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TSUI TO OUSSKLV** OUS NSI6HB0SS. OUE COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Fortieth Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1942
Number 45
Washington, D. March 23.—
CNWNB)—The shock of oar naval
disaster in the Pacific has done
even more than the Pearl Harbor
War Production board who are
apparently working primarily
o their bosses back home.”
These charges may lead to a
"■vor shake-up in the organi
zation, for there is no doubt here
that Mr. Nelson will “yank out by
f he roots” any unco-operative
^set-up found to exist in his board.
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A tightening up of all the weak
links in the vast government or
ganization is being carried on
continually and although there
are undobtedly many changes
attack to arouse angry opposition ne cded it is generally agreed that
to all political and selfish actions the war program is now being
here which can be interpreted directed with much greater ef-
as interfering with our all-out Aciency than it was before Pearl
war program. i Harbor.
The rush of investigations 1 Orders curbing the civilian
started immediately following the supply of countless products are
charges of Robert Guthrie that going out thick and fast as are
certain industrialists were doing those putting ceilings on prices,
everything possible to resist con- The use of automobiles by the
verting their plants to full war | civilian population continues to
production, is typical of the be a problem of major considera-
present attitude.
Mr. Guthrie, a $l-a-year. War
Production board executive in
charge of textile, clothing and
leather goods division, resigned
his office because, he said, repre
sentatives of those industries,
both within and without the WPB
had blocked his efforts “to effect
a sufficient supply of materials to
meet the requirements of the war
effort.”
T took,” said Mr. Guthrie,
“what I considered to be a deci-
si s stand against the indecision,
ti e resistance and t: q procrasti
nation of representatives of the
a 'cted industries now working
within the WPB. I felt that we
could no longer afford the risk of
‘too little or too late.’ For these
efforts I was labeled ‘hostile to
industry.’ ”
Donald Nelson, WPB head, be
gan an immediate investigation
as did the defense investigating
co uiiittee of the senate. Com
menting on the situation. Senator
Herring of Iowa, member of the
committee, said: Although I know
nothing of the particular matters
complained about by Mr. Guthrie,
I do know there are men in the
Union Meeting
At Plum Branch
Sunday, March 29
The following is the Union
Meeting Program, Edgefield Bap
tist Association, to be held at the
Plum Branch Baptist Church on
Sunday, March 29, 1942, 11:45 A.
M., E. W. T.:
1. Devotional—Rev. A. D. Croft,
11:45 a. m.
2. Reports of Churches, 12-12:-
20 p. m.
3. Discussion on Woman’s Mis
sionary Union, Mrs. Mamie N. Till
man, 12:20-12:35 p. m.
4. Special Music—Plum Branch
Male Quartette.
5. Inspirational Address—Rev.
L. K. Simpson, 12:40-1:10 p. m.
6. Miscellaneous Business, 1:10-
1:20 p. m. *
7. Lunch, 1:30-2:30 p. m.
8. The Baptist Training Union
Program, 2:30 p. m., in charge of
Miss Louise Bracknell, Associa-
tional Union Director.
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Attend W. M. U. Meet
At Abbeville
tion„ The two most important
developments in regard to this
recently were the order of the War
Production board cutting by 20
ner cent the amount of gasoline
to be delivered to service stations
in the East and the President’s
request for state legislation re-
iucing speed limits to 40 miles
an hour.
It was made clear in the order Rev and Mrs L K Simp _
curbing the supply of gasoline son> Mrs j s Duke s, Mrs. W. J
that this was done entirely be- ^ Talbert, Mrs. D. c. Talbert, Mrs.
cause of the transportation prob- ; q q Morgan, Mrs. C. H. Huguley,
'“m and not because of any short- Mrs. Ernest Hanvey, Mrs. G. C.
age of oil. It is expected here Patterson, Mrs. Leon Traylor, Mrs.
that this step is preliminary to william Patterson, Mrs. W. S. Ar-
the rationing of gasoline, which rington, Mrs. R. H. Talbert, Mrs.
would be preferred by many deal- , j. E Ben, M rs. T. R. McAbee,
ers since they do not like to im- Mrs. Sarah G. Mattison, and Mrs.
nose their own make-shift meth- G A S i mpsonf represented the
ods of rationing. The voluntary McCormick Baptist WMU at the
reduction of the use of automo- Associational meeting in Abbeville
biles which has taken place in the ( Wednesday of last week.
East, however, is believed already
Plum Branch News
by
McCormick church was the only
one in the Abbeville association to
have a WMU reported A-l. Mrs.
THEATRE
McCORMICK* S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
March 27th and 28th, 7:15 P. M. and 9. P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
Johnny Weismuller Maureen O’Sullivan
to have reduced consumption
most 20 per cent.
The President’s request far q. q Patterson is president of the
state laws regulating speed Union, Mrs. D. C. Talbert is local
automobiles, in order to conserve ywa leader as well as associa-
the huge rubber supply which is tional leader, Mrs. F. A. Cosey is
on the 30,000,000 motor ^ vehicles q a leader, Mrs. J. F. Buzhardt
of the country, will be acted upon an( i Mrs. E. Hanvey, lead the R.
N '■'■■■ A. Mrs. James Keown. and Mrs.
G. J. Sanders, Jr., lead the Sun
beams, Mrs. Keown succeeding
Mrs. J. E. Young. Mrs. L. K. Simp
son, is director of young people’s
work
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TARZAN’S SECRET TREASURE
A l«n
A Cartoon
“THE BRAVE LITTLE BRAT’
and
“POINTS AND ARROWS’
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax
Listen in on WGAC, Augusta, Ga., every day at
12:20 o’clock for program announcements.
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MONDAY and TUESDAY
March 30th and 31st, 7:15 P. M. and 9:15 P. M.
FREDERICK MARCH _ MARTHA SCOTT
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ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN
(Don’t miss this)
Also
A Sports Parade
“WATER SPORTS’’
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
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ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents:
• Children 12 to 15, 17 cents, including defense tax.
quickly by most state governors.
Most ail states which have a law
governing the speed limit permit
faster than 40 miles an. hour
There are only five which now
limit speed to 40 miles or less—
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New
York, Rhode Island and South
Dakota. In addition to new
state speed laws, it is also expect
ed that' greater enforcement of
speed laws will immediately be
ipvoked throughout the country.
During the month of March
the tgovernment took in more rev
enue than in any other month
in the history of the country—
argely as result of the income
tax payers. Although it is esti-
~"?ted that income tax payments
during the month totaled $2,750,-
000,000, even this huge amount
3eems almost insignificant with
the present war costs of over
three billion dollars a month.
Preliminary analyses of the
reports indicate that those in the
low-income groups are particu
larly anxious to make sure the
government gets the full amount
which they owe and there appear
to be quite a few cases of people
paying more than they are asked
to, or making a contribution when
they weren’t required to pay a
tax. The new simplified form for
payment of taxes on incomes of
less than $3,000 proved very pop
ular, the great majority of tax
payers in that group using the
new form.
Congress has now raised the
national debt limit to 125 billion
dollars in order to make it possi
ble to put through additional
war appropriations. At the pres-
i ent time the government debt is
$63,600,000,000 and by the end
of the fiscal year, even with new
heavy taxes now being planned,
it will probably rise to nearly
$95,000,000,000.
—Buy Defense Bonds—
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Adams of
North Augusta and Mrs. Carrie
Talbert of McCormick were recent
visitors in the home of Mr. S. W.
Wideman.
All the teachers in the Plum
Branch school attended the State
Teachers’ Convention in Colum
bia. Mr. W. B. Carmichael, the
principal, spent the week end with
relatives in Dillon County. Mrs.
Louise Banks and her little
daughter, Betty Clair, visited rel
atives in Greenville for the week
end.
Mr. C. L. Wideman has been
quite sick with flu, but is now
much improved.
Miss Louise Bracknell taught a
course in a Baptist Training
School at the East Side Church
in Newberry last week.
The pupils of the Plum Branch
School will present an operetta,
“The Sleeping Beauty,” on Friday
night, March 27th, at 8:30 o’clock.
Admission, 11 and 22 cents.
The Young Women’s Auxiliary
of the Baptist Church met on
Wednesday night of last week
with Miss Nerine Wall. After the
program, in charge of Miss Alta
Lanier, had been concluded, re
freshments were served. Miss
Maggie Wells is the president of
the auxiliary.
Mrs. Alice Lee Connell and her
young daughter, Nina, of Aiken,
Mr. Charles Wejls and Miss Cath
erine Wells, of Piedmont College,
Georgia, and Mr. William Thomas
Wells, now of Maine, spent last
week with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jasper Wells.
Mrs. John C. Wells suffered a
dislocated arm from a fall in her
home last week.
Mr. Jesse Collier and family
were the week end guests of Mr.
R. E. Coleman.
The quarterly conferences of
McCormick and Asbury pastoral
charges convened at St. Paul
church here March 22nd. Each
of the four churches was well
represented. After a most im
pressive sermon on “The Biggest
Business in the World,” by Supt.
E. R. Mason, of Greenwood, the
business of the day was transact
ed. The financial reports were
excellent. A sumptuous dinner
Cn the lunch room of the nearby
school house concluded the exer
cises of the day.
Misses Hugh Margaret Freeland
and Bernice White, recent grad
uates of a business college in Ken
tucky, have just resigned their
work at Fort Knox, in that state,
and have accepted positions in
Augusta. Miss Freeland is with
The Southern Milling Company,
and Miss White is with The Cit
izens & Southern Bank.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Coleman and
Mrs. Thomas Coleman of Edge-
field visited the family of Mrs.
Sallie White March 22nd. They
also visited Messrs. James and
Edward Coleman while here.
Mr. Raymond Holloway recent
ly underwent a successful opera
tion for eye trouble.
The unusually heavy rain of
’ast week caused Stevens Creek
to rise higher than for several
/ears. The Parks mill dam, over
which more than two thousand
tons of red angry water poured
every minute, was truly a won-
ierful sight.
Modoc News
Sullivan News
Mrs. Minnie Bussey spent Sun
day with her daughter, Mrs. J. O.
McDaniel.
Mrs. J. M. Stone from Clinton
spent one day last week here
with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stone.
Miss Etoyle Clem is spending
some time with her brother, Ser
geant Talmage Clem, at Spar
tanburg.
Mrs. T. J. Clem from Parksville
was a week end visitor here to Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Clem.
Miss Marie Bussey and Mrs.
Hermon Bussey were dinner
guests here Tuesday to Miss Lucy
Bussey.
Mr. J. O. McDaniel of Augusta
spent Sunday and Monday here
with homefolks.
Miss Permelia Clem of Green
wood spent the past week end
here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Clem.
Mrs. G. E. Dukes, Mrs. Donald
Hancock and Mr. G. E. Dukes, Jr.,
were week end visitors to Miss
Hazel Dukes in Charleston.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Douglas of
Augusta spent Sunday p. m. here
in the home of Mrs. A. P. Doug
las, who is very ill.
Mrs. Roy Bailey from Johnson
spent the past week here with Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Nash.
Mr. G. E. Canteleau of Bradley
was a week end visitor here to
homefolks.
Mr. Cooledge Clem was a week
end visitor to his father, Mr. T.
J. Clem, at Parksville.
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Mt. Carmel News
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Mr. Ben Fortson of Lincoln
County was a visitor of the Miss
es Covin and Mr. Covin one day
recently.
Sen. L. L. Hester and Mr. W. H.
Horton were recent Abbeville vis
itors.
Mr. Edwin Covin spent the week
end in Mt. Carmel.
The very heavy down-pour of
rain Friday night and Saturday
put the rivers, creeks and branch
es at flood stage. Everybody is
enjoying the bright sunshine this
week and hoping for the ground
to get dry.
Mrs. Otis Black, Mrs. J. R. Tar
rant and Miss Gladys Scott were
Anderson visitors Saturday af
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Black and
son, John, of Walterboro were
week end guests of Mrs. Carrie
Tarrant, and all were dinner
giiests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott
Sabbath day.
Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin, who has
been ill in Anderson for some
time, returned home last Thurs
day. We are glad to say she is
doing nicely now.
Miss Gladys Scott of Davidson
N. C., spent a very pleasant week
end at home. Pvt. Tarrant Scot f
of New Orleans is also enjoyin r
a pleasant 10 days’ stay at home
Mrs. Janelle Winn and famihr
were spend the day guests of Mrs.
Blanch Rambo and family of
Kirksey Sunday.
Misses Emmie and Willie Nell
Winn spent Friday with Miss
Mary Louise Seigler.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McNeill
and children and Mr. and Mrs.
L. D. Bledsoe and children, of.
McCormick visited in the home oF
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Mayseri Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shuford anrf
family spent Sunday with Mr^
and Mrs. W. P. Shuford and fam
ily of Pickens.
We are sorry to report that
Master Bobby Winn, son of Mr.,
and Mrs. R. E. Winn, had pneu
monia, but are deligthed that he-
is better.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Haltiwanger
called in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Corley Sunday after
noon.
Mr. Edgar Winn of Fort Jack-
son spent the week end with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Winn.
Guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Reames Sunday were
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Anderson
and Miss Juanita Reams' oF
Greenwood and Corpl. Wilbur
Reames of Fort Jackson. ' t
Jimmie Corley spent severaE
days last week with Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Shuford and Mr. W. G. Cor
ley.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Winn and
family were supper guests Thurs
day night of Mrs. Curtis Corley*
of Greenwood.
Miss Margaret Corley spent Fri
day night with Miss Ethleen Shu
ford.
Mr. Junior Long of Sumter
spent Thursday night with his-
sisters, Mrs. Carrie Lou Perryman,
and Miss Gertrude Long.
Mrs. Janelle Winn received sr
card from Calvin while traveling
through Texas, also another from?.
New Mexico.
Mrs. T. B. Gilchrist is apparent
ly better at this time. Misses
Grace and Thelma Gilchrist were-
with her during the past week
end. Miss Thelma remained for
this week. Many friends and rel—
atives have called and offered?
their services and shown many'
kind favors, which are appreciat
ed.
Friends of Mr. R. T. West are
delighted that he is recuperating,
while at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Corley*
were visitors in Columbia Hiure—
day.
Spends First Birthday With'.
Grandmother
The palatial country home oF
Mrs. J. P. Sullivan was the scene
of a happy gathering Sunday^
March 15th.
On this lovely occasion Master-
Idgar Larinar Foreman, Jr., of
| T ackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
• I L. Foreman, (Mrs. Foreman is re-
Mrs. Leonora Hardaway and | nembered as Miss Delene Sulli-
Miss Mary Hardaway were recent r an), celebrated his 1st birthday
Msitors in Columbia and guest
of Sergeant Lawrence Hardawav
at Fort Jackson for a day or two
Mr. Billy Gilliam was a recent
visitor in Greenwood.
Mr. Harold Gilliam of Green
wood was a guest of his mother
The February honor roll of the | Mrs Cecil Gilliam, Tuesday.
^lum Branch School is as fol
lows:
~IRST GRADE—
Jean Creswell,
Charley Ann Miner,
Jimmie Moore.
SECOND GRADE—
Dot Wall,
Dorothy Ann Strother,
Betty Jean Ream.
THIRD GRADE—
Rose Marie Creswell,
Vera Gable,
Betty Ann Langley.
FOURTH GRADE!—
Lillian Campbell,
Marylene Wells,
Polly Cosey.
FIFTH GRADE—
Faye Bodie,
Montre Jennings,
Louise Rice,
Evelyn Wall.
SIXTH GRADE—
Frances Bodie,
Mr. Neil Merriett of Washing
ton, Ga., was visitor here Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Miss Juanitr
Curtis and Miss Mary Hardawa\
will sponsor a dance at the com
munity house Friday evening.
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Bonds buy bombs, Stamps bu\
bullets! Buy U. S. Defense Bond;
or Stamps every pay day!
—ON PAY DAY, BUY BONDS—
Marian Freeland,
Betty Faye White.
SEVENTH GRADE—
Richard Culbreath.
Eunice Wall.
EIGHTH GRADE—
Marian Campbell.
NINTH GRADE—
Bedola Campbell,
Thomas Culbreath.
with his grandmother.
The table was laid with an Irish,
ible cloth, the center of which
was a cut glass bowl filled with,
faffcdils and ferns.
On a china platter rested a-
luge turkey, which was carved
later by Mr. Edgar Foreman, Sr.,
fearby was the birthday cake dec
orated with pink frosting, rose
buds and green leaves, and the-
one candle adorning the center..
Guests on this happy occasion;
were Miss Georgia Yeldell, Wind
sor Springs, Ga., Frances Bowen,
Westminster, J. P. Sullivan, Fort
Jackson, Miss Evelyn Sullivan,.
McCormick, Ekldie Foreman, Jr^
and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Foreman,
of Jackson.
Little Edgar was the recipient
of many lovely and useful birth
day gifts.
We wish the fine little fellow
many more happy birthdays to be
spent with his maternal grand
mother, Mrs. J. P. Sullivan.
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Too little; • too late; too bad!
There still is time to buy U.
Defense Bonds and Stamps.
—ON PAY DAY, BUY BONT'S—