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TSUI TO OUBULVlflS, OUR NEIGHBORS. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
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Thirty-Ninth Year
Established June 5.1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1941
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Number 50
WHHUMrON
ACTIVITY GROWS
Washington, D. C. f May 12.—
(NWN8) —Practically every state
ment made by the President these
days is the signal for a burst of
new activity on the part of some
group of government workers.
This week the Office of Production
Management and the. house com
mittee in charge of planning a
tax program are striving to for
mulate plans to conform with the
views on their job as recently ex
pressed by Mr. Roosevelt.
To the QPM the President said,
in effect: You have been doing a
good job but it isn’t enough. You
must comb the country for idle
machines and see that all of them
are put to work. You must also
plan to get all machines working
24 hours a day, seven days a week,
regardless of the cost of achieving
this goal.
The OPM, under a terrific strain
already. Is now working feverisiyy
to reach the three objectives out
lined by the President:
1. To get a pool of all useful
or potential machine tools
whether in large or medium
sized factories or in a small
garage in Hyde Park, N. Y.
2. To use them where they are
or move them where they can
be employed.
3. To see if it 'is not possible to
get the men to man them on a
168-hour-a-week basis with
time out only for necessary
repairs to the machines.
Defense spending In April total
ed $761,001,888, which was a new
high, but which is not considered
fast enough spending to keep our
defense production on schedule.
By July it is expected that expen
ditures and production will be
doubled.
‘No Rich Richer.’
To the committee planning
taxes the President said: “I hope
your committee, with the help of
the treasury, will formulate a tax
bill which will convince the
country that a national defense
program intended to protect our
democracy is not going to make
the rich richer and the poor
poorer.”
It is expected from now on that
each tax proposal will be con
sidered in the light of that state
ment by the President. This
would stop any consideration of
tax on necessities, and would
probably place the brunt of rev
enue production on middle and
high incomes, with the poor man
still exempt from income tax, or
subject to only a very small tax.
Although the President makes
clear, understandable statements
on what he wants done about
production, taxes and defense
measures, his statements on war
policy are subject to varying in
terpretations. Congressmen and
government officials are still de
bating just what was behind his
statement, in his recent talk dedi
cating Woodrow Wilson’s birth
place, when he spoke of our sim
ple faith in the freedom of de
mocracy in the world and said:
“It is the kind of faith for which
we have fought before, for the
existence of which we are ever
ready to fight again.”
Various interpretations have
been put on that statement, but
the general opinion here is that it
was made to get the present* re
action of the people toward war-
just another of the trial balloons
tossed out by both the President
and his cabinet members in recent
weeks.
Seeks Public Opinion
It is believed here that the Pres
ident wants to convoy ships to
Britain and that he favors other
steps which might get us closer
to war, but he doesn’t want to
overstep public opinion in taking
the initiative in any move of this
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LATEST NEWS EVENTS
WeU, it’s still dry and cold and
a good many are planting their
cotton over.
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. White and
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk White spent
Sunday among relatives at White
Town. ,
Mr. Donald Hancock from Jef
ferson, Ga., is spending a few
days here among relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bussey from
Mount Carmel were week end
visitors here to their mothers,
Mrs. Minnie Bussey and Mrs. Rose-
lind Reese.
Messrs. William E. Bussey from
Augusta and James W. Bus
sey from Mount Carmel spent
Mother’s Day here in the home of
Mrs. E. P. Bussey.
Mr. Talmage Clem from Spar
tanburg made a short visit here
Saturday evening to his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clem.
Mr. B. M. Bussey from Charles
ton was a week end visitor here
to homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Reese from
Greenwood spent the week end
here with the former’s mother,
Mrs. Roselind Reese.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. McDaniel
were dinner guests Sunday to the
latter’s mother, Mrs. Minnie Bus
sey.
Mr. and Mrs. . J. M. Johnson
from Spartanburg were Mother’s
Day visitors here to the latter’s
mother, Mrs. Mattie Key.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. BaUey of
Augusta made a short visit here
Sunday evening to relatives.
Mr. Hermon Bussey from Spar
tanburg was a week end visitor
here to his mother, Mrs. B. M.
Bussey.
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Card Of Thanks
Robt. F. Freeland,
Of Plum Branch, Dies
We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to our
neighbors and other friends for
the many acts of kindness shown
us during the illness and at the
death of our dear mother; also we
want to thank Dr. Workman for
his ever-ready service. May God's
richest blessings rest upon each
one, is our prayer.
J. A. Hamilton,
Brothers and Sisters.
Robert P. Preeland, 73, died last
Thursday at his residence in Plum
Branch after an illness of 10 days.
He was the son of the late Eu
gene and Mary Parkman Free
land, of this county, and had re
sided in this section all his life.
Funeral services were conducted
at 3:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at
the Plum Branch Baptist Church
with the Rev. George P. Lanier
and the Rev. Foster Speer offi
ciating. Interment was in the
Freeland cemetery, nearby.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ab-
bie Faulkner Freeland;" two sisters,
Mrs. Dora Wilson, of Clinton, S. C-,
and Mrs. Minnie F. Wells, of Plum
Branch, and a brother, Jimmie M.
C. Freeland.
Pallbearers were Charles Free
land, W. E. Crawford, Lee Freeland
and Sanford Wilson.
J. S. Strom, funeral director,
in charge.
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W. B. Buchanan,
Of Coronaca, Dies
Baccalaureate Sermon
At Plum Branch
The Baccalaureate Sermon for
the seventh grade of the Plum
Branch school will be conducted
by Rev. G. P. Lanier at the Plum
Branch Baptist Church on Sunday,
May 18th, at 11:00 o’clock.-The
public is cordially invited.
Sullivan News
W. Belton Buchanan, 65, died
last Thursday morning at the
home of his brother, James W.
Buchanan, at Coronaca.
Funeral services were conducted
at Coronaca Methodist Church
Friday at 4:30 p. m. by the Rev.
T. L. Bryson and Dr. Charle's F.
Sims. Interment was in Bethle
hem cemetery.
Mr. Buchanan was a native of
the Coronaca section, son of the
late Pinkney Buchanan and Mrs.
Martha Verelle Buchanan. He is
survived by five brothers, J. C.
Buchanan of Greenville, L. O. and
J. W. Buchanan of Coronaca, R.
A. Buchanan of Parksville, and
Ladd Buchanan of Pinetta, Fla.,
and several nieces and nephews.
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kind. He is therefore believed to
be throwing out statements for
public discussion in order to keep
close tabs on the shifts of public
opinion.
Talk of amendments to the se
lective service act has subsided
and it is expected now that new
regulations, which can be put
through without congressional
action, will come first. The most
outstanding change will be to de
fer indefinitely the conscription
of men over 26 years old.
Studies of the men already in
ducted show that less than 10
per cent are over 30 years of age
Because the older men have
family ties, are not in as good
physical condition, and are found
by officers to be more difficult to
train, most army leaders would
prefer to confine the training, for
the present, to younger men who
are unmarried.
Reduce Air Corps Requirements.
Meanwhile, the high require
ments for acceptance in the air
corps, which have seriously limit
ed the number eligible for aVia-
tion, have been revised by the
army. The former requirement of
a high school education has now
been changed to requiring only a
grammar school education pro
vided the applicants can pass an
intelligence test indicating that
they have high native intelli
gence.
There Is more and more private
talk here hinting at the fact that
the President may decide to issue
a declaration of national emer
gency. Officials close to the
President feel that the people of
the country, in general, are not
awake to the seriousness of the
present situation and that some
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunaway
and Anne, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Dimaway of Tignall, Ga., Mr. Sam
Dunaway of University at Athens,
Ga., and Mrs. Ben DuBose of Lis
bon were spend the day guests of
Mr, and Mrs. Joe Curtis Sunday.
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam was a visitor
in Clinton Friday evening for the
Junior Senior Reception at
Thomwell. On Saturday Mr.
Billy Gilliam, a junior, accompa
nied his mother to Lancaster
where they visited Mr. Harold
Gilliam and Mr. and Mrs. Ramey
King for the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Dode Philips and
David of Due West, Mr. and Mrs.
James Boyd and Julius of Green
ville and Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Rus
sell of Augusta visited their
mother, Mrs. J. W. Boyd, Sabbath
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Black and
sons, Jimmie and John, of Walter-'
boro, spent the week end with Mrs.
J. R. Tarrant.
Mrs. W. B. Sharp visited her
husband, Lieut.-Colonel W. B.
Sharp, at Fort Benning for the
week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Feaster Mauldin
of McCormick spent the week end
with Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Fife and
baby of Ware Shoals were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Fife
Sunday.
Sen. and Mrs. L. L. Hester and
Miss Carolyn Hester were Clem-
son visitors Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Black and
sons, Floyd and the baby, of
Charleston, Mrs. D. L. Bryson and
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Black of An
derson visited Mrs. Ida Black Sun
day.
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam was called to
Belton Monday to visit her uncle
who is critically ill at his home
there.
Miss Matilda Bell of McCor
mick attended the meeting of the
Among those spending the week
end and Mother’s Day with home-
folks were: Miss Edith Mae Winn
of Columbia, daughter of Mrs.
Janelle Winn; Mr. Marvin Reames
of Columbia, son of Mr. and Mrs.
I. C. Reames; Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Reames and daughter, of Tilman,
S. C., Mr. Eugene Reames of An
derson, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Reames
of Allendale, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Johnson and daughter. Miss
Gladys Reames of Aiken, Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Reames of Pittsburgh,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Seigler and
children, children and grandchil
dren of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reames;
Miss Grace Gilchrist of Green
ville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.
B. Gilchrist, also their son, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Gilchrist of Beach
Island.
We were all delighted to have
Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Harrison of
Columbia among their friends
and relatives during the past week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sandifer
of Troy and Miss Bena Timmer
man of Lander College visited Mr.
and Mrs. Harold L. Corley Sunday.
Among other callers during the
past week end were: Mrs. Strom
Culbreath, Mrs. A. A. Shuford,
Mrs. E. C. Shuford, Ethelyn Shu
ford, Miss Margaret Corley, Mrs.
J. E. Winn, Miss Annie Lou Gil
christ, Miss Teeny Winn, Master
Jack Bailey and Charles Mayson
We are all know
that Mrs. L. E. Winn is recuper
ating at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Wayland of
Miami, Fla., are spending a few
days with Mrs. Minnie Winn, Mrs.
Wayland’s mother.
Miss Pauline Winn of Charles
ton spent the past week with Mrs.
L. E. Winn.
Visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Winn Sunday were: Mr.
and Mrs. Strom Culbreath and
sons, Mrs. W. P. Culbreath, Mr.
Charles Culbreath, Miss Virginia
Freeland, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Winn,
Mrs. Kate Mayson, Edgar and
Lauree Winn.
Mr. Will W. Mayson, Sr., cele
brated his 83rd birthday, Sunday,
May llth, with many relatives
and friends present. His birthdaj
cake covered with 83 candles wai
baked by his granddaughter little
Miss Nora Mayson, daughter o:
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Mayson oi
Paris Mountain, Greenville.
Mr. Carl Winn and Miss Mar
garet Corley jointly celebratec
their 28th and 20th birthdays, re
spectively, at the home of Mr. anc
Mrs. E. P. V/inn with a birthdaj
■upper, Thursday night, man:
friends and relatives being pres
ent for this happy occasion.
Mrs. N. C. Long is improving
and able to be up again after a
recent illness.
Mrs. A. A. Shuford of Morgan-
ton, N. C., mother of Mr. E. C
Shuford, Sr., is spending awhile
with her son. Master Robert Shu
ford, son of Mr. R. V. Shuford, if
here also for a visit. They ac-
ompanied Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Shuford and family home from
Morganton, N. C., last Saturday
night.
Mr. Clyde Corley is improving
and able to be up after a recent
continued illness.
Mrs. J. E. Morgan, Sr., has re
turned home, after being ill in
Edgefield and unable to return
home last week.
Mrs. Griffith Make*
Interesting Talk
At Circle Meet
The Neil Young and Ann Wat
son Circles of the local Baptist W_
M. U. met jointly Wednesday af
ternoon of last week at the home
of Mrs. W. Jasper Talbert with 42
in attendance.
Mrs. Ed Bell conducted the
service with Mrs. T. R. McAbee
leading the devotional. Mrs. Tal
bert brought welcome greetings
and “Mother McCrea” was suns
by Mrs. D. C. Talbert and dedi
cated to “the mothers of these
circles and to the mothers of Eng
land.”
Guest speaker for this occasion
was Mrs. M. L. Griffith, a native
of Sommoset, England. She and
her husband have served as mis
sionaries in China for the past
filty years and having been re
tired some months ago, are wait
ing in America for safe trans
portation to England. They have
made their home at “Ivy Gates”
near Troy, since last November.
She brought a stirring message
on “Christ Our One Foundation"^
telling many interesting things
about her work at the Inland Mis
sion in North China. She con
ducted a girls school there for
thirty years and numbers her
dearest friends, , the Chinese
women.
Words of appreciation were of
fered by W. M. U. president, Mrs.
G. C. Patterson, and Mrs. M. C.
White, Neil Young leader, present
ed Mrs. Griffith a gift, “as a token
of love and appreciation”.
Mrs. L. K. Simpson was wel
comed as a member of the circles
and Mrs. J. Z. Sexton of Seattle,
Washington, here on a visit to
relatives, was given special recog
nition.
An assortment of sandwiches
with iced tea, was served by Mrs.
Bell, Mrs. J. R. Crawford, Mrs-
White, Mrs. Talbert, Mrs. W. M.
Talbert, Mrs. Edgar Price, Mrs. C.
R. Strom and Mrs. E. J. Mc
Cracken.
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McCormick Public
Schools Honor
Roll For April
I want to express my thanks
and appreciation to the people for
the many acts of kindness shown
me while in the Hospital and at
home, and especially the W. M. S.
give the President new powers. County is needing rain badly, and of Plum Branch Baptist Church,
would be expected to achieve this the unusually cool weather doesn’t! May God bless all of you.
aim. j help the crops and gardens. J Mrs. Eunice Wall Widincamp.
drastic action needs to be taken
to arouse them. Declaration of a D - Club Tuesday afternoon,
national emergency, which would This section of McCormick
Card Of Thanks
GRAMMAR SCHOOL-
FIRST GRADE—
Marian Hardy,
Billie Bruce.
SECOND GRADE—
Douglass Britt,
Joe Thomas Seigler,
Jacob Brown,
Elizabeth Henderson.
THIRD GRADE—
Betty Jane Deason,
Anne Sanders,
Lillie Ellen Wise,
Leonard Dorn,
Jimmie Ferqueron.
FOURTH GRADE—
Janie Banks,
Georgia Rose McCracken
Johnel Caudle,
Dorothy Ann Newby,
Billy Creighton,
R. T. West.
FIFTH GRADE—
Theresa Earnhardt,.
Virginia Smith.
SIXTH GRADE—
Gary Brown.
SEVENTH GRADE—
Margie Osborne,
Billy Freeland,
Pauline Henderson,
Bruce Jaynes,
Belton Harmon.
HIGH SCHOOL-
EIGHTH GRADE—
Sadie Lou Ferqueron;.
Helen Fooshe,
Bertha Mae Harris,
Frances New.
NINTH GRADE—
None.
TENTH GRADE—
Helen Willis,
Betty Osborne.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
Virginia Fooshe,
Dorothy Brown,
Henrietta Gilbert,
Alice Lanier,
Nettie Louise Morgan,
Norma Holloway,
Anne Bussey Seigler,
Thelma Stroud.
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