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Thirty-Ninth Year
F.»t«Mirin>d June 5,1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1941
Number -45
WAJHUKTON
FARM GRANT
Washington, April 7.—(NWNS)—
Following on the heels of the sign
ing of the largest lump-sum ap
propriation in the history of this
country—the $7,000,000,000 defense
bill—a record-breaking appropria
tion for the benefit of farmers
may be pushed through congress.
Favorable reception of the sen
ate appropriations committee’s re
quest for a $1,340,010,822 farm
grant, which is $445,000,000 higher
than the President’s budget rec
ommendation, indicates that many
congressmen don’t intend to do
much scrimping on domestic ex
penditures to offset the huge ap
propriations for defense.
The farm-aid bill may face a
fight in the house, which already
had approved a bill more in line
with the President’s recommenda
tion. If the senate measure goes
through, however, it will provide
more than double the amount
suggested by the President for
"parity payments.”
The President had asked $212,-
000,000 for parity payments to aim
at pricing farm products so that
they would equal at least 75 per
cent of the purchasing power they
equalled in the base period of 1909
to 1914. But the farm bloc sen
ators are attempting to attain a
“parity” of nearer 100 per cent.
Opponents of the larger appro
priation argue that farm prices
and farm purchasing power will
benefit by the defense spending.
They say there is no justification
for a record-breaking subsidy to
farmers during a year when the
treasury is being subjected to the
, heaviest demands in our history.
Proponents argue that certain
, groups of farmers are worse off
than ever before because their ex
port markets have been cut off.
That is why they have included
in the bill a specific provision
that a large portion of payments
be made to the worst sufferers—
those who grow cotton, wheat,
com, tobacco and i*ice. •
Appropriating billions has become
more or less routine procedure in
congress recently. The Office of
Production Management released
a figure of $39,177,800,000 as the
amount of authorized and pro
posed expenditures for defense
alone, but the figure is so astrono
mical that ordinary congressmen
and officials seem almost to ignore
it, leaving it up to financial ex
perts to work out.
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Valuable background informa
tion for planning new taxes was
taade public last week when the
census bureau released figures
showing that last year’s tax as
sessments averaged approximately
$410 per family, or about one-fifth
of the average family income. Of
these taxes, which totaled over
$14,000,000,000, it was reported
that 36 per cent went to the fed
eral government, 25 per cent to the
state governments and 39 per cent
to local governments.
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The most lively subject of dis
cussion here, as it has been for
the past few weeks, is the problem
of strikes in the defense industries
and the activities of the new
mediation board in coping with
the strike situation.
It is generally believed that the
mediation board doesn’t have
enough power to do an effective
job of dealing with organized
labor or with un-co-operative em
ployers, since the board’s only en
forcement power is based on the
rather intangible methods of ap
pealing to the patriotism of those
involved or seeking the pressure
of public opinion. These methods
may prove to be effective in many
instances, but are not thought
strong enough to deal with large-
scale strikes.
Senators and representatives are
becoming aroused over the situa-
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LATEST NEWS EVENTS
Mrs. Austin Aber
crombie Dies Friday
Mrs. Zella Davis Abercrombie,
70, died at her home here Friday
morning following a lengthy ill
ness.
Funeral services were conducted
from the McCormick Methodist
church at 10 o’clock Saturday
morning, with the Rev. M. E.
Derrick, former pastor, in charge
and the Rev. W. M. Owings, the
Rev. Foster Speer and Dr. S. W.
Reid assisting. Interment follow
ed in the cemetery 'ht Bramlett
Methodist church, Laurens county,
S. C.
Active pallbearers included An
sel Hamlin, Clarence H. Crawford,
W. L. Brown, Gary E. Campbell,
Claude H. Huguley, John T. Faulk
ner, and Dr. C. R. Strom.
Mrs. Abercrombie, wife of Austin
Abercrombie, a former mayor of
McCormick, was a native of
Laurens county, S. C. She was
the daughter of Mrs. Carrie Secton
and Gardner Davis.
She was a member of the Meth
odist church, a former teacher of
the Women’s Bible Class, a teacher
in the South Carolina .public
schools for 15 years and was post
mistress at McCormick for several
years.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by three sons, A. Carroll
Abercrombie, of Amarillo, Tex.;
J. Worth Abercrombie, Conway,
and G. Gray f Abercrombie, of
Ridgeland; five daughters, Mrs.
Roy L. Blalock, Albemarle, N. C.,
Mrs. Grady N. Dulin, Andrews,
N. C., Mrs. George Rosenswike and
Mrs. A. D. Cob.b, McCormick, Miss
Ruby Abercrombie, Leesville; five
brothers, J. O. Davis and J. Fincher
Davis, and Victor Davis, all of
Laurens, Walter A. Davis and
Jason A. Davis, of Clinton; three
sisters, Mrs. Ida H. Watson and
Mrs. F. L. Donnan, of Clinton, Mrs.
Austin Berry, Spartanburg, and 13
grandchildren.
J. S. Strom, funeral director,
in charge.
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Grammar School To
Present Program At
8 O’clock Tonight
The McCormick Grammar school
will present the following program
at the McCormick High school,
April 10th, at eight o’clock:
Choruses—
Playlet—Our First Flag.
Choruses—
Operetta—Little Black Sambo.
Act I. Sambo’s home at edge of
jungle.
Act II. In the jungle.
Act HI. Sambo’s home at edge
of jungle.
Admission 10 cents.
Rev. L. K. Simpson
Assumed Duties
Here Sunday
Union Service At
Baptist Church Next
Sunday Night
The monthly union service of
the McCormick churches will be
held next Sunday night at 8:00
o’clock in the Baptist Church. A
special feature of this service will
be a word of welcome to Rev. L. K.
Simpson, the newly elected pastor
of the Baptist Church, by two of
the local ministers. Revs. W. M.
Owings and S. W. Reid, expressing
our very great pleasure at having
him as a Christian leader in our
community.
Rev. Mr. Simpson will be God’s
messenger to us in this service,
thus an opportunity will be given
to the members of all of our
churches and the people of the
community to hear him.
Chas. R. Strom.
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PROGRAM
Postal Receipts
Show Gain Here
&
ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15. 15 cents
Postmaster J. E. Bell announces
that the gross postal receipts at
the McCormick postoffice for the
first quarter of 1941 were $1,751.70
as compared with $1,493.15 for the
same period in 1940, which shows
an increase of $258.55.
tion as a result of floods of letters
from mothers of soldiers who can’t
understand why their sons are
forced to join the army at $21 a
month when high-paid defense
workers are permitted to refuse
to produce necessary equipment.
Many congressmen also are in
fluenced by the polls of public
opinion conducted by the Institute
of Public Opinion under the direc
tion of Dr. George Gallup. Last
week a Gallup poll on the labor j
situation gave many of them new;
courage to support drastic labor j
legislation, if necessary.
For the Gallup poll shows that
if the mediation board can’t stop
strikes, 72 per cent of voters favor
a law forbidding strikes in defense
industries.
Anti-strike sentiment was par
ticularly strong in the small towns
and rural areas.
The Rev. L. K. Simpson, resign
ed, conducted final Services Sun
day, March 3Qth, at the First Bap
tist church of Simpsonville, which
he has served for 14 years, and
moved to McCormick last week
to assume charge of the Baptist
church here.
He conducted initial services as
pastor of this church Sunday, the
change becoming effective April 1.
The spring meeting of the
Greenville Baptist association at
the Reedy Fork Baptist church
Thursday previous marked the end
of his nearly seven years as mod
erator. The Rev. J. A. Cave, pastor
of the Dunean church and asso
ciation vice moderator, will pre
side at the annual meeting in
August, at which time Mr. Simp
son’s seventh term was to have
ended.
Church In Good Order
Mr. Simpson leaves behind him
at Simpsonville a church in good
order. During his 14-year pastor
ate it has received 208 new mem
bers by letter and 154 by baptism,
making a total gain of 362. The
average attendance at mid-week
prayer services has been more
than 78. The Sunday school has
conformed to the standard of ex
cellence for Southern Baptist
churches since 1923 and the
Women’s Missionary union has
been accorded the A-l rating since
1936.
The financial condition of the
church is good and it has a $60,-
000 plant free of all debt.
Mr. Simpson was graduated from
Furman university in 1910 and re
ceived his Th. M. degree from the
Southern Baptist Theological
seminary at Louisville, Ky.
Prior to becoming moderator of
the Greenville association .Mr.
Simpson had served as president
of the Sunday school convention
for two years and as president of
the Greenville County Baptist
Ministers’ conference for two
years.
He has been chairman of the |
association’s promotional com- *
mittee and a member of the ex
ecutive committee.
He is best known throughout the
county for his services as moder
ator. Not only has he been un
tiring and faithful, those who
have served with him have said,
but he has presided over all ses
sions of the association, calm and
stormy alike, with dignity and
precision, to say nothing of a
rare good humor that has en
deared him to all who know him.
Regrets Departure
Mr. Simpson has expressed re
gret at leaving the Simpsonville
church and the Greenville asso
ciation—it is hard to break ties
formed during 14 years of pleasant
associations—but he anticipates
the work ahead— McCormick is a
larger community and there is
only the one Baptist church in
the immediate vicinity, which
should make the field larger.
As regards the Greenville asso
ciation, he says that the outlook tion of Christ,
is fine, that the people are taking Mr. Simpson
more interest in matters of
Tri-State Conference of Orphan
age Workers, April 15-16, 1941,
Thirty Sixth Annual Meeting,
John De la Howe School,
McCormick, South
Carolina.
Tuesday Afternoon, April Ijf.
2:30—^Devotional — S. W. Reid,
Pastor, A. R. P. Church, McCor
mick, S. C.
Music—De la Howe Glee Club.
Welcome—E. F. Gettys, Superin
tendent, John De la Howe School r
McCormick, S. C.
Reading of the Minutes.
3:00 — “Higher Standards for
Staff Members”—Reverend W. D
Roberts, Supt. Epworth Orphan
age, Columbia, S. C.
3:30—“Duke Summer School as
an Aid to Higher Standards.”—I.
G. Greer, Supt. Baptist Orphanage
of N. C., Thomasville, North Caro
lina. ,
3:50—“Meaning of State Super
vision in Children’s Institutions.”—
Miss Kate Bullock, Chief, Child
Welfare Division, State Depart
ment of Public Welfare, Columbia,
South Carolina.
4:15—Appointment of Commit
tees.
4:30—Adjournment.
6:30—Supper.
Tuesday Evening, April 15.
7:00—^Devotional—Dr. L. Ross
Lynn, Supt. Thornwell Orphanage,
Clinton, S. C.
Music—De la Howe Glee Club.
7:30—“Building up our Spiritual
Defenses.”—Dr. F. C. McConnell,
Pastor, First Baptist Church, An
derson, South Carolina.
8:00—Social Hour.
Wednesday Morning, April 16.
8:00—Breakfast.
9:00—Devotional—J. L. Fortney,
Supt., Georgia Baptist Orphans’
Home, Hapeville, Georgia.
9:15—“Present Approved Meth
ods of Child Welfare.”—Dr. A. T.
Jamison, Supt., Connie Maxwell
Orphanage, Greenwood, S. Caro
lina.
9:40—Group Meetings.
(1) Executives—H. Daugherty,
Supt., Masonic Home of Georgia,
(Presiding).
9:45—“Higher Standards for Or
phanage Executives.”—Joseph B.
Johnson, Supt., Presbyterian Or
phan’s Home, Barium Springs,
North Carolina.
(2) Cottage Counselors—Mrs.. T.
A. Quattlebaum, (Presiding).
9:45—“Play in Institutions.”—
Miss Jeanne Barnes, Field Secre
tary, National Recreational Asso
ciation.
11:00 — Reports from Group
Meetings.
11:15—Closing Address—Dr. R.
F. Poole, President, Clemson Col
lege, Clemson, S. Carolina.
11:45—Election of Officers.
Reports of Committees.
Miscellaneous Business.
12:30—Adj oumment.
12:30—Dinner.
is a native oi
reli- Laurens county and is married tc
gion, which he
couraging.
The great need of the associa
regards as en- the former Miss Cora Long, a
graduate of Greenville Woman’;
college, now the Woman’s college
Sales Clerks, Domestic
Workers Needed By
Employment Service
Men and women who have had
sales clerk experience, and persons
qualified as cooks, maids and
housekeepers, are invited to reg
ister with the McCormick offic?
of the South Carolina state em
ployment service which has had a
number of calls recently for train
ed workers in these classifications,
Manager H. Gerard Hartzog said
today.
Registration is free and NO fees
are taken by the Employment
Service from the salaries of those
for whom jobs are found.
Manager Hartzog emphasized
that the Employment Service is
not a relief agency—but a free
public employment agency created
to help employers to find workers
and to help workers find jobs.
The official said there was a
growing shortage of workers la
some classifications, particularly
sales clerks and domestic worker*,
and that persons needing work
should register their qualifications
with the employment service.
The Employment Service was
recently declared a national de
fense agency in which capacity 3t
is also attempting to locate work
ers needed in industries whicfe
have national defense contract*.
At present there is a need in de
fense industries for workers 3*
airplane manufacture — airplane
sheet metal workers, airplane
wood-workers, inspectors and
aeronautical engineers; also ship*
carpenters, loftsmen, boat builder*,
ship fitters, caulkers and marine
machinists. There is a need for
toolmakers, lathe operators, die
makers, and tool designers.
The Employment Service—a.
branch of the state unemploy
ment compensation commission, is
affiliated with the federal employ
ment service. This arrangement,
enables the Icoal employment of
fice to keep in touch with jdb
openings throughout the country.
Employers are invited to caR
the employment service for work
ers they need. In McCormick, the
office of this service is located am
the second floor of the County
Court House.
Y.W.A. Meets
At Home Of
Miss Nylena Strom
One of the most enjoyable meet
ings of the Y.W.A. was held at the
home of Miss Nylena Strom am
March 17th, 1941. An interesting
devotional was given by Miss Maty
Fuller, after which Miss Strom,
program chairman for March, pre
sided over a program consisting of
a series of short, patriotic talks by
the following:
Mrs. J. N. Talbert, Mrs. J. E.
Hutchison, Mrs. T. J. Sibert, Jr,
Mrs. G. N. Dorn, Misses Mildred
Gunter, Emma Rankin, Irma Ar
rington, Virginia Freeland and
Margaret Creswell. Mrs. D. CL
Talbert, leader of Y.W.A., con
cluded these discussions by a talY
on “Future Blessings”.
The songs “My Country Tis cf
Thee” and “God Bless America*
were sung with sincere feeling
during the evening, and certifi
cates were awarded those who took
the study course offered on the
book, “Publishing Glad Tidings*,
last fall.
Plans for attending the Annual
Y.W.A. Banquet in Spartanburg oas
April 9 were also discussed.
During the social hour a contest
on St. Patrick’s Day was enjoyed.
Delicious refreshments symboSr.
of St. Patrick’s day were served by
the hostess, assisted by her mother
and Miss Mary Fuller.
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tion, he says, is more emphasis on of Furman university, and civ
fundamentals, a strong rallying to W. M. U. training school of Louis-
the church and a greater recogni- ville.
Mt. Carmel Grange
Meets April 14th
The regular meeting of Mt. Cax-
mel Grange will be held Monday
night, April 14th. All member*
urged to be present.
S. L. Britt,
Master-