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Established June 5,1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1942
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Washinton, D. C. f March 9. —
<NWNS)—The great power which
the President wields over congress
was measured recenty when the
house of representatives, supposed
to be in favor of a bill to drop the
40-hcur week law, defeated that
measure by 226 to 62 when word
was received from an “unim*
peachabe source” that the Presi
dent opposed the measure.
Not only did indirect word of
the President’s attitude turn the
tide on this bill but it also led to
a clear understanding among the
majority of the house that at the
present time there is little use in
opposing the President on any
measure.
President Roosevelt was partic
ularly vehement in his opposition
to the recent proposal of the farm
bloc of the senate to attach a
farm relief measure as a rider to
the 32 billion supplemental war-
fund bill. The farm measure was
aimed at stopping the government
from selling its store of surplus
farm products at less than parity.
Although the President opposed
that plan, since he believes it
would add a billion dollars to the
annual cost of the nation’s food
bill, he attacked most strongly the
suggestion of trying to get it
through congress and past the
President by having it hitch-hike
on a measure which it knows will
be approved.
During the past few years this
practice has increased considera
bly and a number of / measures,
which never otherwise would have
become law, have ridden through
congress on the heels of favored
legislation. The fair trade price
fixing law, which ended price cut
ting in many lines of products, is
sneaked through by ttys method
in spite of presidential opposition
The defeat of the bill aimed at
ending the 40-hour week will
probably mean that any other leg
islation aimed at more govern
ment control over labor will be
postponed for some time. As long
as there are no serious strikes in
war industries — and Senator
Thomas, chairman of the senate
committee on education and la
bor, assures us that there won’t
be—the house will probably steer
clear of labor measures.
The President and Miss Perkins
both pointed out that elimination
of the 40-hour law would not in
crease defense production but
would simply mean that certain
labor groups would work more
hours on a lower wage scale. Now
it is required that labor be paid
time and a half for all hours of
work exceeding 40 a week, but so
long as they are paid overtime
there is no limitation on the num
ber of hours they work. It was
therefore argued that the legisla
tion would only mean an increase
in profits for war industries with
out increasing production. It was
also pointed out by labor leaders
that such a measure would not af
fect union contracts calling for a
40-hour week and would only hit
those who are not union mem
bers.
Miss Perkins, giving her opin
ion on the measure, said: “If I
could see that it would increase
production, I would be for it, but
I see no economic reason to sup
port it.”
While the record' 32 billion war
appropriation bill was under con
sideration in the house, the Pres
ident demanded further increases
in the speed of production and
asked that all war industry ma
chines be kept in operation 168
hours a week. Donald Nelson,
head of the War Production
board, immediately replied that
steps would be taken immediately
toward this end. In his state
ment the President warned tha
victory would depend on the flow
Mrs. J. M. Wood Dies Funeral Yesterday
In Decatur, Ga.
Mrs. Betty Meriwether McKie
Wood, wife of John M. Wood of
Meriwether, in lower McCormick
County, died on March 3rd at the
home of her son, Thos. M. Wood,
of Decatur, Ga., after an illness
of several months. Funeral serv
ices were held at the Red Hill
Baptist Church, near Modoc, on
March 4th at 3 p. m., with her
pastor, Rev. G. P. Lanier, of Plum
Branch, officiating. Interment
followed in the churchyard cem
etery.
Mrs. Wood was born at her an
cestral home near Meriwether on
September 27, 1868, the daughter
of W. J. and Emmie McKie, pio
neer citizens of Meriwether.
On December 16, 1891, she was
married to John M. Wood of the
Red Hill section of Edgefield
County. She was born, reared,
married, and lived until her death,
.n the same colonial home of her
parents. She was a devout mem-
aer of the Bethlehem Baptist
Church of Clarks Hill, a lovable
neighbor and friend.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by four sons, Thos. M. Wood,
Decatur, Ga., C. Ross, Wood and
James Baker Wood, Flint, Michi
gan, John M. Wood, Jr., of Au
gusta, Ga.
J. S. Strom, funeral director,
in charge.
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March 16th Last Day
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To Apply For Crop
Insurance
For W. E. Rheney
an example of a law which was i of arms from our factories this
HOLM) HEM
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
March 13th and 14th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:10 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
ROSALIND RUSSELT, DON AMECHE
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FEMININE TOUCH
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Crime Does Not Pay Subject
and
“Sucker List*”
and
A Cartoon
“Flying Bears”
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax
ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents:
Children 12 to 15. 17 cents, including defense tax.
Listen in on WGAC, Augusta, Ga., every day at
12 o’clock for program announcements.
MONDAY and TUESDAY
March 16th and 17th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:35 P. M.
Matinee Monday and Tuesday, 3:30 P. M.
GARY COOPER—JOAN LESLIE
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• “SERGEANT YORK”
Also
Selected Short Subjects
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All farmers interested in insur-
ign their 1942 cotton crop must
do so on or before March 16, 1942.
This is the first time insurance
has been offered to the cotton
farmers in McCormick County,
Funeral services for William E
Rheney, age 83, were conducted
from the McCormick Methodist
Church at 2 o’clock yesterday af
ternoon, with his former pastor,
Rev. D. W. Keller, of Waterloo,
and his pastor, Rev. W. M. Ow-
ings, officiating. Internment fol
lowed in the Magnolia Cemetery
in Augusta, Ga., with the Masonic
order in charge. '
A native of Wadley, Ga., Mr.
Rheney had made his home here
for the past 50 years, one of Mc
Cormick’s most highly esteemed
citizens. He was active in Mason
ic affairs for the past 53 years.
Fourteen years ago he was pre
sented the Honorary Badge by the
717 Irving Division of the B. L. E.
denoting 40 continuous years of
active membership. He was a
member of the Methodist Church.
He retired as engineer on the C.
& W. C. Railroad in 1937, after
serving this road for 54 continu
ous years. His sudden death Fri
day was a sad shock to the en
tire community.
Mr. Rheney was first married
to Miss Cora Boone of Port Royal.
After her death he was married
to Miss Vera Mew of Allendale
Surviving this union are three
children: W. E. Rheney, Jr..
Homestead, Fla., Mrs. Warren
Wilcox, Augusta, Ga., Mrs. M. D.
Achord. Savannah, Ga. After this
wife’s death, he was married to
Miss Sudie Cothran of McCor
mick, who survives him, along
with four sons, Harold E., of San
Diego. Calif., Herbert G., Miami,
Fla., Jim H., Panama Canal Zone
and Jack R., of New York. One
brother, C. R. Rheney, Harlem,
Ga., three sisters, Mrs. Ann Bai
ley, Harlem, Mrs. R. S. Brown,
Augusta, Mrs. L. M .Mitchell, Lees-
ville, and several grandchildren,
also survive.
Active pallbearers were S. D.
Calls For Defense
Savings Bond, 13th
Postmaster J. E. Bell has. re-
rceeived an. order by mail from a
customer for a Defense Savings
Bond, which read as follows:
Please have me one $25.00 De
fense Bond for Friday, March 13.
I expect to call for it Friday, 13th,
13th hour, 13th minute, 13th sec
ond, (1:13:13 P. M.)
Postmaster Bell replied prompt
ly as follows:
I received your order for a $25.-
00 Defense Bond. I will have same
ready for you on Friday, March
13, exactly at the 13th hour, 13th
minute and 13th second (1:13:13
P. M.) as per your instructions.
This is to request you to bring me
in payment for this bond the fol
lowing :
13 Silver Dollars $13.00
13 Silver Quarters 3.25
13 Silver Dimes
13 Nickles
13 .03 Stamps
13 Stamps, 5-2c, 4-lc, 4 l-2c
$18.75
Be punctual, bring payment as
requested, when you enter the
post office, take exactly 13 steps
to defense window and take ex
actly 13 steps when you depart
with your bond.
Yours for the 13th,
J. E. Bell,
Postmaster.
Victory Garden
Goal For Every
Farm Family
therefore, if you desire to take I Giles, C. K. Epting, W. N. Smith,
advantage of this opportunity, it Ernest Hanvey, C. R. Strom, J. F.
is absolutely necessary that your Buzhardt, W. H. .Ferguson and F.
application be filed in this office A. Cosey
on or before this date. Honorary pallbearers were May-
This insurance offers you a 75 or T. J. Sibert, Capt. R. T. Smith,
per cent or 50 per cent protection | j. q. stilwell, C. W. Pennal, G. F.
of your insurance yield.
M. A. Bouknight,
County Agent,
Geo. N. Dorn,
Acting County Administrative
Officer.
Play At Plum Branch
School Friday Night
BY SENIOR CLASS OF WASH
INGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Boyd, Dr. C. H. Workman, J. L.
Caudle, E. F. Gettys, I. C .Harri
son, Dr. R. M. Fuller, L. S. Jef
fords, Dr. G. Tuten, Paul J. Rob
inson, Lee Freeand, W. H. Ham
lin, J. R. Corley, Dr. J. R. Luther,
J. F. Mattison, C. A. Stuart, M. B.
Wiggins, W. M. Strom, Paul Stev
ens, J. O. Patterson, T. C. Faulk-
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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Revival Services At
Church Of God Here
spring and summer.
New plans to foot the huge
cost of war are now being consid- J ne 5’ an ^ E * i Bell i
ered by the ways and means com
mittee of the house. Secretary
Morgenthau is said to have asked
that an additional $7,000,000,000
be added to our tax bill next year
and has suggested that $2,000,-
000,0C0 of this come from individ
ual incomes. Whether this fig
ure will be agreed to is of course
uncertain, but there is little doubt
that individual income taxes next
March will be much higher than
hey are this year.
To raise the other $5,000,000,000
t has been suggested that an ad
ditional. $3,000,000,000 come from
corporation taxes, $1,000,000,000
from new excise taxes and $1,000,-
0C0.000 from tightening up the
present tax laws.
Strong efforts to prevent infla
tion are being made by the Office
at
Revival meeting at the Church
of God here started Monday ev
ening and will run on through
Sunday with services only at
light at 7:30. wa^ time.
Preaching Sunday morning
11 o’clock and Sunday night
7:30.
Rev. W. L. Davis, of Greenwood,
lastor, is doing the preaching.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed to one and all to attend any
>r all of these services. ‘ ^
The Senior Class of Washington
High School, midway Parksville-
Modoc, will present on Friday “ev
ening, March 13th, at the Plum
Branch School auditorium, a
three-act play entitled, “Back
Seat Drivers.”
The cast is as follows:
John Wilson, a young business
man, G. C. Sanders,
Connie Wilson, his wife, Gene
Williams,
Peter Simms, a neighbor, also a
business man, Virgil Wall,
Clara Simms, his wife, Helena
Wall,
Goofie, handy man about the
neighborhood, Lester Doolittle,
Della Moffet, Connie’s friend,
Amy Seigler,
Cuthbert Moffet, a business
man, Della’s husband, Charles
Stone,
Austin Spence, a smooth cus
tomer, Robert Wilkie,
Amy Webb-Stephens, Spence’s
side partner, Myrtle Seigler.
This play was such a big suc
cess at Washington School Frida,
evening, March 6th, that it will be
presented at Plum Branch.
Time: 9:00 P. M., E. W. T.
Admission: 11 and 22 cents.
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at j Veterinary Clinic
At Plum Branch
And Meriwether
Admission: Children under 12, 15 cents; all above
12. night, 55 cents; matinee, 10 cents, including tax.
Matinee Monday and Tuesday, 3:30 P. M.
uun tue uemg maae oy tne umce T~k 1* A-TVI*!*!
of Price Administration. That of- PTeaclllllg At BllliaiO
fice has issued many orders re- pi i Next SllTldav
cently fixing maximum prices at| '- 11U1C11 OUIlUdy
which manufacturers and whole
salers can sell food products, in- I Rev - L * Wood of Laurens will
eluding a great variety of canned P reach at Buffalo Baptist Church
goods. The policy of this office ^ un( ^ a y» March 15th, at 12:00 o’-
Clemson, March 7.—The impor
tant goal for every South Carblnn.
farm family in 1942 should be a.
well planned family garden so
that there may be no deficiency
in the family’s diet, D. W. Wat
kins, director of the Clemson Col
lege Extension Service and chair
man of the State Nutrition Com
mittee, said here today in dis
cussing the importance of fans
gardens and farm health.
“As a part of the all-out war
effort each farm family must
make the farm as independent
and self-sufficient a unit from a
food standpoint and from a nu
tritional standpoint as science
and hard work can make it”, Di
rector Watkins said. “This is one
wav the entire familv can make
a patriotic contribution to na
tional as well as personal' wel
fare.”
In line with his anpeal for Vic
tory Gardens. Mr. Watkins quoted
M. L. Wilson, director of the TJ.
S. D. A. Extension Service and as
sistant director of War Health
and Welfare Services, who says—
“Defense gardens offer a chal
lenge to all of us who are noft
engaged in actual military serv
ice. They offer a special challenge
to every farm family. Personally*
I have confidence that every farm
family will take part in the de
fense gardening program. For
farmers, the first line of food de
fense is the home farm. Nutri
tional defense there is the farm
ers’ most important obligation m*-
der national defense.
“The challenge before us today
is this: Total war makes de
mands on everyone.
“All of us can’t take part in
the military defense of the na-
f ion; but we are a part of that
military defense just the same:
Before there can. be victory, there
must be work and toil and sac
rifice. Every man, every woman,
every child must be ready to take
his place or her place. To do m
requires health. One cannot ex
pect to be physically fit, mentally
ilert, and ready to ‘take it’ unless
a well-balanced diet, including
plenty of fruits and vegetables,
has provided that energy and hart
which is necessary to keep in top-
notch condition all the time."
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is to fix prices at wholesale
then expect the retailer to
his prices in line. If the retailers I BIG STAGE SHOW
try to take advantage of the ab-
TROY SCHOOL, FRIDAY NIGHT,
MARCH 13TH
sence of fixed prices for them,
however, such price fixing will fol
low rapidly.
Voluntary consumer organiza- I Music, singing, Western num-
tions in most towns are making j bers, Hillbilly tunes and popular
nn effort to k^eo retail prices in
lina. It is believed that If they
This year we have made ar
rangements with Dr. W. A. Bar
nette to hold mule clinics at sev
eral points in the county in co
operation. with the F. S. A. am
County Agent’s Office.
The purpose of these clinics if
to float teeth and give any other
treatment that is necessary to
improve the condition of your
workstock that they may be more
efficient during 1942 crop year.
We will be at Plum Branch Fri
day, March 13, 2:00 P. M.; and
Meriwether Tuesday, March 17.
at 2:00 P. M.
We plan to hold clinics at Mc
Cormick, Willington and Hollings
worth’s Store on future dates to
be announced later.
<g£ keep in touch with the price ceil-
i ing orders issued by the Office of
! Price Administration they will
! keep pressure on retailers to re-
frain from taking more than a
fair profit rm any stabilized line.
ARi'j —Buy Defense Bonds—
tunes. Those rootin’, tootin’ high The cost of the usual treatment
faluting ever popular Dixie Dew of floating teeth and administer-
Boys, which are heard over WCRS ting Bott’s capsules is $1.00 per
each week day at 3:45, 1450 on head.
your dial. | All farmers are invited to take
Admission, chidren, 20c., adults, advantage of this cooperative op-
30c. Plenty of good clean fun. portunity.
Sponsored by Young’s H. D. ! M. A. Bouknight.
Club.
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Comity Agent.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Winn and
family were dinner guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. CuB-
hreath Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.
Culbreath have improved, after
hx weeks of illness.
Thirteen members of the Reho-
’X)th W. M. S. spent Friday in the
'^me of Mrs. E. P. Winn to ob-
erve the week of prayer. Mrs. H
M. Morgan had charge of the af-
ernoon program.
Rev. A. D. Croft and Mr. Jim
mie Reel had dinner with Mr. and
Mrs. Gus Winn, also Mr. and Mrs
Marion Winn and son, Mac, Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shuford and
family were dinner guests in the
’-'ome of Misses Margie and No-
rine and Masters Jimmie, Dick
and Tommy Corley of Edgefield
Sunday.
Mrs. Nona Lee Goff of CallisoBn
spent the past week with her
daughter, Mrs. W. G. Collins.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Winn and'
family and Mrs. Kate Mayson,
Mrs. R. E. Winn and Lucretiaand'
Mr. Ed. Reynolds, Mr. Whitt*•
Mayson, Lavinia Mayson and Mra.
Wilbur Whatley called in ttoe
home of Mrs. Janelle Winn and
family, Sunday afternoon.
The people of this community
were deeply grieved last week over
the passing away of Mr. Jim Gil
christ of Edgefield, brother of Mr.
Joe B. Gilchrist and Mrs. AnAre
Seigler of this community.
Miss Grace Gilchrist of Green
ville spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Gil
christ.