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TSUI TO OUBSCLYlOU OC» NKIGHBOBfl. OOB COUNTRY AND OUB COD.
Fortieth Year
Established June 5,1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THUR SDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1941
Number 22
WASMHKION
Washington, D. C., Oct. 27.—
(NWNg)—Analysis of the vote of
the house of representatives on
revision of the neutrality act to
permit the arming of ships,
coupled with the recent vote on
the new $6,000,000,000 lease-lend
bill, clarifies the present state of
political party differences in our
government.
When the majority of Republi
cans voted for the lease-lend
measure, it was believed by many
here that party lines were finally
being dropped, so far as our at
titude toward international ques
tions was concerned. But the
house vote on the neutrality act
revision showed that this is not
the fact—that while the Republi
cans are willing to support meas
ures for greater production of de
fense materials, they are unwill
ing to back, the President in any
step which tends toward our in
volvement in the war.
On the neutrality act revision,
the Republican members of the
house voted against it by the
overwhelming majority of 113 to
38, while the Democrats favored
it by a vote of 219 to 21. This
makes it clear that, after two
years of debate over our foreign
policy, the Republicans still re
main the isolationist party while
the Democrats are the inter
ventionist party. And it shows
that the Republican members of
the house still oppose President
Roosevelt’s foreign policy just
about as strongly as they did
when the war in Europe started.
Republican leaders here point
out that, in addition to a sizable
number of members of their party
feeling that we shouldn’t become
involved in the war, many of them
agree with Alf Landon, who in a
receAfc.-fci'Qadcast, said that a small
group of New Dealers “are using
the national defense emergency
as a smoke screen for their at
tempts to build a collective state.”
Mr. Landon charged that this
group plans to strangle the small
business man because its mem
bers believe “he is an economic
anachronism, like the livery sta
ble.” After concentrating eco
nomic power in a few hands, Mr.
Landon went on, “they figure that
it will be comparatively easy,
using again, the slogan, hate
economic royalists, to insure the
permanent establishment of
their ideas for a collective state.”
This bitter denunciation of the
administration by a leader of the
Republican party is interpreted
here as indicating that the Re
publican opposition to the whole
foreign policy of the administra
tion is being kept alive for fear
of “abuse of power” by the Presi
dent rather than merely to express
disagreement on the need for our
country’s help to defeat Hitler.
The Republicans clearly do not in
tend to let their enmity for the
whole New Deal policy be side
tracked by the present emergency.
Meanwhile, realizing that wheth
er we get into the war or whether
we don’t, oilr major problem is
one of increased defense produc
tion, the heads of our govern
ment’s defense agencies are work
ing up elaborate plans for doub
ling the speed of production of
planes, tanks and ships.
Talking of a gdal of 125,000
planes, including 25,000 long-
range bombers, by the end of 1943
—a “victory program” is now
being worked out to divert at
least half of our nation’s produc
tive capacity to defense produc
tion. It is estimated that at the
present time, and under present
appropriations, only 15 per cent of
our productive capacity is en
gaged on, defense items.
The new plan, which is roughly
expected to shoot our present de
fense appropriations of 60 billion
dollars well up over the 100 bil
lion mark, is aimed at turning out
THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
Oct. 31st and Nov. 1st, 7:00 P. M. and 9:10 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
JOAN CRAWFORD MELVYN DOUGLAS
in
“A WOMAN’S FACE
Also
A Cartoon
“The Alley Cat
and
’ ^ “Red Men On Parade”
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Sullivan News
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Haltiwanger
and family called to see Mrs. L. E.
Corley Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gilchrist
and daughter, Mae, of Belvedere,
spent the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. T. B. Gilchrist.
Mrs. P. S. Mayson and daugh
ters, Eleanor and Susan, visited
Miss Irene Mayson and other rela
tives in Abbeville during the week
end.
Mr. W. W. Mayson, Sr., Mrs.
Fannie Reynolds and Thelma
Reynolds spent the week end in
Greenville with Mr. B. W. Mayson.
Miss Grace Gilchrist of Green
ville returned to her work after
having a minor operation on a
finger.
Miss Trula Winn, Mr. Harvey
Millburg and Maurice Hint of
Illinois spent Sunday with Misses
Eileen Morgan of Edgefield and
Thelma Morgan of Columbia, who
were spending the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Morgan.
Miss Thelma Gilchrist and Miss
Virginia Winn of Greenwood
spent the week end with home-
folks.
Mr. Wilbur Reames of Fort
Jackson, Columbia, spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
Reames.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Langly of
McCormick recently visited Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Mayson.
Many from this community at
tended the State Fair during the
past week. Mr. I. C. Harrison had
one of his Hereford cows there.
Spend the day guests of Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Reames Sunday were
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Anderson,
Miss Juanita Reames, Mr. Sydney
Whatley and daughter, Sydney
Louise Whatley, of Greenwood.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Winn, Jack
Winn and Mrs. J. B. Gilchrist were
business visitors in Greenwood
Saturday.
Sullivan Hallowe’en
The spooks’ll get you,
If you don’t watch out,
If ever they get you,
Then you’ll moan and shout,
Beware of such fate, now don’t
be late.
Come to Sullivan School house
31st is the date. {
Time 7:45,
Admission, 5c,
Rhythm Band, Witches Dance,
Sandwiches, many forms of a-
musement and entertainment.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax
MONDAY and TUESDAY
November 3rd and 4lli, 7:00 P. M. and 9:00 P. M.
Win. POWELL—MYRNA LOY
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“LOVE CRAZY'
Also
A Cartoon
“The Rookie Bear”
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
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ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cen^.
Children 12 to 15, 17 cents, including defense tax.
twice as much defense material in
1942 and 1943 as was originally
olanned. The program is believed
to be an, answer to the recent
statement of William Knudsen,
head of the Office of Production
Management, who said that this
nation must decide between out
ranking the Nazis after years of
effort at present production rates
or piling on “every ounce of steam
to get this thing over with.”
Certain government officials who
are impatient to witness a more
warlike feeling among the Ameri
can people, are clearly annoyed
over the lack of public anger dis
played following the torpedoing of
the U. S. destroyer Kearny. This
was particularly apparent here at
the time of the incident, for news
of it came just before the house
voted on the neutrality act and it
seemed to have practically no ef
fect in convincing the Republican
members that we should arm our
merchant ships.
Tenseness over the Japanese
situation has been the subject of
many closed meetings between
the President and members of his
cabinet. It is feared that efforts
to establish better relations be
tween the United States and
Japan were seriously hampered by
the resignation of the Konoye
cabinet in Japan and the ap
pointment of Lieut. Gen. Eiki To jo
as premier. General Tojo, who
served as ambassador in Berlin in
1937 and 1938, is known to be a
great admirer of the Ger
man military machine.
Some officials here, however,
point out that any agreement
Funeral Saturday For
Loyce E. Jennings
Funeral services for Loyce E.
Jennings, 44, whose death occur
red at his home near here about
3 o’clock last Thursday afternoon
following a period of ill health,
were conducted at Republican
Methodist Church Saturday morn
ing at 11 o’clock, with his pastor,
Rev. Foster Speer, officiating.
Interment followed in the church
yard.
He was the son of Jesse R. Jen
nings, who survives, and the late
Mrs. Julia Price Jennings. He had
lived near McCormick all his life
and was a member of Republican
Methodist Church.
Surviving in addition to his
father are six brothers, J. Willie
Jennings, Norfolk, Va.; Veldee
Jennings, St. Petersburg, Fla.;
Paul Jennings, Augusta; * Dave,
Lynn and J. R. Jennings, all of
McCormick.
Pallbearers were J. B. Walker,
J. B. DeaSon, J. P. LaGroon, J. G.
Campbell, M. B. Goff and Frank
Holloway.
G. P. McCain, funeral director,
in charge.
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George D. Price
Claimed By Death
George D. Price, 83, retired
farmer, died at his home near here
Saturday morning at 11 o’clock
following an, illness of about one
week.
Funeral services were conducted
from the McCormick Baptist
Church, of which he was a mem
ber, Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The Rev. L. K. Simpson, pastor,
officiated, and burial was in the
McCormick city cemjetery.
Active pallbearers were J. L
Bradley, A. J. Hendricks, C. H
Fooshe, J. B. Harmon, L. N. Brown
and J. F. Mattison. Deacons of
the McCormick Baptist Church
composed the escort of honor.
In addition to his widow, Mrs
Janie Stroud Price, he is survived
by eight children of two former
marriages. They are: E. M. Price,
and W. Burton Price, of Troy; and
Mrs. S. C. Christian, of
Greenwood, of his marriage
to the late Mrs. Jessie Leard
Price; and J. C. and G. A. Price
Elberton, Ga., J. P. Price, McCor
mick and Mrs. H. R. Augustine,
Greenville, survivors of his mar
riage to the late Mrs. Mattie Ed
munds Price. Twenty-six grand
children and twenty great-grand
children also survive.
J. S. Strom, funeral director,
in charge.
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Annual R. E. A. Meet
ing In Abbeville
McCormick Public
Schools Honor Roll
For First Six Weeks
The annual membership meeting
of the Little River Electric Co
operative, Inc., was held in Abbe
ville, October 23, that being the
Office Headquarters and this Co
operative serving Abbeville, An
derson, and McCormick Counties.
The purpose of such meeting
vas for reporting all business for
Mie fiscal year of 1941, and also
nr the election or reelection of
trustees to function for another
year.
All of the present trustees were
selected with the exception of
'>ne; namely, Mr. J. T. Clinkscales
who resigned and was replaced by
Mr. R. B. Ashley of Abbeville
County. The officers chosen are
as follows: Charles F. Gilliam,
President; Lem R. Stevenson, Vice
President; John C. Gilliam, Secre
tary; W. E. Hall, Treasurer; trus
tees are Otis M. Galley, R. B. Ash
ley, Vernon Bradberry, Robert M.
Pettigrew, and Edwin Parker.
Colonel William A. Slaton of
Washington, Ga., was the principal
FIRST GRADE—
Janice Young,
Jan Parks,
Jack Morgan.
SECOND GRADE— ^
Mary Ann Cosey,
Margaret Dansby,
Ruth Jaynes,
Billy Bruce,
Billie Jaynes,
Charlie Sanders,
Jimmy Smith,
David Wardlaw.
THIRD GRADE—
Mary Grace Dansby,
Betty Frances Edwards,
Elizabeth Henderson,
Douglass Britt,
Pat Parks,
Joe Thomas Seigler.
FOURTH GRADE—
Frances Ann Dansby,
Betty Jane Deason,
Leonard Dorn,
Paul LeRoy,
Bobby Sanders,
Lillie Ellen Wise.
FIFTH GRADE—
Billy Creighton.
SIXTH GRADE—
Virginia Smith.
SEVENTH GRADE—
Gary Brown,
Lois Edwards,
Thelma Edmunds,
Claude Huguley.
EIGHTH GRADE—
Belton Harmon,
Bruce Jaynes,
Billie Freeland,
Margie Osborne.
NINTH GRADE—
Frances New,
Bertha Mae Harris,
Helen Fooshe.
TENTH GRADE—
Carolyn Hitt.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
None.
Gov. Maybank
Expresses Thanks
To Defense Force
Birthdav Dinner For
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Mrs. J. W. Brown
On Sunday, October 26, the chil
dren, grandchildren, sisters, broth
ers and a few friends gathered at
the home of Mrs. J. W. Brown and
surprised her with a large birth
day dinner.
When the people began to ar
rive, Mrs. Brown began to wonder
what she would prepare for din
ner, but she didn’t worry long be
cause at one o’clock the people
began to bring in their baskets
and there was plenty to feed all.
The dinner was spread under
the large oaks in the yard. After
dinner the gifts were opened; she
received many nice and useful
ones. The older people then
gathered for conversation as they
had not seen each other for a J
long time.
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Banks and children.
Bobbie, Betty Jean, Billie and
James Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Eu
gene Brown and children, Dorothy
Jean and Cornelia Brown; Mr
and Mrs. Frank Carroll and chil
dren, Beatrice, Gladys, R. F. and
Betty Jo Carroll; Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Carroll and children, L. T.
and Scurry Carroll; Mr. and Mrs
A. M. Mercer and children, Amos.
Jr., Ruby, Annette, Kathrine, Jua
nita Mercer, all of Greenwood;
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Williams and
daughters, Kathleen and Lizzie
Mae Williams; Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Creswell and son, Franklin; Mr.
and Mrs. Wideman Going and son,
Donald Lee, all of Abbeville; Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Bracknell and baby,
atsy; Mr. Otis Bracknell, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Bracknell and baby.
Laurel Irene; Mr. Wade Palmer,
all of McCormick; Mr. and Mrs.
Authur Powell and daughter.
Dorothy, of Augusta, Ga., and Mrs.
Cora C. Powell, of Philda, Pa.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
MILITARY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT
GENERAL,
COLUMBDV.
October 22, 1941.
S. C. D. F.
General Orders
No. 5
1. The following Executive Or
ders are published for the infor
mation of all concerned:
“STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
COLUMBIA
October 22, 1941.
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
To: All Officers and Enlisted
Men of the South Carolina D mse
Force.
During my tenure of office as
Governor and Commander-in-
Chief many Acts have been passed
by the General Assembly; however,
I am particularly proud of the
fact that on the 21st day of March
1941 I signed Act No. 54, entitled
‘An Act Establishing the South
Carolina Defense Force’. In Cre
ating this Defense Force for the
purpose of taking the place of the
National Guard which had been
ordered into Federal service, I was
given the power in case of insur
rection., invasion, tumult, riot,
breach of the peace, or imminent
danger thereof, or to enforce the
laws of this State, to order into
service any part of the South Car
olina Defense Force that I may
deem necessary. Infantry units
have been organized in every
County. The authorized strength
has been set at 518 officers and
6,035 enlisted men, comprising 64
units. All companies are holding
drills each week and much en
thusiasm is being shown by the
officers and men comprising the
individual units; a well trained
and well disciplined Force is now
ready to answer my call as Gov
ernor and Commander-in-Chief
for service to the State; however,
thus far, I have found it necessary
to call into service only one com
pany and that company performed
its duty with credit to itself and
to the State.
The citizens of South Carolina
having elected me United States
Senator, I am leaving the office
of Governor and as your Com
mander-in,-Chief on November 3,
1941. I desire to express to you
individually my appreciation of
the splendid service you are ren
dering the State and your unselfish
devotion to duty.
I am proud of the South Caro
lina Defense Force because, as
citizens, you have volunteered
your service to the State. As your
Senator, I shall keep in close
touch with you and your interests
will be cared for to the best of my
ability.
Burnet R. Maybank,
Governor.”
2. The above General Orders will
be read at the next regular drill
period and then posted on the
Bulletin Board.
By order of the Governor:
Jas. C. Dozier,
The Adjutant General.
OFFICIAL:
773 Bales Of Cotton
Ginned In McCormiek
County To October 18
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS,
WASHINGTON.
COTTON GINNING REPORT.
Census report shows that 773
bales of cotton were ginned in
McCormick County from the crop
of 1941, prior to Oct. 18, as com-
Callers in the afternoon were ; p arec } with 4,252 bales for the crop
which we might reach, with the speaker. Colonel Slaton is the
new premier would hold more attorney for the Cooperative in Mrs. C. T. Major and sons, Joe and | 0 f
water, since we would know that Georgia. Frank, of Charlotte, N. C. j very respectfully,
his decisions not only speak, for The meeting, as reported by F. The guests departed about 4
the Japanese government but also w. Brown, Superintendent, was o’clock, wishing her many happy
for the Japanese army. t very much of a success. returns of the day.
J. W. Britt,
Special Agent.
Date, 10-28-41.