McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, June 05, 1941, Image 1
TSUI TO OUB8KLVM, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD,
fortieth Year
June 5,1902 McCORSHCK, S. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1941
Number 1
WUMII
Washington, June 2.—(NWNS)-
haye arrived in Great Britain.
A large number of government
officials are following the prog
ress of our defense program with
' keener interest than the develop
ments of the war in Europe itself,
realizing that whateyer part we
play the safety of this nation de
pends on a miracle of production
only possible by a united effort of
the whole nation.
The shipyard strikes on the Pa-
The largest radio audience which C jfi C coast, brought about by a
iistened to any program is comparatively small group of ma
chinists who were seeking a wage
increase from $1.12 an hour to
$1.15 an hour, have resulted in
angry demands from people in
every state for congress or the
President to take action to make
such a condition impossible in the
future.
Admiral Emory S. Land, chair
man of the maritime commission,
proposed the use of federal forces
if necessary to bring about a re
sumption of work in the shipyards
and other navy officers have sug
gested that the yards be taken
over by the government.
Plainly worried over our ship
ping situation, Admiral Land, who
recently gave out figures which
were interpreted to show that few
ships carrying goods to Britain
were being sunk, explained in a
speech to navy men, “No matter
how the figures are given out, no
matter how they are interpreted
or misinterpreted, our shipping
service is serious to the point of
desperation. We need ships, ships
and more ships.”
Emphasizing the scope of the
production job we have to do,
Stacy May, chief of the bureau of
research and statistics of the Of
fice of Production Management,
compared our production of dur
able goods in 1940 with plans for
1941 and 1942.
“in 1940,” said Mr. May, “our
durable goods production totaled
in value about $15,500,000,000 and
of this total only two and a half
billion was for military use. That
was only 14 per cent of the total.
This year, 1941, our production in
believed to have heard the presi
dent’s fireside “chat” to which re
actions have poured in from all
over the world. The talk was fe-
broadcast to foreign nations in
the German, Italian, French,
Spanish and Portuguese languages,
leaving no doubt that people in
every nation now know the stand
of the administration on facing
the dangers which confront us.
The President’s plea to the
American nation has not, however,
consolidated opinion in Washing
ton, where the debate between in
terventionists and isolationists has
become more furious than ever,
with the isolationists realizing
that they are in the minority but
still arguing that they have the
backing of the American people
who are opposed to a fighting
war.
There are many congressmen
who have not given a clear expres
sion of their opinion on the great
issues at' stake, some of them
waiting for a further insight into
public opinion and others waiting
for the authentic report on the
present state of our defense pro
gram which the President ' is
scheduled to make in the next
few days. »
The President is required by the
lease-lend la^r to make • a report
on the progress of our defense
program-every 90 days. The re
port which he is now preparing
will cover its progress up to about
the twentieth of May. It is ex
pected that the report will not
specify the kind of materials al
ready sent to Britain, but will give
Information on just how many
doUars worth of goods actually i durable goods for military use will
THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C '
FRIDAY anil SATURDAY
June 6th and 7th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:00 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
ORPIN TUCKER & HIS ORCHESTRA
BONNIE BAKER
in
6W"
'59
YOU’RE THE ONE’
' Also
A Cartoon
“What A Little Sneeze Will Do”
and
A Sports Review
“Bowling For Strikes”
MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cenis
Mrs. Annie Bell -
Claimed By Death
Mrs. Annie Reynolds Bell, 73,
died at her home in the Callison
section last Thursday afternoon at
5 o’clock following an illness of
three weeks.
Funeral services were held from
the Bethel Methodist Church near
Greenwood Friday afternoon at 4
o’clock with her pastor, the Rev.
A. D. Croft, and the Rev. J. H.
Manly officiating.
Pallbearers were: G. D. Bell, R.
B. Bell, C. Claude Rodgers, G.
Lewis, Robert Dorn and Dewey
Dorn.
Mrs. Bell had lived in this com
munity all her life and had been
a member of the Bold Springs
Baptist Church for a long time.
Her husband, J. H. Bell, died sev
en years ago.
Surviving axe two step-sons,
Mack and Grady Bell; two step
daughters, Mrs. Carrie Hall and
Mrs. Fannie Peterson; one broth
er, George Reynolds, Greenwood,
and one sister, Miss Temple Rey
nolds, of Ninety Six.
J. S. Strcm, funeral director,
in charge.
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Clifton Smith
Claimed By Death
Clifton A. Smith, 13-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith,
died at the residence near McCor
mick last Thursday night at 9
o’clock after an illness of two
weeks.
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon at 6 o’clock at the
graveside in Price Cemetery, near
McCormick with Dr. S. W. Reid,
pastor of Pressley Memorial A. R.
P. Church, officiating.
In addition to his parents,
young Smith is survived by one
brother, Robert Smith, Jr.; two
sisters, Leila Smith and Bessie Mae
Smith; paternal grandfather, R. E.
Smith; and maternal grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Turnage.
J. S. Strom, funeral director,
in charge.
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Card Of Thanks
We wish to take this means to
thank our friends, and Dr. C. H.
Workman for their kindness and
service to us during the illness
and death of our little daughter
and sister, Minnie Magdelene. May
God bless each one of you.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Ferqueron,
And Children.
MONDAY and TUESDAY
June 9th and 10th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:00 P. M.
JAMES STEWART HEDY LAMARR
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m
“COME LIVE WITH ME
Also
A Cartoon
* " “Snow Man”
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
T)T>
ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
total almost 10 billion dollars in
value, or about 64 per cent of our
1940 production. Next year, ac
cording to plans and contracts,
our durable goods production for
military use will total a little more
than 16 billion dollars in value, or
about 6 per cent more than our
total for both civilian and military
needs in 1940.”
Thus, if our production for civil
ian use in 1942 is as great as it
was in 1940, this nation will have
to produce twice as much durable
goods in 1942 as it did last year.
According to Mr. May, and other
OPM officials, this can only be
done by putting every community
in the nation to work on defense
production.
Civilian organization, which has
again and again been referred to
by government leaders as vital to
the success of our defense pro
gram, but which has not been ade
quately defined or crystallized, has
been stimulated by New York’s
Mayor La Guard ia, recently ap
pointed by the President as direc
tor of civilian defense. His job is
to mobilize the people so that all
of us can work to support the de
fense program.
Most officials in Washington
consider the fiery mayor to be a
good man for the job, because of
his great energy and organization
ability, but there is considerable
objection to permitting this im
portant job to oe a part-time job.
Mr. La Guardia, in addition to his
new appointme nt, is continuing
his time-consuming occupation as
the mayor cl the largest city in
the aer.d.
McCormick High
School Closing
Dr. S. C. Hodges of Greenwood
delivered the address to the grad
uates at the closing exercises of
the McCormick High School Fri
day evening, speaking of the
“Pathway Of Life”, and all the ups
and downs which may be expected
along the way.
Diplomas were delivered by Supt.
J. E. Young to the following:
Gladys Mae Brock, Dorothy Brown,
Doris Chamberlain, Elizabeth
Cothran, Mildred Creighton, Vir
ginia Fooshe, Cornelia Freeland,
Henrietta Gilbert, Atwood Hender
son, Norma Holloway, Willie Mae
Humphries, Mary Cornelia Jen
nings, Alice Lanier, Nellie Long,
Mildred McDonald, Mary Jane Mc
Kinney, Nettie Louise Morgan,
Harriet White Pinson, Helen
Claire Pinson, Juliet Rush, Anne
Bussey Seigler, Marjorie Seigler,
Thelma Stroud, Margaret Jane
Wall, Mamye Louise Walker, Wil
ma Walker, Hubert Bowick, J. Fred
Buzhardt, Jr., James Randal Had-
sock, Jr., Ernest Alex Hanvey,
John Harris, Cecil Patterson, Lewis
Furqueron Scruggs, Grady Strom
and Chas. Rudolph Strom, Jr.
The class salutatorian was
Norma Holloway and valedictorian
was Anne Bussey Seigler. J. E.
Driskell delivered the following a-
wards:
The F. C. Robinson Scholarship
medal to Anne Bussey Seigler;
medal for highest average in the
high school this year, Frances
New; medal for student engaging
in most activities, Nettie Louise
Morgan; awards for best records
in typing, Elizabeth Cothran and
Nettie Louise Morgan; best athlete,
Alex Hanvey; Citizenship medal
offered by the McCormick Lions
Club, to Cornelia Freeland. Anne
Bussey Seigler read an essay
“What America Gives To Me and
What I Owe America”, for which
she had won the prize offered by
the American Legion Auxiliary.
Students honored by making a
yearly average of 90 were:
Mary Ann Cosey,
Bettye Ann McNeil,
Joan Holliday,
Margaret Dansby,
Billy Bruce,
James Franklin,
Charles Sanders,
Jimmy Schumpert,
Jimmy Smith,
Betty Frances Edwards,
Patricia Price,
Doris West,
Elizabeth Henderson,
Mary Grace Dansby,
Duoglass Britt,
Pat Parks,
Sondley Robinson,
Joe Thomas Seigler,
Charles Simpson,
Janet Caudle,
Betty Jane Deason,
Lillie Ellen Wise,
Leonard Dorn,
Billy Creighton,
Theresa Earnhardt,
Virginia Smith,
Gary Brown,
Claude Huguley,
Lois Edwards,
Bruce Jaynes,
Billy Freeland,
Belton Harmon,
Frances New,
Bertha Mae Harris,
Helen Fooshe,
Bettye Osborne,
Helen Willis,
Jamie Sanders,
Norma Holloway,
Alice Lanier,
Nettie L. Morgan,
Anne B. Seigler,
Virginia Fooshe.
Perfect attendance for year:
Douglass Britt,
Bobby Holloway,
Mabel Dillashaw,
Thomas Link,
Janette Cheatham,
Billy Freeland,
Hugh Hadsock,
Robert Hanvey,
Emily Wilson,
Thomas Britt,
Miriam Edmunds,
Mary F. Henderson,
Rebecca Morrah,
Nora LaGrocn.
Students making
Plum Branch
Methodism
The Daily Vacation Bible School
of St. Paul will open June 11, and
continue ten days. The daily
session will last from 8:30 to 10:30
a. m.
Children’s Day will be observed
at Republican June 15th. The
exercises will begin at 10:30 a. m.,
and final dismissal will be about
3:45 p. m. The children’s orches
tra, under the direction of Mrs. C.
H. Fooshe, the children’s day exer
cises proper, a sermon by Rev. Rex
V. Martin, and much congrega
tional music will feature the day.
Dinner will be served on the
ground about 12:30 o’clock.
The third quarterly conference
will be held at Asbury Sunday,
July 6. Rev. W. B. Garrett will
conduct the forenoon services, and
after dinner in the adjacent school
building the business of the con
ference will be transacted. Final
adjournment at 3:00 o’clock.
Foster Speer,
Pastor.
Religious Play At
Church Of God
Here Sunday Night
Announcement is made that
there will be a religious play,
“Memory’s Train”, at The Church
Of God, McCormick, Sunday night,
June 8th, at 8 o’clock.
All are cordially invited.
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Union Service At
A. R. P. Church Next
Sabbath Evening
The morithijlF'union service of
the McCormick churches will be
held next Sabbath evening at 8
o’clock in the Pressly Memorial
A. R. Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. L. K. Simpson of the
Baptist Church will preach, and
Rev. W. M. Owings t>f the Metho
dist Church will assist in the de
votional service.
“How good and pleasant to the
sight,
When those that brethren are
delight—
In unity to dwell;
For there the Lord in love com
mands
The blessing from His glorious
hand,
Even life that never ends.”
S. W. Reid,
Pastor.
Burro Ball
Here Tonight
The public is cordially invited
to attend the burro ball game on
the McCormick high school field
tonight, beginning at. 8 o’clock.
The game is sponsored by the
local Lions Club and is for the
benefit of the blind. Admission
prices will be 25 cents for adults
and 15 cents for children.
No Court In June
An order has been filed with
clerk of court here continuing all
matters, both civil and criminal
until October term of court.
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Bible School
STARTS AT BAPTIST CHURCH
NEXT MONDAY MORNING.
Program
FOR GIRLS’ AUXILIARY RALLY
EBENZER BAPTIST CHURCH,
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE
6TH, AT 3 O’CLOCK.
Opening Music—“Tread Softly”.
Call to Worship—Psalm 67—
^athryn Cantelou.
Prayer.
Hymn—“We’ve a Story to Tel]
to the Nations”.
Scripture Verses—On the For
ward Steps—Peace Haven G. A.
Prayer.
Welcome—Lillian Cato.
Response—Edgefield G. A.
G. A. Allegiance—quoted by al 1
girls present.
Roll Call of Organizations—.
Special Music—Elizabeth Smith
Forward Steps—Martha Johnson.
Playlet: “The Comrade”—Eb-
enezer G. A. (Int.)
Hymn.
Hundred Thousand Club—An
tioch G. A.
Summer Camp Plans.
Hymn.
Missionary Message—Mrs. Alex
Herring.
Closing Prayer.
exercises were Bettye Osborne
chief: Helen Willis, Jamie Sandeis.
Carolyn Hitt. Edward Campbell,
Frances New and Bertha Mae
Harris.
Music far the exercises was
The annual Vacation Bible
School of the McCormick Baptist
church will begin next Monday,
June 9, and will continue for two
weeks. The school will begin each
morning at 8:30 and will continue
until eleven o’clock. It will be
held in the church building.
All of the boys and gilds from
four to sixteen years of age are
asked and urged to come. The
sympathetic cooperation of all
parents is most earnestly desired.
While the school will be held in
and by the Baptist church, the
boys and girls of other denomina
tions will be most welcome. It is
desired by those in charge that all
of the boys and girls of the com
munity regardless of denomination
take advantage of the opportuni
ties offered by this school during
these two weeks.
Following is the list of workers:
Principal, L. K. Simpson,
Pianist, Mrs. C. H. Fooshe.
Song Leader, Mrs. D. C. Talbert,
Woodwork for boys, Mr. C. H.
Fooshe and Mr. Graydon Dukes.
Beginners Department: Mrs. G.
J. Sanders, Mrs. H. G. Sanders,
Mrs. W. M. Talbert, Mrs. Fred Buz
hardt, Mrs. R. H. Talbert.
Helpers: Miss Imogene Sanders,
Miss Bettye Fuller, Miss Nettie
Louise Morgan.
Primary Department: Mrs. J. P.
Price, Mrs. G. A. Simpson, Mrs. J.
E. Bell, Mrs. Jno. N. Talbert, Mrs.
T. R. McAbee, Mrs. Ken Dowtin,
Miss Sara Louise Strom.
Junior Department: Mrs. C. H.
Huguley, Mrs. J. E. Young, Mrs. C.
R. Strom, Mrs. C. K. Epting, Miss
Vivian Janes, Miss Mary Fuller.
Organist, Mrs. J. W. Wilkins.
Hand work for girls: Mrs. E.
Hanvey, Mrs. J. F. Buzhardt.
Intermediate Department: Mrs.
Bertha Harris, Mrs. J. S. Dukes,
Mrs. L. K. Simpson, Mrs. J. W.
Furqueron.
General recreation for all will
be in charge of Mrs. Louise Rush.
Lemonade will be served each
day at recess by the circles of the
Woman’s Missionary society, Mrs.
J. E. Bell and Mrs. M. C. White,
circle leaders, in charge.
A Boosters Parade will be put
on Saturday afternoon by Judge
Frank Mattison and Mr. J. S.
Dukes. They will make announce
ments about this and every one
who can is asked to join in this
parade Saturday afternoon, meet
ing at the church at a time to be
announced by this committee.
It is most earnestly desired that
this will be the best Vacation
Bible School the church has ever
put on.
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McCormick C^eam
Station Moved
For a number of years the co
operative cream station has been
in operation furnishing a weekly
market for surplus sour cream
produced in the county. Last week
a permanent building was com
pleted on the Court House grounds.
We wish to call the attention of
the highest furnished by the High School
averages in the 8th. 9th, and 3 0th Glee Club, with Miss Vivian Adair, all customers to Jiis move,
grades and serving as mar;ha'.s director, and Miss Virginia Free-
during all the commencement land, accompanist.
M* A. Boukr.ight,
County Age:.