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* 1 » 9 Forty-First Year This Weir in Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THUS SDAY, AUGUST 13, 1942 Washington, D. C., Aug. 10.— (NWNS)—War officials, congress men and the man on the street here have become air-minded in the past few weeks. Elver since the war began, the airplane has been recognized as perhaps the most important of all equipment for winning the war, but lately the possibilities of what might be accomplished by air have been greatly expanded. " One reason for this was the presence in the city of Henry J. Kaiser, builder of the Boulder and \ Grand Coulee dams, who in re cent months has brought about mass production of ships at a . speed which most shipbuilders considered impossible. Mr. Kaiser has brought up the possibility of transporting men and equipment across the seas by cargo planes and said that, if given the go- ahead signal, he could produce 70-ton cargo planes in ten months and in 14 months could build a 200-ton plane capable of carrying a 60-ton load. There are many problems fac ing such a project, but the diffi culties of transporting war ma terials through submarine-in fested seas have set many a war expert to dreaming of fleets of giant planes carrying men { and equipment to all fronts. In addition to transportation, concentration on aviation has al so been stimulated by the plans revealed by both the aviation leaders of Great Britain and of this country to destroy all leading German production centers by .continuous day and night mass bombings. More and more the feel ing here is that the much talk ed of second front will at first be an air front and the successful raids England already has made on several German cities are set- SHINGTON ting the pattern for an invasion by air capable of paralyzing Ger man war production. How many planes and how many men we have in England to participate in such an invasion is of course not revealed, but there is no question that our forces there are gathering strength daily. The total number of men now In our armed forces, which has been mostly a matter of guess work even by those close to the war and navy departments, was revealed by President Roosevelt as being 4,000,000. The President gave out this figure in issuing a statement on the meat shortage, giving the figure to show the great number of men in our forces which must be fed. This means that we already have more men in the forces than Secretary of War Stimson set as our goal for !l942—which was 3,- 600,000. After Mr. Stimson set that goal however, General Mar shall, last May, said that the goal should be set at 4,500,000—a goal which it looks as though we would reach. As a result of an order by the President, a bill is now being drafted to give the War Man Power commission authority County Campaign Meeting To Be Held Here Friday, Aug. 21 The only official McCormick County campaign meeting for this year is scheduled to be held at the court house here on Fri day, August 21st, beginning at 11 o’clock a. m. Postmaster J. E. Bell Urges The Use Of V-Mail Envelopes Postmaster J. E. Bell states that he has a quantity of V- Mail envelopes on hand and strongly urges their use for mail to any one in the armed forces outside the continental United States. The envelopes are free to the users and he will be glad to have you call and get what you need. Rev. W. A. Pairey To Preach Here Sunday At Methodist Church County Ballots Are Ready For The First Primarv The county ballots are ready for the election on Tuesday, August 25th, and the following is a com plete list of the county ticket as it appears on the ballots to be used then: COUNTY BALLOT Democratic Primary Election August 25, 1942 assign any qualified man and woman in the country to a task Rev. W. A. Fairey, of North Augusta, one of the honored superannuates of the Upper South Carolina Methodist Conference, will preach at the McCormick Methodist Church next Sunday at 12 o’clock noon and that eve- to ning at 3:45. FOR CONGRESS, 3rd District: (Vote For One, Scratch Other) BUTLER B. HARE JOHN C. TAYLOR FOR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES: (Vote For One, Scratch Other) HUGH C. BROWN WALTER T. STROM FOR PROBATE JUDGE: (Vote For One) J. FRANK MATHSON FOR COUNTY TREASURER: (Vote For One) RUTH P. DUNCAN Rev. W. M. Owings, pastor, and Rev. D. R. Dickerson are conduct- in the war program. Under this i n g revival services at Republican plan, the government would have j Methodist Church this week, the right to control the occupa- j which will close with the 9 o’clock tion of 60,000,000 men and worn- service Sunday evening. en. | xx It Is anticipated that several million more employees will soon be needed in munitions indus tries and probably cannot be ade quately supplied by voluntary methods. Through occupational questionnaires, the government is getting complete information M) 1HEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. Newby Cemetery To Be Cleaned Off August 20th There will be a cleaning off of j the Newby Cemetery on Thurs day, August 20th, with dinner on the grounds. Everybody is urged to come and bring well filled baskets. Lynn Jennings. X Bomb the Japs with junk! xx Throw your scrap into the fight. FOR COUNTY AUDITOR: (Vote For One) C. W. PENNAL FOR GAME WARDEN: (Vote For One, Scratch Others) W. O. GRAVES W. W. M. LIND LEY d. m. mcgrath FOR MAGISTRATE: (McCormick Magisterial District) (To be voted on at McCormick, Bethany, Bell’s Store, Clatworthy’s Cross Roads, Lyon’s, Plum Branch, White Town, Young’s, and Tal bert’s Store.) (Vote For One, Scratch Others) O. B. MINOR H. C. WALKER J: B. WALKER Miss Lou White Claimed By Death Miss Lou White, 74, died at 10 o’clock Saturday mroning at the home of her nephew, J. T. Holli day, after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted at the graveside in the* Plum Branch cemetery Sunday after noon at 4 o’clock with her pas tor, Rev. G. P. Lanier, officiating. She was the daughter of the late Berry and Mary Brown White of this county where she spent her life. She was a member of the Modoc Baptist Church. Other survivors are one sister, Mrs. Jonathan A. Christian, of McCormick, and one niece, Mrs. Frank White, Plum Branch. Pallbearers were Dr. C. K. Ep- ting, C. C. Morgan, W. T. Strom, J. F. Mattison, C. W Pennal and Dr. Garnet Tuten. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. Plum Branch News FRIDAY sad SATURDAY Aug. 14th and 15th, 7:30 P. M. and 9:30 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. LARRAINE DAY BARRY NELSON 99 in “A Yank On The Burma Road Also OUR GANG COMEDY “GOim TO PRESS" and A PASSING PARADE . “FLAG OF MERCY" .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. MONDAY and TUESDAY Aug. 17th and 18th, 7:30 P. M. and 9:15 P. M. BETTE DAVIS HERBERT MARSHALL on the Jobs which could be per formed by all men between the ages of 18 and 64, and it is prob able, If the new measure is pass ed, that all women will also be required to give such informa tion. With 'congress on an unofficial recess, no legislation of any im portance will be considered until September. Speaker Rayburn, af ter a talk with the President, said uiat the President had no impor tant legislation for the house to consider this month and he set an example for the rest of the FOR MAGISTRATE: (Willington Magisterial District) (To be voted on at Willington Bordeaux and Mt. Carmel.) (Vote For One) A. B. ANDREWS FOR MAGISTRATE: (Parksville Magisterial District) (To be voted on at Parksville Clarks Hill, Modoc and Rehoboth.) (Vote For One) J. P. BRUNSON FOR COTTON WEIGHER: (At McCormick) (To be voted on at McCormick, Lyon’s, Bethany and Talbert’s ! Store.) (Vote For One) E. R. PRICE FOR COTTON WEIGHER: (At Plum Branch) (To be voted on at Plum Branch, Rehoboth and White Town.) (Vote For One) S. W. WIDEMAN Sullivan News Misses Mary Louise and Seigler and Lauree Winn Betty spent representatives by going home for Thursd f,„ n ,’ ght „™ lth ,„ Mi5Ses Em - a four or five weeks stay. Sena-I mle and WllUe Nelle Wmn a four or five weeks stay. Senator senate, announced that there would be no important legislation taken up in the senate until the revenue bill comes up sometime in September. So the questions of Miss Ellen Gilchrist of Edgefield spent the past week end in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Winn. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Andersoh of Greenwood spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Reames. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Winn, Trula in u THE LITTLE FOXES” * *1 Also SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS and LATEST NEWS EVENTS food prices, wage control, and in flation will be left hanging fire h nd Ma ^ ie Wmn have J ust re for at least another month. turned from a motor tri P t0 There has been great excite- tle , Beac ^}' . „ r . . ... ment here over the trial of the Mlss Ma ^ ie Wmn of Asheville German saboteurs. Congressmen lias bee ” visitin g relatives in the who are still in Washington report community receiving strongly worded letters Mrs - ^ E - Reaves is recuperat- from their constituents stating in & speedily at home now. that the Germans were given Mrs - Albert Seigler and Connie much too great consideration in s P*nt the past week with Mr. Seig- the long trial that preceded sen- ^ er at Wilmington, N. C. tence. It is clear that the public . Mr - and Alvin Reames vis- never questioned their guilt and ited Mr * and ^ rs - Reames favored immediate conviction as recently ; an example to other enemies who Miss Inez Bailey, attractive lit- may be planning sabotage within I i'l 0 daughter of Mrs. Virginia Bai- our country. le y* has recuperated, after a re- The Federal Bureau of Invest!- cent tonsilectomy at Greenwood, gation reports that their offices Miss Sarah Katherine Winn is throughout the country have been recuperating at home, after a re flooded with tips about suspicious cent tonsilectomy. ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents; Children 12 to 15. 17 cents. Including defense tax. people who should be investigated as possible saboteurs and the FBI W, js doing everything possible to run down all such reports. Mrs. Wiley Crawford and son, Gene, of Columbia were visitors last week in the home of Mrs. W. E. Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wells of Pick ens have been recent visitors in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wells. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Dover of Blacksburg spent a few days last week in the home of Mrs. Dover’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Lang ley. Miss Julia Lee Willis is spending some time in Jacksonville, N. C., as guest of her sister, Mrs. Joe Yassney, and Mr. Yassney. Mrs. Louise Banks and little daughter, Betty Claire, have re turned home, after an extended visit to relatives in GreehvIlKr Dr. and Mrs. J. L. King of Co lumbia spent several days this week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs S. J. King. Miss Emma Bell King has re turned home from Cloudland, Ga where she has been a counsellor at Camp Julliette Low the past two months. Mrs. Maude Miner has just re turned from a visit tp her daugh ter, Mrs. Cecil Geddings, in Pax- ville. Miss Juanita Wells is enjoying her vacation this week with rela tives in Augusta. Mr. J. S. Humphrey of Ridge- land visited in the home of his son, Mr. W. L. Humphrey, several days the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miner of Jacksonville, Fla., are guests ir the home of Mrs. Maude Miner Mr. Miner will leave for the army this week. Mrs. Ella P. Lankford, who has spent the summer with her sister, Mrs. R. J. Boyd, in the mountains of N. C., returned to her daugh ter’s, Mrs. G. E. Langley, las Thursday. She is now visiting rel atives in Parksville. Mrs. Blake Thomas and little daughter, Elizabeth Ann', oi Greenwood spent the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B I. Bladon. Miss Mable Winn of Augusta, who has just returned from a twe weeks’ trip to Miami Beach, Fla. spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Winn. Sh< was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Winfried Freeland, who visitec Mrs. Carrie Freeland in White Town. Miss Gladys Winn return ed to Augusta with them for a week’s visit. Miss Willie Mae Humphreys re ceived her diploma the past week from Greenwood College of Com merce where she has made an en viable record, and completed her course two months ahead of schedule. She has accepted a po sition in the office of the J. L. Bracknell Store, where she will go to work Sept. 1st. dumber J1 Mt. Carmel News Mrs. Bill Edwards left last week to spend some time at Camp Mc Clellan, Annistpn, Ala., and then return to Atlanta for some special work in a hospital there. We will miss her cheery greeting and bright smile so much. Messrs. Harold and Billy Gil liam of Greenwood were visitors here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunaway and little daughter, Anne, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Dunaway of Tignall, Ga., Mrs. Ben DuBose of Lisbon, Ga., Miss, Elizabeth DuBose of Warm Springs Foundation, Misses Esther and Mae DuBose of Gen eral Hospital, Greenville, were spend the day guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Curtis Sunday. Mrs. William Sharp was a re cent visitor in Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Bill Edwards and Miss Jua nita curtis spent a pleasant day in Anderson last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. James Boyd of Greenville were visitors of Mrs. J. W. Boyd Sunday afternoon. Dr. Mervyn Wells of Atlanta and Miss Reba Wells of Anderson were seeing friends here one afternoon last week. It will be good news to the many friends of Miss Beffie Hester to hear she is improving nicely now, and we hope will soon be well a- gain. Mr. D. W. Harling, Sen. L. L. Hester, Mrs W. A. Scott, Mrs. Hun ter McKinney and Miss Carolyn Hester were among the visitors from here, who were in McCor mick Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Feaster Mauldin were recent visitors here. Miss Matilda Bell ga>e a can ning demonstration at the club- room Tuesday in place of a pro gram and the regular meeting. Mrs. W. B. Sharp and Mrs. J. ; W. Boyd visited Mrs. Boyce Norris Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Neil Merritt of Washington, Ga., was a business visitor here Monday a. m. * r Modoc News Well, we had a nice rain in our community Sunday, which was badly needed. Miss Nellie Bussey is spending a couple of weeks among relatives and friends in Augusta. , Mrs. Hattie Pearson of Thomp son, Ga., is spending the week hoe with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Smauly. Mr. T. J. Stone from Brunswick, Ga., spent Sunday and Monday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stone, Sr. Rev. G. P. Lanier filled his reg- ulaf appointment here Sunday morning, delivering a very inter esting sermon. Miss Eunice McDaniel was din ner guest here Sunday to Miss '-.ucy Bussey. Sergeant Austin Clem and Pvt. Burton Ward from Camp Gordon were dinner guests Sunday to the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clem. Mr. Jesse Reese from Columbia was a week end visitor here to his mother, Mrs. Roseland Reese. Mrs. W. S. Clem spent last Sat urday among relatives in Green wood. Mr. B. M. Bussey of Charleston spent the past week end here with homefolks. Mr. Chas. Stone is spending this week at Brunswick, Ga., with his brother, Mr. T. J. Stone, Jr. Messrs. F. M. Bussey and Henry ' Bussey made a. short business trip to McCormick on Monday of this week. NOTICE Will Clean Off Old Willington Cemetery August 19th! We will clean off Old Willing ton cemetery on Wednesday, Au gust 19th. Every one interested .’please send help, tools and lunch. All property owners must clean ^ for the workers. Get in the scrap! xx— Throw your scrap into the fight. up vacant lots and place rubbish where truck can reach it. T. J. SIBERT, Mayor. Committee. -txt- Keep ’em firing—with junk!