, proposes to give the Presi
dent the unlimited right to “sell,
transfer, exchange, lease, or other
wise dispose of? any defense arti
cle which the President may deem
advisable to transfer to another
nation. It contains provisions for
goods to be manufactured on gov
ernment order and paid for from
the national treasury—these goods
to be subject to transfer as the
President orders. It also carries
a provision for the repair of
British warships in American ports
—in fact, the bill, as it stands, is
so all-encompassing, that it gives
the President power to do every
thing except send men to the aid
of a country whose defense he
may think vital to the safety of
the United States.
Dewey Attacks Bill ^
New York's District Attorney,
Thomas E. Dewey, came out with
a scathing indictment of the bill,
enumerating the unprecedented
powers it would give the Presi
dent and stating: “This is the
time for national unity. The Pres
ident’s proposal is a grave blow,
not only to national unity but to
all free government everywhere.”
Former President Hoover and
former Republican candidate, Al
fred M. Landon, also strongly con
demned the bill, the latter calling
it “the first step toward dictator
ship.” Members of both House and
Senate joined in a minority con
demnation and promised a terrific
battle before the bill was passed.
However, the President’s adherents
backed it strongly, many saying
tfiat its provisions did not go far
enough. Representative Sol Bloom,
Democrat of New York, and chair
man of the powerful House For
eign Affairs Committee stated:
1 “This bill follows the line of the
President’s address, and if it ac
complishes the purpose of giving
aid to the democracies, I have no
doubt that it will meet with pop
ular approval.”
There undoubtedly will be
changes in the bill before it is
passed. The time limit which Mr.
Willkie thought advisable, will be
probably inserted. Certification
from the army and navy that
goods are not necessary for our
own defense requirements may be
demanded, but there is little doubt
that bill 1776 will pass both
House and Senate without any
vital revisions.
Long Debate Expected
There has been some discussion
of voting a Cloture in the Senate
to prevent a filibuster—but this
means, a limit could be placed on
debate. But such a move has
never been made when vital legis
lation was before the body, and
it is doubtful if it could be forced
through.
It is expected that debate may
last well into March before final
consideration. Despite condem
nation of the delaying tactics of
the opposition, it will be given
thorough hearing and the country
Men Leave For
Year’s Army Training!
Grand And Petit
Jurors Drawn
Nine young men have been se
lected for a year's army training
by the local Selective Service
board and left here Wednesday
morning for Ft. Jackson.
They were James W. Faulkner,
Jr., James Russell Wilkie, Isaac
Newton Coleman, Otis Daniel
White, Otis Henry Bracknell, Rob
ert Owens White, Tate Crosby
Sanders, Wilbur Hazel Reames
and Fred Curtis Edmunds.
Five other men, James Arret
Arrington, Morton Dorn, Jr., Har
old R. Brown, Thomas Patterson
and John Nixon Talbert, left to
day for Charleston, where they
will begin a year’s training with
the National Guard.
Dempsey Bussey
Claimed By Death!
Grand Jurors for 1941, McCor-
nick County, are:
Hold-over members:
W. P. Parks, Jr.,
Bussey Bo wick,
D. H. Langley,
E. L. Hollingsworth,
Joe Mann,
D. T. Lagroon.
New members:
R. A. Buchanan,
J. R. Wilkie,
Ansel Hamlin,
Joe Sibert,
R. F. Garnett,
J. W. Robertson,
E. M. Winn,
Oscar Sturkey,
Hyman Drucker,
D. W. Trammel,
J. L. Freeland,
J. C. Young.
BUM IHEM
McCORMICK, S. C
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
January 24th and 25th, 7 P. M. and 8:45 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
' JANE WITHERS_KENT TAYLOR
Dempsey Bussey, 65, died Sat
urday morning at his home in the
Flat Rock section after an illness
of several years. He was a suc
cessful farmer and a life-long
resident of Edgefield county.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at
Red Hill Baptist church. The Rev.
Yates Frady, assisted by the Rev.
J. S. Dukes, conducted the serv
ices. Interment followed in the
adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Bussey is survived by his
wife, the former Miss Effie Robin
son; two daughters, Mrs. O. F.
Kendrick of North Augusta and
Miss Margie Effie Bussey of Mil-
len; Ga.; four sons, J. D., Glenn
and Leo R. Bussey of Edgefield
and J. Olin Bussey of Long Beach,
Cal.; two brothers, J. C. Bussey
and Frank Bussey of Modoc; one
sister, Mrs. Mamie Bussey McDan
iel of Augusta, Ga.; several grand
children, and a number of nieces
and nephews.
will have every opportunity *0f|
making its opinion felt in * Con
gress. r
The Latin American republics
may influence many votes on the
provision of the bill which calls j
for the repair of British ships ini
American ports. This provision ]
would override the Declaration of|
Panama which the American Re
publics entered into as a part of I
their cooperative endeavor to keep]
war from the America^ A specific
part of this declaration included:
“The American Republics shall I
prevent the fitting out, arming or
augmenting the forces or arma- January 15, 1941.
ment of any ship or vessel to be Mrs. G. E. Campbell,
Petit Jurors for first week Feb
ruary term of court, beginning
February 3rd, are:
J. O. Patterson, Jr.,
S. O. Bouknight,
J. L. Mason,
Manley Willis,
W. P. McDaniel,
Barney Weeks,
H. R. Miner,
F. A. Cosey,
J. T. Link,
G. C. McKinney,
J. W. Wilson,
E. R. White,
J. W. Faulkner,
James W. Shannon,
L. W. Bowick,
W. W. Brock,
J. E. White,
George Seigler,
Elmer McKinney,
J. W. Christian,
M. L. Link,
W. M. Harmon,
H. D. Wideman,
R. T. Smith,
Robert McKinney,
J. B. Deason,
W. F. White,
C. L. Williams,
W. L. Dansby,
L. C. Rich,
J. P. Robinson, Jr.,
B. S. Culbreath,
Oscar Butler,
W. R. Bodie,
W. A. Langley,
J. W. Britt.
McCormick Public
Schools Honor
Thanks Legion
Auxiliary
Veterans Administration,
Columbia, S. C.,
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the belligerents, to cruise or com
mit hostilities against another
belligerent.”
Largest Budget
In the meantime, the largest
peace time budget in the history
of the United States lurks in the
background, and along with it,
the proposal to take the lid off
the debt limit. Informed quarters
are predicting its passage with a
minimum of debate as soon as
the “All-Out” aid bill is disposed
of, with, however, the debt limit
maintained at a level considerably
higher than the present $45,000,-
000.000 limit.
Almost lost in the turmoil over
the war bills and the budget are
various disputes arising from the
unsettled international situation.
Among them is that between the
Department of Justice and the
State Department. The Justice
Department is complaining about
the in-rush of foreign agents in the
guise of tourists and blames the
State Department for not checkin?
it at its source by denying visas to
prospective visitors unless they
can prove that it is to the inter
est of the United States to admit
them.
The State Department, in a deli
cate position because of our pro
fessed espousal of the British
cause while we are legally at peace
with Germany, answers that they
make the most thorough investi
gation possible before issuing visi-
Rehabilitation Chairman,
McCormick American Legion
Auxiliary,
McCormick, S. C.
My dear Mrs. Campbell:
I wish to thank the McCormick
American Legion Auxiliary for so
generously participating in the
Christmas plans for the patients
.n this hospital. The Auxiliary
3ift Shop added greatly to the
happiness of many of the patients
who had the opportunity given
tfiem of choosing gifts to be sent
to their families. The men also
received pleasure from sending
the stamped Christmas cards to
their dear ones.
I also wish to thank your Aux
iliary for the locker covers. The
patients enjoy having these bright
covers on their bedside lockers
and appreciate your kindness in
sending them.
Very truly yours,
S. C. Groeschel,
Manager.
Chestnut Ridge
H. D. Club To
Meet Friday P. M.
The Chestnut Ridge H. D. Club
will meet Friday afternoon, Jan.
24th, at 2:30 at the home of Mrs.
J. O. Patterson with fars. J. Fred
Buzhardt assisting hostess. All
members are urged to be present
tors’ visas and can do little more j to complete plans for the oyster
for fear of retaliation by a foreign j supper the club is sponsoring on
country. [Jan. 31st.
for them a speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cason of Ab
beville were spend the day guests
O 11 XT' Tk i I of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Watson
Koll r or .December I Sunday. Other guests for the
day were Mr. and Mrs. Will Cowan,
Mrs. Lewis Leslie and little daugh
ter and Mr. Warren Cowan.
Mr. J. J. White left Mt. Carmel
about 10 days ago for Charleston,
S. C., where he has accepted a
position in the defense work there.
Mrs. White will join him in Feb.
We regret very much to see them
leave here. They will be missed
very much, especially in the Pres
byterian Church and also the
Grange.
Mt. Carmel Home Dem. Club
held their first meeting for 1941
on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 14th,
I in the club room, with 14 members
and Miss Matilda Bell present.
The program was on citizenship,
[with Miss Lennie Covin, chairman.
It was very interesting and also
appropriate for the times. Miss
Bell outlined the work for the
year. Misses Florence and Susie
Patterson were the hostesses for
the social hour and served fruit
cake, white cake and grape fruit
jucie.
Miss Julia Cade was a visitor
in Anderson Monday.
Mrs. Dode Philips and David of
Due West were visitors here Tues
day. Mrs. J. W. Boyd accompanied
them home.
Mr. and Mrs. Inman Griffin and
daughter Louise of Atlanta were
week end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Hunter McKinney.
Sen. L. L. Hester left Tuesday
morning to attend the meetings
of the Senate this week.
Mrs. Etta Lindley, Bobby and
Elnita spent the day recently with
relatives at Bordeaux.
Nearly all the influenza patients
are are able to be up now. Mt.
Carmel has been fortunate so far
as we have had just a few cases.
FIRST GRADE—
Mary Ann Cosey,
Margaret Dansby,
Joan Holliday,
Connie McAbee,
Bettye Ann McNeil,
Billy Bruce,
James Franklin,
Charles Sanders,
Jimmy Smith,
David Wardlaw.
SECOND GRADE—
Cecil Alverson,
Phyllis Chamberlain,
Mary Grace Dansby,
Betty Francis Edwards,
Elizabeth Henderson,
Patricia Price,
Mary Ellen Reynolds,
Doris West,
Douglass Britt,
Joe Brown, t
Jacob Brown,
Ken Dowtin,
Pat Parks, ^
Billy Parker,
Sondley Robinson,
Joe Thomas Seigler,
Charles Simpson.
THIRD GRADE--
Janet Caudle,
Betty Jane Deason,
Frances Anne Dansby,
Anne Sanders,
Lillie Ellen Wise,
Leonard Dorn.
FOURTH GRADE—
Georgia Rose McCracken,
Dorothy Ann Newby,
Billy Creighton.
FIFTH GRADE—
Theresa Earnhardt,
Virginia Smith.
SIXTH GRADE—
Lois Edwards,
Gary Brown.
SEVENTH GRADE—
Janette Cheatham, i '
Billie Freeland,
Belton Harmon,
Josephine Morgan.
EIGHTH GRADE—
Bertha Mae Harris,
Frances New.
NINTH GRADE—
None.
TENTH GRADE—
Jamie Sanders,
Betty Osborne.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
Henrietta Gilbert,
Alice Lanier,
Nettie Louise Morgan,
Norma Holloway,
Anne Bussey Seigler,
Cecil Patterson,
Doris Chamberlain,
Virginia Fooshe,
Helen Pinson.
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Mt. Carmel News
Modoc News
We have had real winter the
past few days. Many nice porkers
were slaughtered here on Monday
of this week.
Mrs. Donald Hancock from
Jefferson, Ga., is spending some
time here with her mother, Mrs.
G. E. Dukes.
Mrs. F. M. Bussey spent Monday
among relatives in McCormick.
Messrs. T. J. Stone and William
E. Bussey were business visitors to
Augusta Saturday.
Miss Rosalie Bussey from Mc
Cormick is spending a week or so
here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. F. Bussey.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Robertson
and Mr. and Mrs. Courtland
Mr. Willie Hester has beer I Robertson and Fuller Robertson
spending some days at the Veter- from Avondale, N. C., were week
an’s Hospital in Columbia and : end visitors to relatives here,
expected home very soon as he i j^ rs Savannah Stone spent the
feeling good :i3w. p as t we ek end with her daughter,.
Mr. and Mrs. Feaster Mauldir Mrs Ella H olson, of Augusta.
of Lincoln County spent the wee!
end with Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin.
Mrs. Gilbert of McCormick anc
Mr. James W. Bussey from Co
lumbia was a week end visitor
.. ...here to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Miss Mae Tompkins of Edgefielc E F Bussey
were visitors at the Reading Roon • ‘ '
here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter McKinne*
and Martha lean spent Sunda
Mr. J. T. Clem, who is working
on the Santee-Cooper project,
spent the week end here with
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with Misses McKinneys at the ole j homefolks.
jj ome Mrs. Martha Butler from N. Y.
Mrs. H. O. Watson, Mrs. D. J spent the past few days here with.
McAllister and Mrs. W. H. Hortor her aunt, Mrs. G. E. Dukes
attended an executive meeting • " I Mr. Richard Key from Colum-
;he County Council of Farrr bia was a week end visitor here to
Women at the office of Mis. c | his mother, Mrs. Mattie Key
Matilda Bell, H. D. agent.
Miss Matilda Bell, H. D. agent
attended the meeting of Mt. Car J Card Of Thanks
mel H. D. club in the the clut
room Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. James Miller is on a busi- t wish to express our sincere
ness trip to Orangeburg, Aiken j appreciation and heartfelt thanks
and other places this week. ^ our friends, neighbors and
Miss Maty Hardaway enter-1 i ove( j ones far and near for their
rained with a dance at the com- rnany, many acts of kindness
munity house Saturday evening. | shown us during the illness and
Mrs. Hunter McKinney, Mrs. W.
A. Scott and Miss Juanita Curth
were Abbeville visitors Monday.
Mr. Tarrant Scott was a Green
wood visitor Monday.
Mr. W. L. Miller of Greenwood
was a visitor here Monday.
Mrs. Alma Todd and son, Sam,
are ill with influenza. We all hope
at the death of our dear mother
and wife. Our hearts are filled
with gratitude when we think of
the many good friends and rela
tives who were so thoughtful of
her during her illness.
May God bless you all.
Grover C. McDaniel,
And Family.