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i* ,4 < ,<r -i ■*, I-)' / • * • ; * .« * i / ^ .. • * ?i it •'.i ' . V J ... . .• / • V !» / ' » TBUS to oubskltms, oob nbiqhbobs. oub country and our god. Forty-First Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1942 Number 13 Thu Week in WASMNGION I I 1 Washington, D. ic., Sept. 28.— (NWNS)—Congress had its busiest week in many months when it rushed through debate on the bill to stabilize wages and farm prices and when the senate tackled the problem of putting through the biggest tax bill in history. Although there was considerable disagreement on the anti-inflation measure, the farm groups and the labor groups fighting to guard the interests of their mem bers, the measure met less opposi tion than was expected—largely, it is believed, because of the President’s threat that . if con gress didn’t act before October 1 he would use his powers to dic tate a policy on wages and farm pHce control. * •. is not expected that food prices to the consumer will be re duced because A the measure, but there probably will be no increase permitted on foods ex cepting those few which have been selling at an unusually low price. The measure is expected to put an end to strikes and pre vent demands for wage increases, although there are loopholes which would lead to demands for higher pay if the cost of living Increases appreciably. Whether the measure will freeze prices and wages completely de pends entirely on the Presi dent, since “adjustments” can be made by him if he considers them necessary. . t •> In addition to wage and price stabilization, job stabilization is Expected to be insisted upon in the next few months. One of the biggest recent problems in war production is that of men shifting from one plant to another in or der to get better wages. There have been instances, for example, where an airplane factory which is short of men will raid another airplane factory to take away men by offering higher pay. In addi tion to thtp type ' of piracy, it is natural that workers themselves are on the lookout for better jobs and make changes whenever they see prospects of a fatter pay envelope. This trend has caused inefficiency and delays in many factories. Td cope with this situation, two steps already have been taken by the government: (1) the War Manpower commission, headed by Paul McNutt, has rendered workers in the non-ferrous metals and lumber industries to obtain a “certificate of separation” from the United States Employment ser vice before leaving their jobs to take new jobs; (2) President Roosevelt gave the War Manpower commission complete control over 2,300,000 federal employees so that the commission can transfer any of them to other duties, either with the government or in pri vate industry. These are the first two steps of many which will probably be taken in the next few months to see to it that every man is doing the job which makes him most usefu to his country. As a result of the occupational questionnaires fillet in by all men up to the age c' 65, the government now has complete record of the abilities of each maa and will, when neces sary, assign men to jobs. With such a large number of young men now in the armed forces, and with more jobs to fill in factories than we have ever had before, the manpower problem is becoming ’increasingly alarming. Because- of this, the right to take a job or leave it, which has been such a cherished right in this country may soon be denied to all of us HOLLfflOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C FRIDAY and SATURDAY October 2nd and 3rd, 7:30 P. M. and 9:15 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. GENE AUTRY SMILEY BURNETTE m mi ‘DOWN MEXICO WAY Also . A CARTOON “LITTLE GRAVEL VOICE” and TWO REEL SUBJECT “FOR COMMON DEFENSE” ’^lalinee Saturday 3:30 P.^M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax Listen in on WGAC, Augusta, Ga., every day at ,12:20 VdockT for program announcements. ’f... * MONDAY and TUESDAY October 5th and 6th, 7:30 P.' M. and 9:20 P. M. CLAUDETTE COLBERT RAY M1LLAND in “SKYLARK” ’~ ry Also # • A PETE SMITH SPECIALTY “ACRO-BATTY” and LATEST NEWS EVENTS Mrs. E. L. Langley Dies Suddenly Mrs. Eugene L. Langley, 62, of Plum Branch died suddenly about noon last Thursday while en route to her home after a trip to Mc Cormick with her husband. Funeral services were conducted at St. Paul's Methodist church Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock. The Rev. W. M. Owings, the pastor, and the Rev. G. P. Lanier, offici ated, and interment followed in Robertson cemetery. Mrs. Langley was the daugh ter of Kattie Fannie Willis Robert son and Ezra Robertson, pioneer citizens of this county. She was a loyal member of St. Paul’s Methodist Church at Plum Branch and active in all its departments. Besides her husband, she is survived by four sons, Ezra O. Langley, Charleston; Lieut. Archie A. Langley, A. E. F., Ireland; Lynn E. Langley, Maxie L. Langley, Plum Branch; five daughters, Mrs. J. Lee Freeland, Mrs. W. Yates Webb, McCormick, Mrs. James L. Gibert, Mrs. Walter Hayes Gaylor, Woodruff, Mrs Dave Dover, Spartanburg, and 12 grandchildren, one brother, Ben nie N. Robertson, Plum Branch. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. X HONOR ROLL FOR DEFENSE Court Convenes Here Next Monday The October term of General Sessions court for McCormick County will convene in the court house here next Monday morning, October 5th, at 10 o’clock, with Judge E. C. Dennis of Darlington presiding. txt World-Wide Com munion On Oct. 4th If you have read the daily pa pers you know that scrap-iron is very essential to the winning of this war—your war and my* war Every time you see a piece of old iron, pick it up and carry it to the house, then later when you have a hundred pounds or “so”—bring it to your nearest dealer and let your county agent know about it so you may be included in the honor roll list. “65 names have appeared so far. Honor Roll Manly B. Timmons, D. C. Talbert, C. AJ. Lee, Bobbie Faulkner, William Wright, Herman New, Jim Hill, J. C. Talbert, “Pat” Parks, Jan Parks, Henry Deason, “Kitty” Belcher, Mrs. Barbara Martin, L. L. Hester. G. W. Bonnette, County Agent. ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents; Children 12 to 15, 17 cents, including defense tax. for the duration. Another form of conscription, which is being talked about here more and more, is the conscription of goods owned by the people. The whole policy of the administration so far has been against such meth ods, but the increasing need for such things as scrap metal, rub ber, textiles and automobiles may bring about a rapid change in this attitude. One congresseman already has written a bill which would give the President power to order the confiscation of our automobiles whenever he considers it necessary -and the bill provides for a fund of $5,000,000,000 to pay us for the automobiles taken. It is not ex pected that this bill, or any order calling for the confiscation of au tomobiles will be put through at present, but it is a possibility. And the continued use of millions of pounds of rubber tires for unnec essary driving is apt to hasten ac tion. What will happen about automo biles, tires, gasoline rationing, speed limits, etc., from now on will be in the hands of William M. Jef fers, president of the Union Pacif ic railroad, who has been given full authority to direct our na tion’s rubber program. The failure of many towns and cities to do a successful job in the collection of scrap metal is also apt to lead to some sort of confis- j cation. It is vital that the steel mills i be kept going at full speed—and if this scrap can’t be obtained by vol untary means other methods will have to be adopted. World-wide Communion Sunday will be observed next Sunday .morning at McCormick Methodist Church at 12 o’clock and at Re publican Church at 4 o’clock.- - We loin in symbolic fellowship with the boys of our homes and churches who have gone into the armed forces and with homeless and hungry sufferers in war-torn lands. To make possible a ministry to both of these through the Metho dist Commission on Camp Activi ties and Chaplains and the Meth odist Committee for Overseas Re lief, the sacrificial communion of fering will be taken in all our churches. W. M. Owings, Pastor. v Renewal Of Gasoline Rations Service Flag Presented At Rehoboth Church At the regular church services Sunday afternoon a service flag bearing a star for every member in the country’s service was pre sented to Rehoboth Baptist Church by members of the W. M. U. The flag was donated by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Winn, whose son, Staff Sgt. Harold A. Winn, was the first man from this church to enter service. The prayer of dedication was of fered by the pastor. Rev. A. D. Croft, and a program of appro priate music was given with Mrs. E. M. Morgan, pianist. Following is the service roll; Staff Sgt. Harold A. Winn, Pfc. G. P. Winn, Pfc. T. B. Gilchrist, Pvt. George Calvin Winn, Pvt. Edgar Winn, Robert McCord Gilchrist, A. M. M. 3|c, James Bernard Gilchrist, A. A. 2|c, Pvt. Elmer B. Talbert, Pvt. John P. Talbert, Pvt. Walter P. Culbreath, Pvt. Carl Randolph Winn. XXJ Ninety Six Plays McCormick Here Tomorrow At 4 P. M. Holders of ‘B\ ‘C’, and ‘D\ sup plementary gasoline ration books today were urged by H. N. Cole man, chairman of the McCormick War Price and Ration Board, to apply promptly for their renewals. “Execution of the renewal cer tificates is a simple operation,” Mr. Coleman said, “In most in stances only the signature of ra tion book holder is necessary. Only when there has been some change in the occupational status of the applicant, or some other change altering his gasoline re quirements, will it be necessary for him to fill out an entirely new application form. “However, it should be empha sized that same requirements ap ply to a renewal application as to an original application. This means that the owner or principal user of the vehicle—not an agent —must execute the renewal appli cation. “The rationing board chair man pointed out that ‘C’ gasoline books expire after three months and that expiration of ‘B’ and ‘D’ books depend upon the gasoline requirements of the user. “The rationing regulations re quire that all books must be turned in to the local board with in five days after expiration, he added. The books, and the cou pons in them are the property of the U. S. Government. “The Local board is now ready to handle supplemental applica tions,” Mr. Coleman said, “and it will effect a saving of time for both the board and the applicants if prompt applications are made.” The Ninety-Six High School football team will battle McCor mick’s Panthers on the M. H. S. gridiron tomorrow at 4:00 P. M. The admissions will be 11, 17, and 28 cents. This is the first home game and the third game of the season for McCormick. This game should be one of Mc Cormick’s best of the season. 7 X 832 Bales Of Cotton Ginned In McCormick Comity To Sept. 16 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, WASHINGTON. ON THE NEWS FRONT. Recent Federal Orders Effect Living Condi tions in Rural U. S. COTTON GINNING REPORT. Rubber Boots And Shoes To Be Rationed The Office of Price Administra tion today ordered the rationing •>? rubber boots and rubber work shoes effective October 5. Effective at midnight of the 29th all such stocks on the shelves were ordered frozen until ration ing begins. Then the goods will be sold on cfertificate only to men working on jobs essential to the war or to public health and safe ty. Applications for certificates may be obtained from local ra tioning boards. Under the order all manufac- urers, wholesalers and retailers of the Rationed boots and work shoes are required to obtain from local ration boards official inventory forms on Thursday, Friday or Sat urday of this week. Inventory re ports must be filed with the local board by the following Satu day Ft. Census report shows that 832 bales of cotton were ginned in McCormick County from the crop of 1942 prior to Sept. 16 as compared with 137 bales for the crop of 1941. Very respectfully, J. W. Britt, Special Agent. Date, 9, 26, 1942. X Registrants To Go Before Army Examining Board R. W. Dunlap. Chairman of Lo cal Board No. 57, announces that these registrants will be called in the near future to go before the Army Examining Board, at Jackson: Sampson Young, Robert Claud Link, Walter Clyde Robertson, Ansel Hill Hamlin, Rallie Fuller Garnett, James Miller Rosenswike, Jennings Gary Dorn, Thomas Garland Robertson, Paul Timothy Ludwick, Wilber Milton Strom, Jr., James Melvin Strom, Ralph Talmadge Smalley, Charles Herman Bussey, Willie Bryant Roberts, James Ellison White, Clyde Redmond Holloway, Pal West Roper, Jr., Raymond Albert Dunlap, Creight Lagette Brown. xx Card Of Thanks Of the many recently revised government orders affecting farm ers and farm owners of the United States, the one with the greatest Impact is the WPB con servation order which has reclassi fied various types of farm construc tion activity, besides reducing the amount of building for which no authorization has been required until now. For instance: The exemption of $500 on rural (farm) con struction has been reduced to $200. But, according to the latest notice, agricultural construction damaged by fire, flood, tornado, or earthquake may be restored promptly in cases where it has been decided by authorities that immediate reconstruction is es sential to the agricultural pro gram. Farm owners contemplating the construction of a building have been cautioned against starting construction until permission to build actually has been granted. The fact that builder has all nec essary materials on hand and needs no priorities assistance will not govern whether he should be permitted to use the material in the construction job. Another point to ! remember concerning the new rules and regulations on rural building is this: The completion of the pro ject must not require the use of any material, on the site or off the site, to supply electricity, gas. water, steam, telephone or sewage disposal. Other federal regulations which have a definite effect on rural liv ing rule that a certificate of war necessity is required for the operation of virtually all farm, trucks, along with all other trucks, busses, taxi cabs and simi lar commercial vehicles. On Nov ember 15 this ODT order goes into effect. The purpose is to conserve equipment for war needs. Still another pending regula tion which will have a definite ef fect on the farmers of the na tion if put through is that of a. hog price ceiling which was dis cussed in a two-day OPA confer ence in Washington with produc ers, livestock commission men anil packer buyers. So far no definite decision has been reached as yet regarding the nature of the proposal which OPA may submit to the secretary of agriculture for his consideration. It has been emphasized, though, that the new pork ceiling in gen eral will approximate the actual sales level prevailing during early March, with any live hog ceilings likely to be in line with this level of pork prices. The top price for hogs in Chicago during the March 3 to 7 period, which was used by OPA as its base oeriod for pork products, was $13.- 50 per hundredweight. < x Red Cross Notice The family of the late Mrs. Daisy Robertson Langley wish to express The Red Cross is asking that we speed up the production of our knitting. Anyone knitting olive drab wool, please send the gar ments in as quickly as you can get them finished. We want to make this shipment as early as possible. If you are having any trouble with your knit ting directions, you can secure help from Mrs. R. L. Faulkner. Mrs. H. N. Coleman, Mrs. Jack I*. Bradley and Mrs. Daisy Hemmin- ger. The Armed Forces must have these garments, and we will surely appreciate your cooperation. Mrs. C. K. Epting, Chairman of Production. Card Of Thanks We take this means to thank all at which time each producer and J their heartfelt appreciation for the who helped us in figthing fire last dealer will be registered and given kind words and deeds of sympa Friday night. We deeply appre- a serial number. | thy rendered us during our sad ciate it. ... hours of bereavement. . M. G. & J. J. DORN, INC. Local Rationing Board 33. i i