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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-
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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.
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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.
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Bomb the Japs with junk!
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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
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“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
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THE LITTLE FOXES”
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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.
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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.
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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!
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Throw your scrap into the fight.
up vacant lots and place rubbish
where truck can reach it.
T. J. SIBERT,
Mayor.
Committee.
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Keep ’em firing—with junk!