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TSUI TO OUBJELVHA, OUB NBIOHBOBB, OUB COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
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Forty-First Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., TETURSDAY, JULY 16, 1942 Number 7
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Washington, D. C., July 13.—
(NWNS)—“Politics m6re than ev
er" seems to have replaced “poli
tics as usual" in both the house
and the senate with the arrival
of the electioneering season.
This was clearly demonstrated
In the senate in the recent vote
confirming Thomas F. Meaney
as a federal district judge of New
Jersey. Mr. Meaney had been
nominated by President Roose
velt clearly because the President
wanted the election backing of
boss Frank Hague, powerful New
Jersey political machine leader,
who wanted Meaney appointed.
In a three-hour speech in the
senate, Senator Norris said: “This
is no local matter; this is a na
tional issue. Confirmation of this
nominee of the notorious Hague
machine will be received with
shame and condemnation by the
liberty-loving people of this na
tion.” ' Those favoring this nomi
nation were challenged to give
their reasons, but except for a
few' reniarks by Senator McCarran
of Nevada, they remained silent.
Senator Smathers of New Jersey,
chief supporter of the candidate,
said that he would not make a
two-hour speech that he had
prepared in order to save time
and permit the senate to vote.
When the vote was taken, only
one Republican voted for Meaney
and only one Democrat voted
against him. The nomination
was therefore confirmed by a
vote of 39. to 20.
An equally pointed example of
“politics first” was displayed in
the house of representatives when
its members agreed to lop off
more than half of the appropria
tion requested for the Office of
Price Administration. Leon Hen
derson, head of the OPA, had
estimated that he would need
$161,000,000 to carry on the work
of his office during the next
year, but after only a cursory
analysis of his needs the house
voted to cut his appropriation tt)
$75,000,000.
It was evident that this cut
was made, not as a means of re
ducing government costs,, but to
punish Mr. Henderson for his un
willingness to play politics.
Mr. Henderson now employs 34,-
576 people in Washington, in the
field and on rationing boards and
estimates that to do his job ade
quately he will need to employ
88,000 people during the coming
year. But Mr. Henderson, in hand-
(ng out these jobs, is accused of
the unpardonable practice of pick
ing people according to their a-
bility’instead of their party affil
iations. The politically minded
house members can’t see permit
ting such a potentially juicy
vote-getting organization to be
kept out of politics.
Mr. Henderson said that the
drastically reduced appropriation
would necessitate his cutting his
present staff and that “unless ad
ditional staff is available there
will be utter disorganization and
anarchy in the distribution of
scarce commodities as supplies run
out.” ^
“I am convinced that I failed,”
he said, “in presenting the budget
to the appropriations committee,
to bring home to the members a
full realization of the enormous
administrative job embodied in
rationing scarce,goods to 130,000,-
000 people, in fixing ^ents for 90,-
0GCf,000 people, and holding down
the cost of living by price ceilings
affecting 3,000,000 business enter
prises.”
But Mr. Henderson, and practi
cally everyone else in Washington,
realizes that the funds were cut
Evangelistic Services
Begin At St. Paul
Church July 21
A series of evangelistic services
will begin at St. Paul Methodist
Church, Plum Branch, on Tues
day night, July 21st, at 8:45
o’clock. Rev. W. H. Bullington, of
Union, an honored member of the
Upper South Carolina Conference,
will assist the pastor, Rev. W.
M. Owings, in these services.
Preaching each day at 11 o’clock
and each evening at 8:45 o’clock
throughout the following Sun
day. The public is cordially in
vited to attend each and all of
these services.
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W. T. Quarles
Qaimed By Death
William Thomas Quarles, 79,
died at his home here Friday
night after a few days illness.
Funeral services were conducted
at the graveside in the Plum
Branch cemetery at 2:30 o’clock
Sunday afternoon with the Rev.
L. K. Simpson, pastor of the
McCormick Baptist Church, of
which he was a member, officia
ting.
He was a son of the late John
and Adeline Bagnell Quarles of
Edgefield County and had made
McCormick his home for the past
twenty years. He was first
married to Miss Mattie Bodie, of
Red Hill, who died some years
ago. Surviving this union are
five children, Mrs. Rose Alice
Christie, W. B. Quarles and S.
G. Quarles, all of Edgefield, J. R.
Quarles of Sumter and Mrs. G.
A. Young of Troy. His second
wife, Mrs. Anna Walker Quarles,
also survives.
Pallbearers were Mark Christie,
Thomas Christie, William Christie,
Grover Christie, Lonnie Quarles
and Simmie Christie.
G. P. McCain, funeral director,
in charge.
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Card Of Thanks
We wish to express our most
'Incere thanks to our friends and
relatives for the many expressions
of kindness and sympathy shown
us in our sad bereavement, the
death of our beloved husband
and father, also for the beautiful
:loral offerings.
May God bless each and every
one of you.
Mrs. W. T. Quarles,
And Children.
off, not because house members
thought they weren’t needed, but
because Mr. Henderson hasn’t been
“playing ball” with the politicians.
Realizing the eye-on-the-elec-
ion attitude of both houses of
ongress, and knowing that con-
ressmen think taxes hurt votes
Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau
jcently released a clean presenta-
ion of the state of the nation’s
inances and pleaded for higher
taxation during the coming year.
He said the expenses of the gov
ernment in the fiscal year which
ended June 30 had been $32,397,-
100,000, about 80 per cent of which
was for war activities. Net reve-
lue receipts during the year were
U2,799,000,000, leaving a deficit for
he year of $19,598,000,000.
He estimated, because of the
greatly increased war expendi-
;ures planned for the new fiscal
year, the deficit for the year end
ing June 30, 1943, will be almost
three times as much as this year’s
ieficit, based on revenue from
taxes now on the books.
“The magnitude of this figure,”
he said, “emphasizes the urgency
of obtaining additional revenue.
This indicates clearly that the tax
bill before congress should be the
start, and not the conclusion, of
the wartime revenue program. It
is evident, however, that no mat
ter how vigorous the tax policy,
it will still be necessary to borrow
many billions during the fiscal
year 1943.”
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Blessed are the soil builders, for
they shall inherit a richer earth.
To Discuss Problems
Of Retailers, Whole
salers And Carriers
Augusta, Ga., July 14.—For the
purpose of discussing with retail
ers, wholesalers, and carriers per
plexing problems arising under
the recent Delivery Curtailment
Orders of the Office of Defense
Transportation, Walter R. McDon
ald, Chairman of the Georgia Pub
lic Service Commisssion, has ar
ranged for a conference to be held
in Augusta, Thursday morning,
July 23, at 10 o’clock, in the Music
Hall of the Municipal Auditorium.
John G. Caley, Field Manager,
Division of Motor Transport, Of
fice of Defense Transportation,
Atlanta, will explain the provisions
of the various ODT Orders and the
amendments thereto, and will
answer all questions relating to
problems confronting retailers,
wholesalers, and carriers who are
affected by the Order.
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Modoc News
Miss Blanche McDaniel from
Warm Springs is spending the
week here with her parents, • Mr.
and Mrs. W. McDaniel.
Mrs. Emmie Harvely is spending
a few days in Augusta visiting her
son, Mr. J. D. Harvely.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Howie were
dinner guests here Sunday to Mr.
E. F. Bussey and Misses Rosalee
and Lucy Bussey.
Miss Ella Holson from Augusta
was a week end visitor here to
her grandmother, Mrs. Savannah
Stone.
Mrs. T. D. Howie was the guest
oh Monday of this week to Mrs.
W. M. Nash.
Mrs. Sue Parks and daughter,
Miss Robbie Parks, of Augusta
made a short visit here Sunday to
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stone.
Rev: G. P. Lanier filled his reg
ular appointment here Sunday
morning, delivering a very inter
esting sermon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nash made
a short visit to Elberton, Ga., one
day last week.
Mr. T. J. Stone made a short
business trip to Augusta on Wed
nesday of this week.
Mr. Cooledge Clem is spending
the week among friends and rela
tives in Greenwood.
Rev. Lanier was dinner guest
Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Clem.
1XI
Extra Bank Funds
And Victory Bonds
Both Aid Un^le Sam
“Shall I buy war bonds or re
duce my farm mortgage indebt
edness while I have a chance?”
This is a question some farmers
are asking secretary-treasurers of
their national farm loan associ
ations and the Federal Land Bank
of Columbia. In answer to the
query, Julian H. Scarborough,
oresident of the Federal land
bank, declared today:
“Money sent to the Federal
land bank for future payments
on land bank or Commissioner
loans—which is one way of re
ducing farm mortgage; indebted
ness—is invested either in Gov
ernment securities or deposited
with the U. S. Treasury. This
makes the farmers feel they are
accomplishing not one but two
things in placing their cash in
the future payment fund—they
provide for their own security
and stop payment of interest on
that part of their loan equal to
the funds deposited, and they* are
assured that the money will be
working for Uncle Sam.”
Mr. Scarborough declared that
each farmer’s problem is a little
different so naturally each an
swer must be different. He as
sured farmers, however, that war
bonds and future payment funds
do not oppose each other, but go
hand in hand.
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Good farming goes along with
good arming in the all-out fight
for freedom.
Special Services At
McCormick Baptist
Church, August 2-9
Beginning on Sunday morning
August 2, and continuing through
Sunday, August 9, a series of spe
cial services will be held at the
McCormick Baptist Church. There
will be two services daily, morn
ing and night.
The purpose of these services is
to promote a spiritual revival in
our midst. It is earnestly desired
that all praying people shall re
member these services in their
daily prayers. Keep the time for
these services in mind and attend
them as far as you can. A most
cordial welcome awaits all those
who attend these and any other
services at the McCormick Bap
tist Church.
L. K. Simpson,
Pastor.
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John T. Scott
Claimed By Death
John Thomas Scott, 82, died at
his home here Sunday after a
long illness. Funeral services
were conducted at the residence
Monday at 4 p. m. with Rev. W
M. Owings, pastor of the McCor
mick Methodist church, in charge.
Interment followed in the ceme
tery at Tranquil Methodist churcl:
near Greenwood with his pastor,
Rev. Bryson, officiating.
He was the son of the late
William and Rebecca Huey Scott
of Greenwood county and had
made McCormick his home for
the past 30 years.
Besides his wife, the former
Miss Martha Jane Adkins, he is
survived by one son, J. T: Scott;
two brothers, Lee Scott and Gus
Scott, and nine grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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Hon. B. B. Hare
Makes Statement
The following statement has
been received from Honorable
Butler B. Hare, who is seekine
re-election to Congress from the
Third Congressional District oi
South Carolina, formal announce
ment *of which may be found
elsewhere in this issue. The
statement is as follows:
“In making my announcement
for reelection to Congress I can
only repeat what I have said and
tried to do in former races; “that
/s, I shall endeavor to conduct as
Intelligent and honorable cam
paign as my ability and circum
stances will permit.
“In asking the people for their
support I shall rely solely upon
my own merits, qualifications, and
efforts in the Congress.
“^Ithough the Congress ha:
been in continuous session now
for the past two years, I have
endeavored in the meantime to
discuss and distribute among my
constituents speeches relating t(
some of the outstanding prob
lems considered by the Congres:
and my attitude toward same
Nevertheless, I shall avail myself
of every opportunity to be in the
district and discuss these and
other matters at greater lengtr
when it is possible to do so with
out neglecting my official dutie:
“I hope and confidently ex
pect the Congress to recess follow
ing the passage of the tax bil
within the next two weeks
There are many matters of press
ing importance in connection witl
our war efforts that should b:
discussed and considered, for i
this war should end before th
close of the next Congress then
will be a new international polit
ical order established and some
one will design and write th
formula, and it is needless to sa:
it should be written by men c
demonstrated familiarity witl
domestic and international affair
I hope to have an opportunity c:
express my views on this anr!
other pertinent matters.”
ON THE NEWS FRONT
Housewives’ Tin Can
Salvage Will Ease
National Shortage
Among the many things which
happened when the Japs moved
into the Netherlands East Indies
and the British Malay states
was that the supply of tin to
the United States was definitely
cut off.
This year the nation’s mini
mum tin requirement has been
set at 65,000 tons. Of that a-
mount only 24,000 tons can be
imported from both Bolivia and
the Belgian Congo. That means
that 41,000 tons must come from
the nation’s stockpile.
Since there are no tin mines
in the nation, the deficiency must
be made up from the millions of
tin cans used and discarded each
day.
To get an idea of the enor
mous amount of cans collected
to make up this shortage it need
be but mentioned that for every
long ton (2,240 pounds) of tin
cans, there are 22 pounds of
pure tin.
Already the citizens of the
U. S. have gone to work as
eagerly collecting tin cans as they
did to gather rubber, scrap iron,
steel and aluminum.
Federal officials have estimated
that a million tons of tin cans
;ould be collected every year.
From such a tonnage 10,000 tons
of tin, and 990,000 tons of steel
oould be salvaged.
Since the method of reclaiming
tin from tin cafts has never
been fully developed in the U. S.
because of the former cheapness
of tin in comparison with the
expensive detinning process, there
are but few detinning plants in
the United > States.
The few plants that are already*
(in operation—and there’ll be
many more before victory is won
—are working day and night to
obtain the precious metal.
Only 1 per cent of each tin
can is tin, the remainder is steel.
That fact alone , means the
housewives of the nation must
see to it that no worthwhile can
is discarded or thrown away:
(Motor oil cans, paint *and var
nish cans, floor wax cans and
conical top beer cans, or any
cans containing a large propor
tion of lead and little tin, are not
suitable for detinning.
War Production board officials
have the following suggestions
to offer concerning the saving and
collections of cans:
First, the tin cans should
be cleaned thoroughly. Parti
cles of- food or any other .
foreign matter contaminate
the solution used in the detin- :
ning process.
Tops and bottoms of cans
must be removed, the body;
top and bottom thoroughly .
washed. The can should be
flattened with the foot. Re- r
move the paper label.
There are two important
DON’TS concerning tin cans.
DON’T turn in dirty cans—they
contaminate the detinning solu
tion. And DON’T hammer the
can shut. If you do that the solu
tion cannot reach the tin on the
;an to remove it.
The city of Plainfield, N. J.,
population 34,000, collected 15,000
pounds of tin cans in four
months. Summit, N. J., popula
tion 15,000, rounded up 7,509
pounds in the same period.
With the tin collection now un
der way in every town in the U.
S. from 500 to 5,000,000 people,
more or less, the drive should be
a success. v
Make your slogan the same as
the government’s: “Tin Cans for
the Tails of the Axis!”
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No Registration For
Basic A Gas Books
Until July 22n<!
There will be no more gas reg
istration for basic A books until
July 22nd, according to the local
rationing board.
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