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.1 4*. TMUM TO OUBSKLVVft oi'it NSIGHBOBS, OUB COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Fortieth Year Eatablislicd June 5 f 1902 McCORMIGK, S. C. f XHXJR 3D AY, JUNE 19, 1941 Number 3 Washington, D. C., June 16.— (NWNB)—The rebellkm of vital groups in the labor army against their own union leaders, against government mediation and against law enforcement agencies, has overshadowed everything else in yrashington as it becomes increas ingly evident that Communistic and anti-American groups have a strong grip on defense industries. Since the President’s speech to the nation, in which he said that - industrial disputes must be set tled “without stoppage of work,” there have been more strikes started than before his speech, serving as a challenge to him to do something about it. With many labor groups getting out of hand, and new strikes developing in our most necessary defense in dustries, plant seizures and the use of the army to force men to work can be expected until the situation is in hand. The public began demanding immediate government interven tion in the strike situation when C. I. O. strikers at the North American Aviation company’s California plant defied their na tional leaders by refusing to work while negotiations were carried on and wired President Roosevelt’s secretary saying, “The armed forces will not break our strike. Bombers can’t be made with bayonets.” This defiance of the President by a union in a company which has $200,000,000 in defense orders, was considered by most congressmen to be “a last straw*’ and an invitation for the govern ment to use every power at its command to curb such unruliness. The danger of the situation was piade glaringly apparent when the strikers booed their union’s national director, Richard Frank- ensteen, and refused to listen to his pleas to continue working. Mr. Frankensteen then admitted that “the vicious underhand maneuver ing of the Communist party was apparent in the strike.” Declar ing the strike to be a “wildcat strike” opposed by C. I. O. leaders, Mr. Frankensteen expressed the feeling of most officials here when he told the strikers, “Your action today has made one man the happiest in the world—that is Hitler. While strikes are seriously dis rupting defense production, capital experts are insisting that our pro- duction must be speeded up to a point *far above previous goals if we hope to compete with the pres ent $3,000,000,000 a month produc tion schedule now in forefe in Nazi Germany. Following testimony to this effect before the senate de fense committee, Senator Connally of that committee commented: “All we are doing is advertising to Germany and the world that we are in a mess on this program. What we need is fewer statistics and more action.” There has been considerable heated debate over the adminis tration’s bill which would give the President the right to seize all kinds of property, either personal property or industrial plants, and pay for them what he considered a fair price. Even the President himself expressed surprise over the drastic terms of the bill, say ing that he had not read the measure as prepared by the war i department. He seemed to agree that some limitation should be put on the seizure of necessary prop erty, x saying that he had no thought of the government taking permanent possession of property, as provided in the bill. Indications are that the bill, with some toning down, will be passed by congress, as are practically all administra tion-sponsored bills having to do with, defense. Passage will give the President more dictatorial powers than have ever been held by any other President, it is gen- Slow to Wrath, but- * WE SHALL RESIST EVERY ATTEMPT BV HITLER 10 EXTEMD MS MAH DOMINATION TO THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE • • • • • |§ WE SHALL RESIST HIS ATTEMPT® TO EAlM CONTROL OF THE if $ Byrnes Appointed To Supreme Court Senator James F. Byrnes of Spartanburg, South Carolina, was appointed to the United States Supreme Court last Thursday morning by President Franklin D Roosevelt. The appointment of Senator Byrnes was approved a few minutes later by the Senate. Senator Byrnes had been promi nently mentioned for the high- tribunal for some time. His term in the United States Senate will’ not expire until 1943. The gover nor of South Carolina will appoint a man to fill out six months of the unexpired term. A special election will be held to elect a Senator to fill out the rest of Senator Byrnes’ term. In addition to Senator Byrnes, Attorney General Jackson was ap pointed as a justice and Associate Justice Harlan F. Stone was ap pointed to the position of Chief Justice succeeding Charles E. Hughes who has resigned as Chief Justice. Inspection Station Moves To McCor mick, June 21st is HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMIGK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY June 20th and 21st, 7:15 P. M. and 9:00 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. THREE MESQUITEERS MOUNTAIN RANGERS” Also A Popeye Cartoon Olive’s Sweepstake Ticket” A Sportlight "Lasso Wizzards” * and A Musical "Those We Love” MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents MONDAY and TUESDAY June 23rd and 24th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:20 P. M. MADELEINE CARROLL—FRED MacMURRAY ’in “VIRGINIA” (In Technicolor) Also A Musical “Bob Chester & Orchestra” and LATEST NEWS EVENTS ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children, up to 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents The inspection of private pas senger cars and commercial vehi cles for the Second Period of 1941 is scheduled to begin in McCor mick on June 23 and continue through July 7, 1941. This is the •only stop that inspection station No. 16 will make in McCormick county during the present inspec tion period which ends October 31, 1941. John K. Bradley, Supervisor of the station, announced today that the mobile testing lane would be set up near the City Hall, and that the station would be open every week day from 8 to 5 o’clock except on Saturday when the hours will be from 8 to 1 o’clock. Both commercial vehicles and private passenger cars must now undergo the safety test and secure approval certificates for the Sec ond Period of 1941. All motor vehicle owners in McCormick county are urged to secure the new sticker before the inspection unit leaves their community. The inspection station will be moved to Ridge Springs on July 8, 1941. erally agreed. The threat of gas-less Sundays, is made by Secretary of Interior Ickes who has been made czar of the oil industry, has stirred up a good deal of opposition both ift Washington and in the state gov ernments. The first reaction of "he populace was that it would be glad to use less gas if that would aid defense, but study of the facts showed the supply of gas and oil is plentiful—that the whole prob lem is one of lack of ships for get- ;ing gas and oil to the East coast State and federal tax expert? | pointed out that taxes on gasoline have been a leading source of revenue, and a cutting down of gasoline sales would necessitate passage of new revenue-producing | measures. The solution, most congressmen believe, is to build pipelines for | carrying oil to the East coast. Two pipelines from Texas, which it is believed could be built in a year, would carry 475,000 barrels a day to the East coast, whereas the re duction in tankers has caused a daily decline of only 200,000 bar rels. Thus, even with increased shipping problems, it is believed, the pipelines would keep a plenti- ; ful supply flowing to the East. Mrs. E. F. Bussey , Dies At Modoc Mrs. Bertie Howie Bussey, 55, wife of, E. F. Bussey, died Monday morning at about 6 o’clock at her home in Modoc following an ill ness of one year. Daughter of the late Sara Mc Daniel and W. L. Howie, of Modoc, Mrs. Bussey spent most of her life at Modoc. She spent seven years at Lockhardt, Ga., her hus band’s former home. Funeral services were conducted from the Modoc Baptist church, of which she was an active and devoted member, at 3:00 p. m. Tuesday. Rev. George P. Lanier officiated, and interment followed in the churchyard cemetery. Active pallbearers were W. R. Brown, Joe A. Hornsby, Leo Hornsby, Courtland Robertson, Clarence Howie and Albert Howie. Besides her husband, she is sur vived by two daughters. Miss Lucy Bussey, of Modoc; and Miss Rosalie Bussey of McCormick; four sons, William E. Bussey, of Augusta; Ben F. Bussey, of Fort Knox, Ky.; James W. Bussey, of Columbia, 3. C.; and Henry J. Bussey, of «*rogmore, S. C.; two sisters, Mrs. J. G. Robertson, and Mrs. Lula Brown, of Avondale, N. C., and .wo brothers, W. L. Howie, of Winkleman, Arizona; and T. D. lowle, of Modoc. J. S. Strom, funeral director, n charge. Rev. O. T. Porcher, Of Bennettsville. Dies Program Of The Union Meeting, Edgefield Association, Edgefield Baptist Church, Sunday, June 29th. 11:00 A. M.—Devotional—Rev. J. T. Burris. (10 minutes.) 11:10 A. M.—Reports of churches, md appointment of committees. (20 minutes.) Topic for Discussion “The Sun- lay School.” 11:30 A. M.—“History of the Sunday School Movement”—Rev. J. Y. Frady. (10 minutes.) 11:40 A. M.—“Fifty Fruitful Years, the Sunday School Board”— Mr. H. W. Sawyer. (10 minutes.) 11:50 A. M.—“The Teaching Service of the Church”—Mr. Mob ley Williams. (10 minutes.) 12 M.—Address, “The mission of the church in our present world crisis”—Hon. J. Strom Thurmond. (30 minutes.) 12:30 P. M.—Miscellaneous busi ness, and adjourn for lunch. 2 P. M.—Afternoon program— Miss Louise Bracknell, Training Union Director. The Rev. Octacvius ^ Theodore Porcher, retired Episcopal minister, died in a Bennettsville hospital Saturday morning after an ex tended illness. He was 75 years of age. Funeral services were conducted at St. Paul’s Episcopal church at Bennettsville Sunday afternoon at 6 o’clock, and interment was in McCall cemetery. Bishop A. S. Thomas of Charleston and the Rev. George H. Harris, rector of St. Paul's church officiated. Mr.. Porcher was the son of O. T. and George Anna DeVaux Porcher. He was born at Willington but spent the majority of his life in the lower section of the state. On November 19, 1891, he was married to Miss Harriett Huger of Charles ton and she died December 18, 1937. He graduated from Porter Mili tary academy, Charleston, and the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn. He was a trustee of the Episcopal orphanage in York, re signing from this last year, but serving as a trustee longer than any other person in the history of the institution. He went to St. Paul church in 1918 and remained J there until two years ago when { he retired. He served as pastor of St. Stephens Episcopal Church at Willington and the Church of the Resurrection in Greenwood for a number of years. He also served as pastor of St. Barnabas church in Dillon. He was actively engaged in all matters affecting the life of the community and was the organizer of the first Boy Scout troop at Bennettsville. He remained active in this work until his health caused him to retire. He was in terested in matters of civic inter est. He was a member of Marl boro lodge, No. 88, AFM. xx Baptist Bible School Commencement Local Board No. 57 Now Open For New Registration The office of Local Board No. 57, McCormick, S. C., is open and will be open, through July 1, 1943, from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. on Saturday, for the purpose of registering men who have reached the age of 21 since October 16, 1940, and who will have reached the age of 21 by July 1, 1941. Dan A. Bell, President, Mrs. George Dorn, Clerk. Dr. Echols At Pressly Memorial Church Next Sabbath Dr. L. I. Echols, who was with us in our special services last summer, will preach next Sab bath morning at 11 o’clock in the Pressly Memorial A. R. P. Church. Dr. Echols is field secretary of the Home Mission Board of our denomination. He has rendered a notable service to the cause of home missions, both as pastor and as secretary of the Home Board. Dr. Echols will speak at 3:30 p. m. in the Wideman school house. The public is cordially in vited. S. W. Reid, Minister. -X- First Cotton Blooms Cotton blooms from this year’s crop have been received by this office as follows: White and red bloom from Mr. F. P. Deason of McCormick on June 12th. White bloom from Mr. E. P. Winn of McCormick Route 2 on June 16th. One white bloom and one red' bloom from Mr. J. E. Winn of McCormick Route 2 on June 16th.. Union Meeting Edgefield Association, Edgefield Baptist Church, Sunday, June 29th. Sunday Night The Vacation Bible School of the McCormick Baptist Church which has been in session for the past two weeks will hold its com-! mencement exercises in the church Sunday evening at eight o’clock j The various departments will take part and the pastor will speak. A cordial invitation is extended toj all to attend these exercises. The regular Union Meeting of the Edgefield Association will meet with the Edgefield Baptist Church on Sunday, June twenty ninth. The morning program is under the direction of Mr. H. E. Free land, Moderator of the Union Meeting; and the afternoon pro gram is under the direction of Miss Louise Bracknell, Associa- tional Training Union Leader. Every church in the Association is urged to send delegates, and visi tors are cordially welcomed. A. D. Croft. Chairman, Program Committee. r -': . 'rtM