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Washington, Feb. 17.—The dis
cussions of the lease-lend bill
which went on in the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
hearings would have been regard
ed as tempestuous a month ago,
but so much has already been said
for and against the bill, and
vituperations as to personalities
have become so common-place,
that the sessions seemed relative
ly mild.
The target for the opposition
has been, of course, the bill itself,
and, indirectly the President. Sen
ator Wheeler of Montana started
the fireworks three weeks ago
when he called it the President’s
new triple-A foreign policy—plow
every fourth American boy under.
President Roosevelt responded
heatedly at a press conference,
and the feud went on from there.
These heated exchanges were
more or less expected in view of
the extreme position which Sena
tor Wheeler has taken since the
outbreak of the war, but some
surprise was evidenced at the
stand taken by former Governor
Alfred M. Landon, Republican
candidate tor the Presidency in
1936. Mr. Landon had previously
indorsed the administration’s for
eign policy and it was expected
that he would take about the
same position on the bill as that
of Wendell L. WWkie.
However, Mr. Landon opposed
the biU at its inception and when
he appeared before the Senate
Committee as an opposition wit
ness, he attacked what he called
“a dastardly attempt to silence
Senator Wheeler” and described
the lease-lend bill as a “guess and
be damned policy.”
No Radical Changes
Despite the volubility of the op
position, however, the Senate
Committee has made no radical
changes, and the bill must now
withstand the attacks from the
main body of the Senate. There
is not the shadow of a doubt here
that it will do so, although it may
have a few modifications tacked
on. But, although the more opti
mistic supporters of the bill are
predicting its passage by the end
of February, the best guess among
neutral observers still remains the
middle of March.
Immediately after the bill is
passed, ways of financing its oper
ation must be found. Official
quarters are predicting an $85,-
000,000,000 income tor the United
States in 1941, and much of this
will be taxed to pay for both our
aid-to-Britain program and our
own defense projects.
No serious tax proposals will be
made until the March 15th income
taxes are in, but by that time, the
budget committies will be able to
estimate about how much will be
needed for the year and make
recommendations for taxes.
Cheerful News
Some cheerful news about 1940
emanated from the Department
of Commerce last week when it
issued its report on the retail
census. Americans bought $45,-
500,000,000 worth of goods at re
tail last year, the report said, 8.3
per cent more than in 1939 and
only 6 per cent less than the 1929
peak.
Three other agencies had cheer
ing news also. The Social Security
Board said that state employment
offices placed 3,200,000 workers in
private jobs in 1940 and 557,000 In
public jobs—an increase of nearly
9 per cent over 1939 jobs filled.
The Federal Deposit Insurance
reported that 1940 had fewer
bank failures or forced mergers
than in any year since 19M; and
the Federal Reserve Board said the
defense program boosted factory
and factory equipment expendi
tures to $22,123,000,000, the high
est level since 1929.
These effects of the nation’s
defense program are really only
Closing Date For
Making Applications
For Mattresses
Beta Club Carnival
Next Thursday
The public is cordially invited
to attend a carnival given by the
All farmers who intend to make | H if h Beta ClU * at ^ he
Community House on Thursday
evening, Feb. 27th, at 7:30 o’clock.
application for mattresses are
M. A. Bouknight,
County Agent.
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Mt. Carmel News
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^en «7ln order ™t Cou^fc ^ and f ^ °fool,
Committee can review the appli- fc 38
^ P d P 004118 ’ varied entertainment
in the county. | and p , enty of (un ^ price o{
admission is only 5c. Save your
pennies and come.
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Y. W. A. To Meet
With Mrs. D. C.
Miss Carolyn Hester, Mr. and I Talbert Mrmdav
Mrs. L. L. Hester, John McAllister, I AtUUCri, IVIOIlUdy
Messrs. J. B. Curtis, and D. J. Mc
Allister visited Messrs. Willie I The Y. W. A. will hold its an-
Hester and Pat Hester in Colum- nual study course on next Monday
bia Sunday. evening, February 24th, at 6
Miss Jessie Bell Norris spent the I o’clock, at the home of Mrs. D. C.
week end with Miss Mary Harda- Talbert. All members are urged
way. to be present.
The many friends of Miss Geor- TX *
gla Mars and brothers, will hear QuC Man To Enter
with regret of the illness of Mr.
^rs. Training Monday
Mrs. J. B. Curtis, Miss Nita Cur-' 0 J
tis and Mr. Boggs were visiting in, Announcement * made ^
Lincointon.Oa., Sunday to see Mr -1 by Dan A Bell p res i d ent of the
Miles Smith, who is quite ill.
local Selective Service Board, that
THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
February 21st and 22nd, 7:00 P. M. and 8:55 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
MELVYN DOUGLAS MYRNA LOY
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THIRD FINGER, LEFT HAND’
Also
Selected Short Subjects
“Coin Fishing”
“American Spoken Here’
MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents
MONDAY and TUESDAY
February 24th and 25th, 7:00 P. M. and 9:00 P. M.
ROBERT TAYLOR—NORMA SHEARER
Sullivan News
and <, Mr fi otis M ° r 8an Dorn, volunteer, of
W. A. Scott and Mr. Tarrant Scott wim to wlu rt at Port
were spend the day guests of Mr
and Mrs. Robert Scott in Green- I foV'a’year'I army taatatag.'
W «i Sunday ’ Joseph Cleveland Mann,
Misses Smoak and Timmerman 3 McCormick , * alternate
of Calhoun High School faculty x
and Mrs. D. L. Bryson were din
ner guests of Mrs. Ida Black Sun
day. Dr. S. W. Reid of McCor
mick and Misses Florence and j Mrs. Susie Winn spent Sunday
Susie Patterson were also dinner | with Mrs. Fannie Mae Parks a
guests. ^ ^
Miss Florence Patterson was a Miss Lura Gilchrist of Anderson
visitor in McCormick and Green- College and Misses Thelma and
wood Monday. Sara Jane Gilchrist of Edgefield
Mr. and Mrs. Feaster Mauldin spent the past week end at home
were visitors of Mrs. Myrtle Misses Elizabeth, Cecyle and
Mauldin for the week end. I Doris Mayson, spent the past week
end in Varnville with Mr. anc
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beginning to be felt. Next week, Mrs - A - Brown,
the War Department, for example, I Visitors in the home of Mr. anc
Intends to ask Congress tor more I Mrs - J - c - Beach, Sunday, were
than $2,000,000,000 to add 15,000 Mr * and Mrs - Atkins LaGroon of
airplanes to the Army air force. Greenwood and Mr. and Mrs. John
The Army now has 19,000 planes T - LaGroon, and children of Mc-
on order, most of which were not I Cormick.
expected to be delivered until Visitors in the home of Mr. and
1942, but with British orders run- Mrs * w - w - Mayson, Jr., Sunday,
ning out and many private manu- I were Messrs. Claude and Edwin
facturers facing the prospect of Hollowa y and Elizabeth Hol-
idle assembly lines, some of the T° wa y-
planes may be delivered sooner, j and Mrs. J. T. Reames of
The defense program is being Bishopville spent the past week
felt in other ways, too. There isj end with Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
an almost war-like “hush-hush” J Bcames.
about all Washington activities Visitors in the home of Mr. and
that have to do with the nation’s Mrs * p - s - Mayson during the past
defenses. It was exemplified in week were and Mrs * Horace
the appeal of Secretary of the Edwards and family of McCor-
Navy, Frank Knox, to the press. mick > Mr - and Mrs - Gebreaze Rey-
radio and screen to co-operate nolds and family of Greenville,
with the Navy Department in I Mrs - Fannie Reynolds and family
keeping secret such naval activi- of Edgefield, Mr, and Mrs. W. W.
Jr j ties as might be of use to a poten- J Mayson, Jr., and son. Jack.
I tial enemy. Mrs. Albert Seigler and children
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Newsmen Fingerprinted j. L . Reames.
j The appeal was brought closer Miss Mary Mayson of Greenville
home to newsmen when it became spent the past week end with her
necessary to be finger-printed and ^ rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. May-
photographed before being ad- son>
mitted to the White House and a Edward and T. B. Gilchrist,
few other Government Depart- ,j r>> were supper guests of Mr. and
ments, and to be required to wear Mrs. T. B. Gilchrist, Thursday,
a badge with a photograph on it. Among those visiting Mr. and
Even members of the Defense Mrs. E. C. Shuford Sunday after-
Commission are not exempt from noon were Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
this ruling, and all save Mr. Knud- williams and Mr. and Mrs. Otis
sen, the Director, comply with the Mayson.
ruling. Employees have been Mr. J. C. C. Seigler spent Sun-
given Mr. Knudsen’s picture, so day with Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Gil-
there is little chance of the De- Christ.
fense Director being thrown out. Mrs. Virginia Bailey and chil-
The war has also brought many dren and Mr. Joseph Gilchrist
peace time proposals to the tore— spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.
ones that were formerly rejected, an d Mrs. J. O. Bailey of Johnson,
but are now being considered in M r. R. V. Shuford and Junior
the light of how they may help Long spent Sunday in Morganton,
our defenses. Foremost among I C.
with homefolks.
Mr. I. c. Harrison and Mr. Mar
vin Harper of Columbia were
visitors in this community Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. Floyd Talbert of Charleston
spent the week end with home-
folks.
The G. A.’s held their regular
monthly meeting in the home of
Miss Sarah K. Winn on Friday
afternoon, with seven members
present and only one absent. The
hostess served delicious refresh
ments consisting of apple float,
crackers, mints and coffee.
Spend the day guests in the
home of Mrs. Janelle Winn Sun
day were Mrs. Minnie Winn,
Messrs. Paul, Willie Morgan, and
Curtis Winn and Mr. James Pear
son.
Supper guests of Mrs. Janelle
Winn Sunday night were Rev. A.
D. Croft,* Mr. Ralph Scurry and
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Corley.
Messrs. G. P. and Edgar and
Miss Sarah K. Winn were spend
the day guests in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mayson of
Swainsbor®, Ga., last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reynolds
and family of Clinton, S. C., spent
the week end with Mrs. Mollie
Moultrie.
Miss Lena Reynolds of Pleasant
Lane spent the week end with
Miss Irene Mayson.
Mrs. W. A. Winn entertained
the Rehoboth W. M. S. Thursday
afternoon, with 24 members pres
ent. Mrs. Winn served salad,
potato chips, and Russian tea.
Mr. and Mrs. Strom Culbreath
and sons, Richard and Thomas,
were supper guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Winn Friday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E, Winn visited
Mr. and Mrs. Marian Winn and
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Talbert of
Plum Branch Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Winn And
family spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Winn and
family.
Miss Edna Ann Winn spent
Sunday with Miss Hazel Winn.
The committee on “Better Farm
Living at Home,” in this communi
ty, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Mayson, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Reames,
Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun Jordan,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Corley,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Winn, met in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E
Winn, with Mr. Frank Jones, Miss
Laura Mellette of Edgefield, and
Mr. Abernathy of Clemson, Mon
day night. Plans were discussed
on this subject. Mrs. Winn,
assisted by Miss Hattie Brunson
served ham sandwiches, pickle
cake and coffee. Everyone present
enjoyed this meeting.
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Modoc News
Number 3&
Asks World War
Veterans To Register
The National Commander of
the American Legion is asking all
World War Veterans to register
on February 22nd, that their
names and occupation may be
classified tor any emergency that
may develop in National Defense
during the strenuous times ahead
of us.
Registering is purely voluntary.
The places of registering are:
McCormick, Court House, E. P.
Bentley’s Office.
De la Howe State School.
Depot, Plum Branch.
J. H. Percival’s store, Parksville.
Jeff Sharpton’s store, Clarks
Hill.
Time for registering will be
from 10 a. m. until 3 p. m.
D. H. Langley,
M. C. White,
C. H. Huguley,
Committee.
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Two Preaching Serv
ices At Baptist
Church Sunday
these is the proposed St. Lawrence
waterway project, which would
open the St. Lawrence River for
ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
Horseback riders, Mr. Joe Gil
christ and Miss Thelma Gilchrist
, visited Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Winn
navigation all the way to the an( i Mrs. Janelle Winn and family,
Great Lakes. The Department of Saturday.
Commerce released the first of Mr. William Mayson is now
seven reports on the proposal this working in Columbia,
week which said that the project Mr. and Mrs. Bert Langley spent | were the guests of Mrs. E. F.
would open new ship-building Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bussey Sunday evening.
Mr. William E. Bussey from Au
gusta spent the week end here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
Bussey.
Mr. J. T. Clem from Moncks
Corner was a week end visitor
here to homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Bailey from
Augusta made a short visit here
to friends and relatives Saturday.
Messrs. F. M. Bussey and T. J.
Stone made a short business trip
to Augusta.
Mr. C. E. Holson spent Saturday
and Sunday with his daughter,
Mrs. H. W. Bailey, of Augusta.
Mrs. J. T. Clem spent Tuesday
of this week with her mother,
Mrs. L. R. Seigler, at Parksville.
Miss Etoyle Clem returned home
Saturday after a three weeks’
stay at Holly Hill.
Mr. B. M. Bussey from Charles
ton was a week end visitor here
to homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bussey from
Tenn. spent Saturday and Sun
day here with their mothers, Mrs.
Minnie Bussey and Mrs. Rosalind
Reese.
Mr. Heyward Bailey of Augusta
spent the week end here with Mr.
Cooledge Clem.
Announcement is made that the
Rev. L. K. Simpson of Simpson-
ville will preach at the McCor
mick Baptist Church next Sunday
morning, February 23rd, at 11:00
o’clock, and at the evening service
at 7:45.
The Musical Millers
At McCormick High
“The Adluh Musical Millers”
will appear in the McCormick
High School auditorium Tuesday,
February 25th, at 8:00 p. m.
This program is sponsored by
the Junior Class of M. H. S.
Sam Poplin, as master of cere
monies, will present a new show
with fiddling, banjo picking, sing
ing, and dancing.
Admission, 20 cents and 30 cents.
All first grade pupils get in free.
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Parksville Baptist
Church To Hold En
largement Campaign
The Parksville Baptist Church
will begin a Sunday School En
largement Campaign Sunday, Feb.
23rd, at 11:30 a. m., when Mr. J.
L. Corzinne will speak. Mr. Cor-
zinne also will be with us in the
afternoon to assist in a religious
census and visitation. Mrs. Vagts,
state worker from Florida, will
lead the church in a study of
Sunday School work each night
during the week.
G. P. Lanier.
U. S. Civil Service "
Examination
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open
competitive examination for filling
the position of Substitute Village
Carrier, 50 Cents An Hour, in the
Post Office Service, Ninety Six,
South Carolina, for which the re-
eipt of applications closes March
7, 1941, and applications must be
on file with the Manager, Fifth
U. S. Civil Service District, New
Post Office Building, Atlanta.
Georgia, on or before that date.
Applicants must be at least 5
feet 4 inches in height, without
shoes. At the time of appoint
ment male applicants must weigh
at least 125 pounds in ordinary
clothing, without overcoat or hat..
Height and weight requirements
are waived for persons entitled to
preference because of military or
naval service. Preference in ap
pointment will be given to bona
fide patrons of the Ninety Six,.
South Carolina, Post Office.
Full further information and
facilities in the Great Lakes states Mayson.
that would be needed for a “long Miss Minnie Lee Winn of Tren-
w ~ .application blanks may be ob-
.;„ “ SS ! y a . nd . Chddre " tained from the postmaster, Nine-
ty Six South Carolina; or from
the office of the Manager, Fiftl*
ton spent Thursday and Friday on Monday of this week.
Messrs. E. F. and F. M. Bussey u. S. Civil Service District, New*
made a short visit to McCormick p 0 st Office Building, Atlanta*
Georgia.