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TBUB TO OUBSfcLVXf, OUB NE1GHB OKI, OUB COUNTRY AND OUB GOD. Fortieth Year June 5,1902 McCORMICK, S, C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1941 Number 15 WASHHKTOM Washington, D. C., Sept. 8.— (NWNS)—A bitter fight between those who want to spend new bil lions for social reforms and those who want to pare domestic ex penses to pay for defense, is being waged in congress. Its outcome probably will determine our poli cies in this regard for the dura tion of the war. The move to cut down expenses on non-defense items in the bud get was started by the senate fi nance committee immediately fol lowing that committee’s approval of the largest tax bill in the his tory of our country. Impressed with the proportion of tax money which must go into non-defense items, the committee approved an amendment to the tax bill asking for an immediate estimate from the bureau of the budget on how to effect savings up to $2,000,000,- 000. It also approved a resolution asking for a committee of both houses of congress, the director of the budget and the secretary of the treasury to inquire into meth ods of saving. On the same day that these moves to reduce governmental ex penditures were made, the special committee investigating old-age insurance made a report urging that the government pay $30 a month to all unemployed people over 60 years old and estimated that this would cost from three to four billion dollars annually. Senators immediately pointed out that if this recommendation was carried out it would require more funds than the total tax bill which is expected to come to about $3,- 500,000,000. Nevertheless, Senator Downey of California (home-state of the Townsend plan) is offering this proposal as an amendment to the tax bill. The members of the committee supporting the bill, in addition to Mr. Downey, were Senator Pepper of Florida and Senator Thomas of Idaho. Although this bill is apt to be waved aside, it is indicative of the thinking of part of the congress which favors continuing to pour billions into new social reforms even though the government debt is up to the 50 billion mark. And many congressmen find it embarr rassing to oppose such measures when they realize there are 12,- 000,000 voters who would benefit by it. Byrd States View. Taking a more realistic attitude, however, the finance committee is insisting on government econ omy. Explaining the stand of the committee, Senator Byrd said: “The pending 1941 tax' bill of necessity imposes an additional and egregious burden on perhaps more taxpayers than ever before reached by direct federal taxes. “This step now is absolutely necessary in the teeth of the cur rent defense emergency, but it is shameful that there has been no earnest, sincere effort to reduce non-essential, non-defense expen ditures of the federal government. Reductions made in these items this year have been inconsequen tial, and probably will be wiped out entirely when all the supple mental deficiency appropriation bills are passed. “It is little short of outrageous to impose the burden of this tax bill upon the citizens of this coun try without at least a sincere at tempt to reduce federal expendi tures outside of essentially emer gency items.” Although the debate on the tax bill is being conducted pretty much along party lines, the Re publicans urging economy and the Democrats defending New Deal expenditures, it is expected that some economies in a non-defense spending will be forthcoming. The debate on the tax bill is creating more heated arguments even than Notice The County Agent’s and A.A.A. Office will be open all day Satur day, September 13th. This applies f /0 this Saturday only for the bene fit of those who wish to sign their Parity Applications while in Mc Cormick to see the “Better-Farm- Living Train”. M. A. Bouknight, County Agent, Joe W. Everett, Jr., County Administrative Officer. HOLLMD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C FRIDAY and SATURDAY September 12th and 13th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. LIONEL BARRYMORE—EDWARD ARNOLD Committees Named For F. S. A. Program Committees have been appointed to help the Farm Security Admin istration relate its program defi nitely to local and community needs. E. Hanvey, county FSA supervisor, announced the ap pointments today as authorized by R. F. Kolb, FSA state director. Committees have been formed on Rural Rehabilitation, Farm Debt Adjustment and Tenant Purchase. Besides the three committees, there will be a County Council, composed of the committee mem bers and three citizens at large. The Council will review and ad vise FSA employees on the pro gram as it touches this county, with regard to local conditions and needs. The members were selected as experienced business men, farmers and others with knowledge not only of conditions but of the FSA program and its goals. Appointed as members of the County Rural Rehabilitation com mittee are C. C. Morgan of McCor mick, D. J. McAllister of Mt. Car mel, and R. M. Pettigrew of Mt. Carmel. Members of the Farm Debt Ad justment Committee will be Mr. Morgan, Mr. McAllister and IVfr Pettigrew. Members of the Tenant Purchase Committee are: T. W. Cowan of McCormick, Luther Bowick of Mc Cormick and Luther Dansby of Troy. Serving with these committee members on the County Council will be: M. A. Bouknight of Mc Cormick, E. A. McCormac of Mc Cormick and J. L. Bracknell of Plum Branch. Mr. W. H. Price Succumbs To Illness Mr. Willie H. Price, 62, died at his home here at 11:30 o’clock yesterday morning after a long illness. He is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Messrs. R. F. Price of Atlanta, Ga., J. H., and E. R. Price of McCormick; Misses Sallie and Geneva Price of McCor mick, and Mrs. R. C. Pratt of Au gusta, Ga. Funeral services will be con ducted from the residence at 4:00 o’clock, E. S. T., this afternoon, by his pastor, Rev. L. K. Simpson, of the McCormick Baptist Church, and interment will follow in the McCormick city cemetery. The active pallbearers will be Messrs. J. E. Bell, R. H. Talbert, C. H. Huguley, T. C. Faulkner, J. T. Faulkner and W. L. Brown. He was a member of the McCor mick Baptist Church and had lived in this community ajl his life. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James W. Price of McCormick. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. in <.(.1 THE PENALTY” Also A Cartoon "The Little Mole” and A Pete Smith Specialty “Memory Tricks” MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents MONDAY and TUESDAY September 15th and 16th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:10 P. M. KAY KYSER in “YOU’LL FIND OUT” Also A Walt Disney Cartoon ^ * '< "Pluto’s Playmates” and FOX MOVIETONE NEWS ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents s&t n *• •surrounded the famous lend-lease bill. On the outcome of the tax measure and its amendments, our financial policy for the future will be set. Labor, Materials, Priorities. As a result of the appeals for unity in the address of President Roosevelt and many national fig ures in the unions on Labor day, it is expected that labor problems nay be somewhat reduced, al though the shipbuilding, aviation and automobile industries feel no •H-ssurance that there will not be new outbreaks to interfere with ttieir production schedules. Many industrialists with big government contracts are coming to Washington with bags full of statistics to show the government they now are actually losing money on defense production due to increased cost of materials, shortages of materials, increased ’abor costs and expensive adjust ments in government specifica tions for the defense items they are making. The newly appointed super pri orities board, headed by Vice Pres ident Wallace, is expected to look into all problems which are delay ing production and to figure out how best to allocate supplies to take care of the interests of both defense industries and the civilian population. President Roosevelt expects the new board to speed production of arms for all anti- Nazi nations and at the same time to give due consideration of keep ing the home fires burning in America. On the new board, be sides the vice president, are: William S. Knudsen, director gen eral of the Office of Production Management; Sidney Hillman, OPM associate director general; Harry Hopkins, special assistant to the President; Leon Henderson, federal price administrator; Sec - ^ retary of Navy Knox, and Sec retary of War Stimson. _ , Union Service To Be Held With The McCormick Baptist Church Sunday Night. The monthly union service of the McCormick churches will be held with the Baptist church next Sunday night at eight o’clock. Rev. W. M. Owings of the Metho dist church will preach. It is hoped that the membership of each church will turn out to this service in large numbers. L. K. Simpson, Pastor, McCormick Baptist Church. -IXI- S. C. Conference Of F. S. A. Held At Myrtle Beach The Farm Security Administra tion in S. C. held its annual state wide conference at Myrtle Beach, Sept. 3, 4, 5. Mr. E. Hanvey, County R. R. Supervisor, Miss Alice Tal bert, Home Management Super visor, and Mr. S. N. Thompson, Assistant R. R. Supervisor, attend ed from the local F. S. A. office. The conference was held at the Ocean Forest Hotel. Mr. R. F. Kolb, State Director, F. S. A., and Mr. John Miley, Cooperative Specialist, F. S. A., presided. The main part of the program dealt with cooperative and com munity services. This consisted mainly of organizing a purchasing and marketing association from our organized groups in our re spectful counties. This association will function in such a way that our F. S. A. families and other low income farm families, who are interested in becoming mem bers, may be able to purchase co operatively mowers, rakes, har rows, planters, and many other items such as these. Our families his year have already bought several thousand chicks, grown them out to broiler size and mar keted them. This was done cooper atively and is generally the way in which the association will operate. Very impressive talks were made by Mr. A. C. Tate, Executive Assistant, Regional F. S. A. office; Oirector D. W. Watkins, Clemson College Extension Service; Mr Ernest Carnes, State Coordinator, Soil Conservation Service; Mr. W. G. Jones, Rural Project Planner. U. S. Housing Authority, Washing ton, D. C.; Mr. H. R. Bailey, Re gional Chief, Cooperative Division; Mr. J. P. Wilson, Regional Cooper ative Analyst; Mr. Taylor A. Prewitt, Jr., Assistant Chief, Co operative Division; Mr. R. L. Van- sant, Assistant Regional Director; Miss Erna Proctor, Regional Chief Home Management; and Mr. R. W. Hudgens, Assistant Adminis trator, Washington, D. C., and others. The theme of the program was “Working Together”. As can be seen from the different agencies that took part in the program this theme prevailed throughout. Preaching At Plum Branch Methodist Church Next Week Rev. J. H. Kohler, pastor of the Edgefield Methodist Church, will preach in the Plum Branch Meth odist Church at 11:00 A. M., and 7:30 P. M., E.S.T., each day next week. Foster Speer, Pastor. Sullivan News Miss Irene Mayson spent Sun day, August 24th, with homefolks. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Baughman and family of Abbeville also spent the day in this home. Mr. and Mrs. John Haltiwanger spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Corley. Miss Thelma Reynolds is spend ing a few days with her grand father, Mr. W. W. Mayson. Messrs. Joe B. Gilchrist, Floyd Talbert, and Bob West, of Charles ton spent several days last week with homefolks, Mr. Talbert re turning Tuesday, Mr. Gilchrist Sunday, but Mr. West was unable to return Sunday on account of the illness of Mrs. West. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Reames and daughter of Anderson spent sev eral days recently with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reames. Mr. and Mrs. James Mayson and children of Greenwood spent the past week end with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mayson. Miss Eileen Morgan is employed as secretary in the Farm Agent’s office in Spartanburg. Mrs. W. R. Timmerman, Sabrina and Shelden Timmerman of Trenton were spend the day guests of Mrs. Harold L. Corley recently and in the afternoon all of them visited Mrs. Herman Sandifer of Troy. Miss Mary Mayson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mayson, is now employed as a beautician in Ware Shoals. She spent the past week end at home. Mr. W. W. Mayson is feeling bet ter at this writing. He says he feels stronger than he has since he was so ill last October. Mrs. Susie Winn, Edgar and J. E. Winn and James Pearson visited Mr. Maxie Winn at Raleigh, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shuford have recently renovated and painted their lovely home and have an addition of electric pump, with bath room and all water works fixtures. Mr. Robert Winn and Mr. Alford spent Sunday in Asheville, N. C. Mrs. B. M. Mayson, Bennie and Nora, recently visited homefolks in our community. Mayes Mayson returned to Greenville with them. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Winn and family called to see Mrs. Martha Corley, of Greenwood, who is ill. Mr. Bill Corley is recuperating at home, after a recent operation. { Miss Ethelyn Shuford entertain ed the Gilgal B. T. U. with a social Saturday night. Many games were enjoyed by all. after which re freshments were served. We, the pupils of Sullivan School, take this means of thank ing Mr. W. W. Fuller, Mr. Joe An derson, trustees and all of the people of this cmmunity for the loyalty and support that they have shown us during the past year, which enabled us to obtain the many new additions tp our school. We are proud of our new stage, dressing rooms and new partitions and are delighted at their plans for the scenery and draperies, that are to be installed at an early date. , The many improvements have made our school life and work easier and happier. We are going to take care of everything. Again we say, thank you to one and all. We are planning on a great year at Sullivan school. ixt Defense Savings Bonds may be registered in the name of one in dividual, or of two individuals as co-owners, or one individual and one other individual as benefi ciary. -Buy Defense Bonds and Slamps- Better Farming Train Begins 21-Day Tour WILL BE IN McCORMICK SAT URDAY AFTERNOON, SEP TEMBER 13TH, AT 4 O’CLOCK. Columbia, Sept. 8.—The Clem son College Livestock and Better Farm Living Train, a comprehen sive agricultural exhibit on wheels to be shown in 45 places in 33 counties of the state through the cooperation of the Atlantic Coast Line and subsidiary railroads, be gan its itinerary here today, with special features including talks by Governor Burnet R. Maybank, Mayor L. B. Owens, President R. F. Poole of Clemson College, Director D. W. Watkins of the Clemson College Extension Service, and C. McD. Davis, executive vice-presi dent of the A. C. L. The train is a carefully prepared^ compact display of ideas, practices r and object lessons of better farm ing and better living, to demon strate to the public the progress being made and the roads to fur ther progress needed to make South Carolina a more prosperous state agriculturally and other wise. “The subject matter demon strated on this train is timely from the standpoint of the eco nomics of agriculture as well as from the standpoint of national defense; and it has great possi bilities for farm people of the state”, says Director Watkins, who expresses the hope that there will be a large attendance not only of farm people but citizens generally wherever the train stops. All phases of farming and farm living are represented from soils and seeds to marketing and home consumption. The livestock ex hibits will show purebred beef cat tle, dairy cows, hogs, and poultry, along with efficient equipment and methods of handling. The schedule of the Better Farm Living Train in this area is given as follows: Fri., Sept., 12, Laurens, 8:30 a. m. Fri., Sept., 12, Greenwood, 2:00 p. m. Sat., Sept., 13, Anderson, 8:30 a. m. Sat., Sept., 13, Calhoun Falls, 1:30 p. m. Sat., Sept., f3, McCormick, 4:00 p. m., daylight saving time. tXt Training For Defense Jobs The West Columbia NYA Resi dent Center and the Charleston NYA Resident Center offer a fine opportunity to youth between the ages of 18 and 25 who are inter ested in being trained for private employment in defense industries according to announcement made by J. N. Moore, NYA Director of this area. Just now boys can be placed in the radio department or the wood work shop at West Co lumbia Center and in the ship fitting department at Charleston Resident Center. The related training in both NYA Centers is in ship fitting and welding. Both these 'centers are run asr outlined by the National Defense program of the United States Gov ernment. Both centers train youth for jobs in the Charleston Navy yard. These jobs are private em ployment and the pay is from $20.00 per week to $45.00 per week, when the NYA Resident Center Supervisor feels that a youth is ready for private employment in the Navy Yard. Mr. J. Boyce Nickles will be in the County Court House in Mc Cormick every Thursday from 10 A. M. until 4 P. M. to receive ap plications from youth who are in terested in going to the West Co lumbia NYA Resident Center or the Charleston NYA Resident Center, or the regular NYA pro gram. All other NYA Projects, except the West Columbia NYA Resident Center and the Charleston NYA Resident Center can use youth be tween the ages of 16 and 25.