Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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cCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, August 6, 1942 VcGORMICK MESSENGER ; Fuktlshed Brcry Thusdsy ■rtablished Jon* S« ItM BDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner at the Post Office at Me- Oormlck, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. SUBSCRIPTION One- Tear $1.00 ■fa Months .75 Three Months.50 Plum Branch News Miss Ellen Floyd of Graniteville has been visiting in the home jof her aunt, Mrs. A. P. Willis, and Mr.' Willis. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bracknell and •children and T. W. Humphreys spent last Thursday in Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Sturkey and little son, Marion, visited Rev. Fos ter Speer recently. Friends here will be glad to know that Rev. Mr. Speer, who is still a patient at the Baptist Hospital in Colum- hvi, is improving satisfactorily at this time. Recfent visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Winn were Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Boehm an and lit tle daughter, Lynn, of Columbia, and Mrs. T. E. Cochran of Jack sonville, Fla. Mrs. Bochman and Lynn, who have been visiting here the past two weeks, returned home with Mr. Bochman Sunday. Misses Margaret Bracknell and Carolyn Rice returned Wednesday from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Coleman in Charlotte. Little Jan ice Coleman accompanied them home for a visit in the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs J. L. Bracknell. Blisses Saree and Mary Frances Talbert of Greenwood spent Sun day in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Talbert. Miss Mageie Winn of Asheville, N. C., And Mr. and Mrs. Ed Winn visited relatives here Saturday. ReV. and Mrs. G. P. Lanier and family spent a few days recently in the home of their son, Mr. G. D. Lanier, in Sumter. Sgt. J. R. Wilkie of Ft. Jackson spent the past week end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wilkie. MT. and Mrs. R. E. Coleman en joyed last week end in Greenwood as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Lee Collier and family. Messrs. E. C. and Bob Rice have recently had a visit to their par ents, Rev. and Mrs. A. Q. Rice, in Spartanburg. After a few days in the Rice home here, Bob Rice returned to his home .in Florence. Visftors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wells the past week end were Rev. Leroy Brown of Mayes- ville Ga., apd Misses Betty and Ann Mercier of Lincolnton, Ga. Mt. Carmel News Mrs. Cecil Gilliam and Miss Juanita Curtis spent a pleasant week end with friends in Spar tanburg. Mrs. Everette Wakefield of Cal houn Falls was a visitor here Monday. Dr. S. W. Reid of McCormick was*seeing friends here Friday af ternoon. Messrs. L. L. Hester and Doug lass Black were visitors in Ander son and Abbeville Tuesday after noon. Miss Mary Hardaway visited her brother, Sar. Lawrence Hardaway, at Fort Jackson the past week end. Miss Lillie Miller of De la Howe spent a pleasant week end at her home here. Mrs. Jack Weir, Mrs. Gladys Bower, Mr. Charles Bowyer of Anderson. Mrs. Charles Key, Mrs. Belle Scott and John Black were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Black jn Walterboro last Friday. Mrs. Lane Smith and daughter, Mrs. Bill Edwards, were visitors in Abbeville Monday. Misses Esther and Mae DuBose of General Hospital in Greenville came home Monday for a pleasant vacation of one month. They spent Monday with their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cur tis, and went over to Lisbon, Ga., to visit their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben DuBose. The marriage of ’ Miss Beneva Black and Mr. Charles Key was quite a surprise to the many friends of the happy couple, And all wish for them much happiness, prosperity and usefulness. Messrs. Billy and Harold Gil liam of Greenwood spent Sunday night here. Mrs. Lane Smith and Mrs. Bill AUGUST FUR EVENT TO WHICH YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED Thursday and Friday, August 13 and 14 SPECIAL SHOWING OF Beautiful Fur Coats Our New York representative will be here for these two days with a large offering of luxurious fur coats of quality and ad vance style. Why not select your coat from ohe of the largest and Uest assorted stocks in the South. A small deposit holds your selection. Make your plans now to be here August 13 and 14. You will feel - well repaid in making the trip to Augusta. SOUTHEASTERN FUR CO. 911 Greene Street Augusta, Ga. Will It Be ‘Too Little and Too Late 7 ? BILK’S BETTER BARGAINS ATTRACT THRIFTY * SHOPPERS The values to be found at Belk’s AUGUST CLEARANCE SALE Are worth coming miles to get. You can outfit the whole family and buy your household needs here, right now, at prices which remind you,of old times. Thousands of piec s of pottery and dishes. Values up to $1.50 . . . choice 5 cts. 1 i i 'mm THE HOUSE OF HAZAR DS -by Mac Arthur 845 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. Edwards spent Tuesday in Due West with Mrs. Edwards. Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. Hunter McKinney and Mrs. W. H. Horton were visitors in Calhoun Falls Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Morrah of Greenville were visitors here Mon day. Mrs. A. B. Lyon and Mrs. Lucy Branyon are visiting Mrs. Mary Smith. Mrs. Mae Fortson and daughter of Lincoln Co. were visitors of Misses Lennie and Eliza Covin one afternoon recently. ABOVE THE HULLABALOO By LYTLE HULL A SOLID FRONT Before this war is over there will doubtless be moments which will not only try the very souls of men and women, but which may stretch the bonds of the alli ances which today hold together each of those two groups of na tions called respectively—“The United Nations” and “The Axis.” In every military contest which involves alliances of nations, one of the weapons constantly being used is propaganda to break up these alliances or to destroy their efficiency. This weapon is often wielded so cleverly that its use is not even suspected by those a- gainst whdm it is turned. Old peacetime quarrels and enmities are dragged up and “warmed over”; false reports of the activi ties of one’s allies are spread cleverly about; rumors drift a- round to the effect that the “other fellow” is letting his allies do all the work. Cleverly planted little acorns grow quickly into great big oaks and create sus picions and ill-will. Dislikes and frictions—which are perfectly nor mal reactions in peacetime—are sometimes spread even to the leaders; and finally—as has oc casionally happened—one ally will abandon another for reasons more emotional than realistic. The winning of this war de pends greatly upon close co-oper ation and a spirit of unity and understanding between ourselves and our allies, and rumors should never be repeated unless facts are definitely known. One fre quently hears today for instance, that Britain is allowing us to do most of the providing and is let ting her Colonial troops do most of the fighting. Now here are a few items taken from a reliable publication on Britain’s war activities: Britain’s production of planes now equals that of Germany. Over three quarters of all planes used by the RAF are British made. Two out of every three persons in Britain between the ages pf 14 and 65 are in full-time war work of one kind or another. Seven million women have been registered and are being directed into war work. Five and a half million women are already working in industry. Even boys and girls are mobilized. In 1941 Britain luanched a mil lion and a quarter tons of ship ping. She is now producing five times as many tanks as she did in August, 1940. Even under ground quarries have been con verted into factories. By Novem ber, 1941, the British empire’s purchases in the United States were over five billion dollars. On the fighting frorits the RAF destroyed 3,692 Axis planes in one three-month period alone. In one six-month period they drop ped 20,000 tons of bombs on the enemy. The amount of damage done to Axis production cannot be estimated, but it is very great. The RAF has escorted over 3,000 convoys of Allied shipping. While building up her resources for the ultimate offensive, Brit ain has been fighting all over the Eastern hemisphere. She has liberated Abyssinia and has occu pied strategic territory in East Africa, Syria, Iraq. Iran, Iceland and Madagascar. She has been sending 80 per cent of her mili tary production to the battle- fronts, and every soldier for whom there was shipping space. The British navy has inflicted terrific damage upon the enemy naval forces and has sunk five andia quarter million tons of enemy merchant shipping. All British munitions of war sent to Russia are under lend-lease; and practically all aid promised that hard fighting ally has been sent —convoyed by British ships and planes through a Hell of icebergs, submarines and dive-bombers. This doesn’t sound as though Britain was • letting George do ;t.” TRUCK TIRES RECAPPED We have all sizes rubber. Send us your tires and rationing certificates, or see John Warren. HOLLOWAY-DOUGHTY 811 Ellis Street. Augusta, Ga. Tractor Tires Repaired. WANT ADV. Wanted—Pulp Wood. Unlimited quantities Peeled Gum, Cotton- •wood, Poplar, Willow and Maple at $10.00 loaded on cars C. & W. C. or Southern Railroads. Season for peeling is short, better peel it now. R. M. Winn, Plum Branch, S. C. For Sale—One 6-room bungalow and 6 3-4 acres of land situated in the Town of Parksville, S. C. Very reasonable. Terms or cash. Mrs. Allie Hamilton, 12 Vienna St., Abbeville, S. C. Buy Your Furniture From J. S. STROM Easy Payment Plan. No Carrying Charge. McCormick, S. C. In trips far and near, I have never observed poor land where cows are plentiful. A well managed woodland is an ever-growing bank account that makes good old-age insurance for the owner. Building the diet around mi»r and vegetables and fruit means building bodily health and strength. -x- The dirt farmer, If he would be successful, must also be a brain farmer. . ,