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Fortieth Your
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THUR SDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1942
Number 39
Washington, p. C., Feb. 23.—
(NWN8)—"Thank God, the men
on Bataan peninsula don't know
what’s going on here!"
Hiat exclamation of Senator
ladings’ crystallized the feelings
of a growing number of govern
ment critics who until recently
do the best job for the nation.
Lack of reports and explana
tions to the .public on the accom
plishments of our army and navy
in the Far East also are believed
to have done more harm than
good. The fall of Singapore led to
a growing public demand to know
what we can do in the Far East.
The furor in England over Singa
pore and over the escape of the
German battleships through the
English channel quickly spread to
Washington—and the people of
both nations are becoming more
and more insistent upon getting
an accurate accounting of our war
program progress.
Anti-administration forces, who
have kept their criticism of our f 0r several weeks seemed to be
war program to themselves but working hand-in-hand with the
are now openly attacking the red
tape, the wrong decisions, the
petty squabbling, the political
angling and the general confusion
which abound in various depart
ments.
Perhaps the most outstanding
error of the month, from the view
point of public reaction, was for
congress to pick this time to vote
for a raid on our war funds to
provide pensions for its own mem
bers. Already, as a result of the
public’s protest against this action
a number of bills have been of
fered to repeaj this measure.
Another chief target of attack
has been the Office of Civilian De
fense, which, it is charged, has
executive department, are now
daily building new charges against
the administration of trying to
take advantage of the war to put
through new social reforms.
In addition, the public is grow
ing increasingly annoyed by re
ports of jealousies between differ
ent government departments over
who will control what.
All this dissatisfaction may not
be as bad as it is painted. Anyone
will admit that the gigantic prob
lem of organizing for this war
would be a severe strain on the
most gifted executives in the land
and there are some here who are
glad to have the weaknesses in
our set-up ironed out now before
been going into fields which are | new government de-
only indirectly related to civilian | partments are too firmly estab-
defense and which has been used
to Expand social reforms rather
than concentrating on the pur
pose for which it was formed.
The resignations of New York’s
Mayor La Guardia and Mrs.
Roosevelt from the directorship of
this office is resulting in a'reor
ganization of the whole set-up
under the guidance of'James M.
Landis, former dean of Harvard
university. Mr. Landis has said
that he will rebuild the organiza
tion for Action of a purely defense
nature and he seems to have been
given the authority to reorganize
it in whatever way he believes will
Funeral Services
Tuesday Afternoon
For D. R. Creighton
Funeral services for D. R.-
Creighton of Wadesboro, N. C.,
former Spartanburg and Charlotte
pharmacist, who died Sunday
morning in a Baltimore hospital,
were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday
afternoon at the Floyd Mortuary,
conducted by Dr. Williams of
Charlotte, Rev. Moore of Wades
boro and Rev. Lehman of Inman,
with interment in the Greenlawn
memorial gardens.
Mr. Creighton spent his boyhood
in McCormick and was the son of
the late Pierce and Lela Creighton.
He was married to the former Miss
Grace Ladson of Inman, who with
a daughter, Sybil, survives him,
also a sister, Mrs. E. Z. White,
Spartanburg, and two brothers,
A. B. Creighton, Winston-Salem,
N. C., and E. F. Creighton, McCor
mick.
Rev. And Mrs. Simp
son Entertain Y. W. A.
lished.
It is expected that congress will
continue to give all-out support to
the President on all measures to
speed production and support our
army and navy. Although there
will be increased debate over
measures such as the bill for $300,-
000,000 for relief of workers who
are forced temporarily out of their
jobs, legislation for war supplies
will be pushed through in record
time.
The best example of this is the
support given to the largest ap
propriation bill in the history of
the country, which came right on
HOLM) IHEAIHE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
February 27th and 28th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
ROY ROGERS GEO. “GABBY” HAYES
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IN OLD CHEYENNE”
Also
A Cartoon
“All This And Rabbitt Stew”
and
A Two Reel Subject
“Monsters Of The Deep”
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax
Listen in on WGAC, Augusta, Ga., every day at
12 o'clock for program announcements.
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Rev. and Mrs. L. K. Simpson
graciously entertained the local
Y.W.A. Monday night, February
16th, at their home. The meeting
was opened by the President, Miss
Emma Rankin, and after sentence
prayers the Y.W.A. hymn, “Oh,
Zion, Haste” was sung.'
After discussion of business and
a collection for the One Hundred
Thousandth Club was taken, Mrs.
D. C. Talbert, Y.W.A. Leader, and
Program Chairman for the month
presided over a most inspirationa
program, “The Test of Honesty”
Interesting talks were made by
Misses Nylena Strom, Minnie Beth
Brown and Mrs. G. N. Dorn, and
Miss Elma Holsonback brought a
brief skit between herself and
“Conscience”. The members join
ed in the middle of the program
in another series of fervent sen
tence prayers and throughout the
nrogram scripture references were
brought from Leviticus, Psalms
and Luke. Rev. Mr. Simpson con
cluded the program with prayer
on being honest with oneself, with
others and with God.
During the social hour a George
Washington contest was conducted
and Rev. and Mrs. Simpson served
delicious ice cream topped with
cherries and heart-shaped cookies.
Further carrying out the George
Washington motif on each plate
were small paper red and white
hatchets, on which was written a
verse of scripture. At this meet
ing two new members joined.
American Legion
Auxiliary Meets
Thursday, March 5
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Thursday, March 5, at
3:30 p. m. Eastern Standard War
time, with Mrs. C. R. Strom, Miss
Sally Price, Miss Geneva Price and
Mrs. E. L. Rogers assistant host
esses.
J. Fred Buzhardt will deliver
an address on community service.
All members and eligible mem
bers are invited to come.
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Should Make Appli
cation For Explosive
Licenses By March 1st
J. A. Talbert has been desig
nated Explosives Licensing Agent
for McCormick County with power
to issue Vendor’s, Purchaser’s and
Foreman’s Licenses under the
terms of said Act and Rules and
Regulations that now are or may
be issued.
City Fathers Of
Parksville Buy
$100.00 Defense Bond
The Mayor and Council of
Parksville are proving their
patriotism as well as exercising
sound business judgment. At the
last meeting the council voted to
buy a $100 Defense Bond out of
the surplus in the treasury. 'Only
the Interest, which is paid annual
ly, will be used, unless an emer
gency arise?.
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Sullivan News
Mrs. H. L. Haltiwanger and
children and Mrs. J. P. Marclain
of Ninty Six called to see Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Corley Sunday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Winn and
Miss Ellen Gilchrist were business
visitors in Augusta Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Winn and
family and Mrs. Kate Mayson were
dinner guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Winn, Sunday.
Mr. Maxcie Winn of Greenville
spent the week end with his
mother, Mrs. Susie Winn.
Mr. J. P. Sullivan of Columbia,
W. M. S. Of Plum
Branch Baptist
Church To Hold Mis
sion Study Class, 23
The W. M. S. of the Plum
Branch Baptist Church will have
a Mission Study Class Saturday,
February 28, at the home of Mrs.
R. M. Winn. All members are-
urged to be present and others
that are interested are cordisHy
invited.
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Dr. Echols To Be
At Mt. Carmel
IVext SabbatH
Applications for Vendor’s, Pur
chaser s and Foreman’s Licenses j spent the past week end with his
may be made to the Explosives
Licensing Agent on or before
March 1st, 1942, as your temporary
Licenses expire at close of business
on March 1st, 1942.
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Plum Branch News
MONDAY and TUESDAY
March 2nd and 3rd, 7:15 P. M. and 9:15 P. M.
JEANETTE MacDONALD—GENE RAYMOND
in
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“SMILIN’ THROUGH
^Technicolor)
Also
V'' A Cartoon
“A Yarn About A Yarn”
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
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top of other record appropriation
bills but which all of the members
■f congress and the public realize
must be rushed through to guar-
mtee victory.
The new appropriation calls for
$32,179,901,COO which includes $5.-
^9,090,000 for the lease-lend pro
ram. $3,852,000,009 for new ship
construction, $13,252,000,000 for
"my ordnance, $3,011,512,000 for
Ming production for the army,
*2,245.000.000 for the traosoorta
tion of troops and $220,336,000 for
the chemical warfare service.
One bright snot in the confused
situation, in Washington is the
general confidence over our pro
motion of war supplies. Most of-
Tcials say that, under the direc-
<5 on of Donald Nelson’s War
Board, we are now making real
progress and are getting into full
stride in the production of tanks,
planes and guns.
Although no complete figures
have been given out recently on
production, the reports on what
various automobile companies and
other large industries are doing,
and the general satisfaction of in
dustrial leaders over the present
production set-up and handling of
Mr. W. B. Carmichael, principal
of the Plum Branch school* paid
a flying visit to Athens, Ga.,
February 21.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. White of
White Town were the guests of
Mr. apd Mrs. Frank White, Febru
ary 15.
Mrs. Hattie Collier has the best
winter garden in this community.
Despite her more than eighty
years, she does all the work in it
except the ploughing.
On the sick list in recent days:
Tommy Forrester, Mesdames M.
M. Wall, A. T. Moore, Eugenia
Gibert, and E. C. Rice; Misses
Louise Bracknell, Carolyn and
Louise Rice.
Mr. Joe Lyon, a fireman on the
C. & W. C. Railroad, spent several
days last week with his aunt, Mrs.
Mary Lyon.
Messrs. Jno. L. Self and Hughey
McCain, of McCormick, were seen
on our streets last Thursday.
Mrs. Fanny Parks attended the
funeral of her aunt, Miss Eugenia
Hammond, who died at North
Augusta, Feb. 10. Miss Hammond
is remembered by the older people
of Plum Branch as a most excel
lent lady, much given to charita
ble deeds.
The Board of Education of St.
mother and sister.
Mir-s Lura Gilchrist of Anderson
spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gilchrist.
Mr. and Mrs. James Keown and
sons, Jack and Jim, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Mayson.
Mrs. Green of Ware Shoals is
spending this week with her sister,
Mrs. J. L. Reames.
Misses Eleanor, Sudan and
Lorene Mayson* spent the past
week end with Miss Thelma Rey
nolds.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Winn and
family called in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. G. C. Jordan Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Henderson
and family spent the week end
with Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Mayson
and family.
Mr. J. C. Mayson of Charlotte,
N. C., visited his father, Mr. W. W.
Mayson, Sr., during the past week.
Mrs. J. B. Baughman, Sr., Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Baughman, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Billy Crowden and Miss
Irene Mayson of Abbeville were
callers in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. P. S. Mayson Sunday after
noon
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mayson,
Mrs. Fannie Reynolds, and daugh
ter, Thelma Reynolds, spent Sun
day in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
P. S. Mayson.
Mrs. Fannie Mae Burkhalter
Parks of Plum Branch recently
presented Mrs. Harold L. Corley,
formerly Miss Corrie Cheatham,
of Edgefield, with a portrait oi
her great-aunt, Mrs. Sabrina Ann
Moore Broadwater. Mrs. Broad
water gave Mrs. Burkhalter this
portrait May 18, 1883, while being
her tutor. Mrs. Broadwater i.
Dr. L. I. Echols, Field Secretary
of the Associate Reformed Presby
terian Synod, will preach next
Sabbath, March 1st, at 11:45 a. m.
War time, at Mt. Carmel, and at
Bordeaux that afternoon at 4
o’clock, assisting the pastor, Rev.
S. W. Reid.
The Sabbath Schools of Mt.
Carmel and McCormick will meet
next Sabbath at 11:00 a. m. War
time and will continue to meet at
this hour until further announce
ment.
S. W. Reid,
Pastor.
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Modoc News
Paul Church met last Wednesday
rnght at the home of Mr. W. M j remembered throughout Edgefielc
^'ee and. Mrs. J. M. Strother was anc j McCormick Counties as z
elected chairman of the board. A g rca ^ teacher, artist, governes
eacher for the Bible class of the I anc j musician. She was a sister o
Sunday School was also elected. Mrs. John Oscar Seigler, former!
Rev. G. P. Lanier and family
went over to Sumter Sunday af
ternoon to visit his son, “G. D.”
"t was the first time Mr. Lanier
had seen his fi^st grandchild, now
ebout four months old.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dorn, and
’Tr. M. A. Bouknight of MeCormic’
were the guests last Friday night
of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Sturkey.
Mr. Alex S. Wells, a brother o f
Mr. John C. Wells, and for almos’
his lifetime a citizen of Plurr
"’ranch, died at Port Royal, Feb
16. The following from this place
attended his funeral the next da
No wonder the paper situation
is acute; one cold forces a person
to keep a paper handkerchief
factory working over time.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Reese from
Greenwood spent Saturday and
Sunday here with the former’s
mother, Mrs. Roselind Reese.
Mr. Charles Stone was a week
end visitor to relatives in Augusta.
Miss Marie Bussey spent Satur
day night and Sunday here with
Miss Lucy Bussey.
Mrs. Maurice Outz spent the
past week with relatives in Abbe
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Reese from
Barnwell spent Sunday here a-
mong relatives.
Mrs. Caroline Canteleau was a
week end visitor to relatives in
Edgefield.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Dukes were
dinner guests here Sunday to Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Clem.
Mr. W. M. Nash of Augusta spent
Sunday and Monday here With,
homefolks.
Mr. T. J. Stone made a short
business trip to Augusta on Mon
day of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nash, Mrs.
T. D. Howie, Mr. E. F. Bussey and
Mr. W. McDaniel were visitors
Monday at McCormick.
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Farming Outlook 1942
Briefed In Circular
of this community, who was
mother of Mrs. Sabrina Moore
Cheatham, formerly of this com
munity and Edgefield. Both of
the sisters, (Sabrina and Mamie
Moore) Mrs. Broadwater and Mrs.
J. O. Seigler, respectively, refugeed
here during the war between the
states, coming from Gillisonville,
S. C., and afterwards both of them
taught schools in and near this
community. The original old
Moore homestead now stands in
Londonderry, New Hampshire.
Mrs. Corley and Miss Trula Winn
Clcmson, Feb. 21.—Notwith
standing the fact that the total
utput of farm products in 1942 is
expected to be the largest on
'•ecord, farm prices are expected
to be higher than the average for
1941, Major O. M. Clark, Clemson
extension economist, said here to
day in discussing the agricultural
outlook for 1942.
Factors which are expected to
maintain agricultural prices on
higher levels, Major Clark said,
are:
1. Greater business activity and.
higher consumer income,
2. Larger purchases of farm
products under the lend-lease pro
gram,
3. Reduced competition from
imported products.
In Extension Circular 204, “The
Agricultural Outlook for 1942”, just
^sued, Major Clark discusses
briefly the general outlook sitoa-
visited this Old Homestead while
at Beaufort: Misses Juanita and , on their trip to the New England
Maggie Wells, Messrs. J. C. and J. States and Canada.
L. Wells, Mr. E. L. Langley. j We regret to learn that little
Revs. G. P. Lanier and W. M ^ ss Betty Jeanne Mayson, daugh- ^ ^ ^ 0il/u<a _
Owings were dinner guests Sunday ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Mayson n He g . ves important basjc
Feb. 22, of Mr. H. M. Freeland and o f Greenwood, is ill. We hope for | factg and figures on the current
family. The occasion was the h er a speedy recovery. ' outlook for cotton, tobacco, wheat,
97th birthday of Mr. Freeland’s Miss Ann Bussey Seigler of swe et potatoes, vegetables, feeds,
mother, ftJrs. Carrie Freeland. Brenau College, eldest daughter and oils, hogs, cattle, oalry
Jjt ’ priorities, make it clear that much ' Many persons called during the of Mr. and Mrs. James Seigler, of p roc i Uc t s , and poultry, ail with
^ j of the red tape has already been day to extend congratulations to this community spent the past reference t o our own needs and
! cut and that the War Board is this venerable and much beloved week end at home. the needs 0 f our allies.
^4; doing an admirable job of work- lady. Many presents were re- Miss Thelma Morgan of Colum- Circular 204, a free publication,
ing with industry to perform a ceived. bi a spent the past week end with may be had from county farm
■'*7 miracle of production. ( Mrs. Lucinda Stevens is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter agents or from the Publications
1 —Buy Defense Bonds— , her daughter, Mrs. E. C. Rice. Morgan. Department at Clemson.
ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 17 cents, including defense tax.