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i •• . • r / LI Forty-First Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1842 Number 19 ThiiWeik in Washington, D. C., October 5.— (NWNS)—The rebellion in con gress against the President’s re quest to freese farm prices at par ity, instead of at 110 per cent of parity as provided in the price control act, has clearly demonstra ted that there is no hope of get ting congress to drop politics, ev en in the face of national catas trophe. Grave doubts as to the ability of our representative form of gov ernment to serve the best inter ests of the nation during this war period have been expressed by many who have followed this measure. The most severe criticism of congress has grown out of these considerations: 1. Congress used the President’s request for freezing of the price of food as an opportunity to try to put through legislation which would send food prices even high er than they were permitted to go under previous legislation. '2. Congressmen from rural areas showed that they were entirely un der the thumb of farm lobbyists and would make no move with out the permission of these men. 3. Although warned of the dan gers of a politically inspired clash between congress and the Presi dent during these times, the house of representatives ignored the con sequences in its determination to please farm leaders in this pre election period. 4. Congress showed its disregard of the people as a whole, by at tempting to enact legislation which, although of some doubtful benefit to the farmer, would cost the public from three to four bil lion dollars a year in increased cost of living—an amount almost equal to the increased taxes to be SHING1SN paid next year. Although these criticisms have been leveled at congress from many sources, anyone who listened to the debate on this controversial measure could see that the farm bloc “had a case.” The case was this: the supply of farm labor is becoming dangerously scarce. The ranks of farm labor are being thinned both by men being called into the armed service and by men seeking more lucrative jobs in war production industries. To keep men on the farms it will be nec essary to raise farm wages and the farmer must get higher prices in order to pay increased wages. All analysts of the situation are in agreement that the farm labor .problem is acute, but there are few outside of congress and the farm lobbysts who see higher food prices as a solution to this situa tion. It has been pointed out by economists that an increase of 10 or 15 per cent in farm wages would still not be enough to at tract labor back to the farm and that the only real solution will be through the Man Power commis sion which must work out a plan for drafting farm help. As a result of this clash be tween congress and the President, it is expected that the President will become more and more hes itant about taking matters to con gress and wlil exercise all of his war powers to dictate future pro grams. The Prseident made it clear, before asking congress for this legislation, that he -beUeved he had the power to enforce food price freezing without legislation. It is therefore natural to assume that in similar instances in the future he will refrain from referr ing to congress matters on whica he can act without congressional E. M. Wideman Claimed By Death Ed Marion Wideman, 75, died at 4 o’clock yesterday morning at his home in the Winterseat sec tion, following a long illness. He was a member of Bordeaux Methodist Church. He is survived by his widow. Mrs. Laura Stroud Wideman; three daughters, Mrs. Ollie Law- ton, Miss Maybell Wideman and Miss Sarah Wideman, McCormick; one son, Gus Wideman; two sis ters, Miss Emily Wideman, and Miss Sallie Wideman, McCormick; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be con ducted by Dr. S. W. Reid of the Pressly Memorial A. R. P. Church at the graveside in the Wideman Cemetery at 11 o’clock this morn ing. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. txt Special Services At Pressly Memorial Church Next Sabhath McCORMICK, S. G FRIDAY and SATURDAY October 9th and 10th, 7:30 P. M. and 9:15 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. WALTER BRENNAN ANNE BAXTER in ► 99 SWAMP WATER’ Also A WALT DISNEY CARTOON “SYMPHONY HOUR” and SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents: Children 12 to 15. 17 cents. Including defense tax. Listen in on WGAC, Augusta, Ga., every day at 12:20 o’clock for program announcements. MONDAY and TUESDAY October 12th and 13th, Two Shows Each Day 3 P. M. and 7:30 P. M. CLARK GABLE—VIVIAN LEIGH in The following is the program for the services at the Pressly Me morial A. R. Church next Sabbath, October 11th: 11 a. m. Rally Day in the Sab bath School, when the boys and girls will have parts on the pro gram. 11:45 a. m. The Session will meet for the reception of members. 12 noon. The Sacrament of Bap tism wilf be administered, and the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated. An effort is being made to have every member of the Sabbath school and of the church present at these services S. W. Reid, Pastor. Football Game Here Tomorrow The McCormick High Panthers will play Abbeville High here to morrow afternoon at 4 o’clock. This game, McCormick’s second home game, will be played at the high school football field. Admission will be 11, 17," and 28 cents. Ui k99 ‘GONE WITH THE WIND’ Same as originally shown, nothing cut hut the price Admission: under 12, Matinee, 17 cents; and night. 12 years and up. Matinee 40 cents; nigUt, 50 cents, including tax. a approval. Plans for winter rationing are now being worked out by the Of fice of Price Administration and it is expected that several addi tional items will soon be added to those on which rationing al ready has been announced. The rationing of meat came as somewhat of a surprise in a year vhen the country had produced more meat than at any time in history, but the demands of the army and of other nations plus the increased purchase of meat by the people of this country, made a degree of rationing seem essen tial. The 2 1-2 pound-per-person ation actually is equal to the a- mount of meat which the average verson in this country usually eats, but during the past two years the consumption has increased by a pound per person. The ration ing, therefore, is merely expected to get consumption back to nor mal. The rationing of gasoline—plus the national speed limit of 35 miles per hour—has been expand ed to the whole nation entirely as i move to preserve our nation's rubber supply, a large proportion jf which is on the wheels of au tomobiles. It is expected that this rationing will last for at least two years and is apt to become stricter rather than more lenient as the war goes on. In the East, the rationing of fuel oil is causing considerable a- larm, the average householder with an oil burner still being un certain how much oil he will get and how much he will need. The greatest problem in this situation is one which can’t be answered by the price administrator or any one else. That is: Will it be a warm or a cold winter? Report Of Grand Jury At October Term Of Court State Of South Carolina, County Of McCormick, To His Honor, Judge E. C. Den nis, Presiding October Term of Court for McCormick County, 1942. We, the Grand Jury for said County, beg to make the following presentments. We have passed on all bills and matters handed to us by the court. We have appointed the follow- ine Committees for the year 1942 and have their reports as follows: COMMITTEE ON ROADS, BRIDGES AND COUNTY CHAIN GANG- COMMITTEE ON OFFICERS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS— COMMITTEES ON MAGIS TRATES— COMMITTEES ON SCHOOLS— Have made reports that every thing is satisfactory. We, the Grand Jury, want to commend the Delegation for han dling the County affairs in such a fine manner. H. E. FREELAND, Foreman of Grand Jury. -X- Ask Help In Salvage Drive McCormick, S. C. October 5, 1942. Dear Citizen: I know you have heard of the Junior Salvage Drive. It is made up of citizens of the school room. The purpose of this drive is to gather all the scrap metal and rubber that will be of no use to you. If you have a husband or son in the Armed Forces, I know you will be glad to send him all the ammunition and guns you can. The way you can do this is to gather all the scrap metal and rubber that you are not using and pile it up somewhere out of your way, and we will come to your neighborhood to pick it up. This drive ends October 16. When the war is over wouldn’t you be proud to say, “I helped lick the Japs by sending in my old scrap.” We shall appreciate your co operation in this drive. Yours very truly, The Junior Salvage Corps, McCormick High School. xx— — McCormick Beats Ninety-Six 6-0 McCormick won their first home T:ame of the season from Ninety- Six 6-0 here last Friday. The teams will meet again on the twenty-third at Ninety-Six. Both teams were evenly matched, but the Panthers overpowered the boys from Ninety-Six. Twice McCormick was in the shadow of the goalposts but they only pushed one score over. They failed to convert and the score stood at 6-0. Clarence Owens of McCormick made one beautiful run in the third quarter for a gain of ibout fifty yards. Twice he e- vaded Ninety-Six would-be tack- ers for the gain. Another out standing player was Ed Campbell, blocking back for the Panthers. Campbell intercepted one Ninety- Six pass and played an all round ?ood ball game. The line-up was as follows: McCormick Ninety-Six R. Jennings LE Davis Furqueron LT !- Saylors Cheatham LG Corley White C Simpson Link RG Woodard Roper RT Mosely H. Jennings RE Klatman Owings GB Galphine Gable RH Corley Campbell FB Devore A. Furqueron LH Rivers ixi Court Convened Here Monday The October term of General Sessions court for McCormick County convened in the court house here Monday morning at io o’clock, with Judge E. C. Dennis of Darlington presiding. Cases were disposed of Monday and Tuesday as follows: The State vs. Tom Wiley, Negro man. Indictment, violation of li quor law. Pleads guilty. Sentenced to 1 year. Sentence suspended Placed on probation for 2 years. The State vs. Redmond Talbert, Negro man. Indictment, larceny and receiving stolen goods. Pleads guilty. Sentenced to 3 months. Sentence suspended during good behavior. The State vs. Joe Brown, Negro man. Indictment, violation of li quor law. Pleads guilty. Sentenced to 1 year. Sentence suspended. Placed on probation for 2 years. The State vs. Bob Moseley, White man. Indictment, violation of li- qour law. Pleads guilty. Sen tenced to 1 year. Sentence sus pended. Placed on probation for 2 years. The State vs. Ulyses Boyd, Ne£ro man. Indictment, violation of li- qour law. Pleads guilty. Sentenced to six months or pay fine of $50.00. The State vs. Robert Banks, Ne gro man. Indictment, violation of liquor law. Pleads guilty. Sen tenced to 1 month, or pay fine of $50.00. Upon payment of $25.00, balance suspended. The State vs. Eulous Murphey, Negro man. Indictment, violation of liquor law. Pleads guilty. Sen tenced to 1 month or pay fine of $50.00. The State vs. Willie Werts, Ne gro man. Indictment, arson. Pleadc guilty. Sentenced to 10 years. The State vs. Albert Cartledge. Negro man. Indictment, house breaking and larceny. Pleads guilty. Sentenced to 3 years. Up on service of 1 year, balance sus pended and placed on probation for 2 years. The State vs. Harper Philpot, Negro man. Indictment, murder. Pleads guilty to manslaughter. Sentenced to 2 years. The State vs. Joseph Murray. White man. Indictment, involun tary manslaughter. Found not guilty. The State vs. Gerald M. Wil liams, White man. Indictment, larceny. Pleads guilty. Sentenced to 1 year. Sentence suspended. Placed on probation for 1 year. Common pleas court opened yes terday morning and will probably adjourn today. ON THE NEWS FRONT Men Who Can Quali fy Can Volunteer For Positions In Navy ‘ Speculators in farm real estate may be due foj a rude awakening, for there appear to be more fac tors working against inflation ir farm land than are working foi it.”—A. G. Bldck, governor Farm Credit Administration. Washington, Sept. 29.—Con gressman Hare was today advised by a representative of the Navy Department that men between the ages of 21 and 50 who can quali fy by training and experience prior to induction in the service are eligible to volunteer for any of the following named positions in the Navy: Aerographer, Aviation Machin ist’s Mate, Aviation Metalsmith Aviation Ordnanceman, Aviatior Pilot, Aviation Radioman, Baker Bandmaster, Boatswain’s Mate. Boilermaker, Buglemaster, Bugler Carpenter’s Mate, Fire Control- man, Fireman, Gunner’s Mat- Hospital Apprentice, Machinist’r Mate, Mess Attendant, Metalsmith Molder, Motor Machinist’s Matr Musician, Officer’s Cook, Officer’ Steward, Painter, Quartermash Radarman, Radioman, Radi- Technician, Seaman, Shipfitter Ship’s Cook, Signalman, Sound man, Specialist, Storekeeper, Tel grapher, Torpedoman, Turret Cap tain, Water Tender, Yeoman. Rate of pay ranges from $53 4 $138 per month in addition U board and allowances. Full infer mation may be obtained fr nearest recruiting officer, or b writing Lieutenant Command* ^ Dudley White, Navy Dcpartncn ’ Waoimidton, D. C, Meat Rationing Will Not Effect Nation’s Health, Say Authorities Until the time nation-wide ra tioning takes place, federal offici als are asking citizens to limit their weekly consumption of meats to 2 1-2 pounds a week. The foods requirements commit tee of the War Production board, which has charge of the pend ing meat rationing, stated that this 2 1-2 pound limit should be figured by housewives for only those members of the family who actually eat meat. For instance, if there are inva lids, old people or young children in the household, the housewife should not assume that the weekly allowance total for the house hold may be 2 1-2 pounds for each person. If a family of four includes two infants and two adults, the housewife should buy not 10 pounds of meat, but five. Under normal conditions the present meat supply, 24 1-2 bil lion pounds, would be sufficient for civilians. But with a contin uous supply of meat going to the army, navy, and lend-lease na tions, amounting to 6 1-2 billion pounds, there will be less meat for home consumption. But the the civilians’ 17 1-2 billion pounds will be sufficient for the mainten ance of health, besides giving suf ficient energy to carry on the all- out war activity. Here is the way the food re quirements committee arrived at the basis of 2 1-2 pounds of meat per person per week: During the coming year there will be available to civilians, 17 1-2 billion pounds of dressed meat carcasses. There is a shrinkage of 10 per cent in converting dressed carcasses to retail cuts. So, the supply of retail cuts will total 15 3-4 billion pounds. Dividing that by 52 gives a total of 303 million pounds a week. This 303 million pounds has to be shared among 128 million Am ericans not in the armed ser vices. But babies and vegetarians eat no meat. Children, invalids, and old people eat less than ad ults and adolescents. So some 14 million half rations of meat and 114 million full rations, will total 121 million full rations. The allowance for each adoles cent and adult of normal meat eating habits is reached by divid ing the 121 million full rations into 303 million pounds. This gives the figure of 2 1-2 pounds per week per person. This weekly amount is normal. The nation has in addition, abun dant supplies of foods which are alternate sources of the nutritive values supplied by meat. Nutri tionists in government, and private employ are beginning an educa tion campaign which will inform home-makers on how to use alter nate foods so as to get into family diets filll amounts of the basic food values which meat supplies: protein, thiamin, niacin, and iron. Families and individuals who have been accustomed to getting the above four food elements from a meat supply of more than 2 1-2 pounds per person per week will be advised how they may get them from other sources such as eggs, milk, cheese, poultry, beans, many cereal foods, and vegetables and fruits. Call Meeting American Legion Post No. 19 Purpose of the meeting is to plan supper and celebration of Armistice Day. Fe sure to come. Tuesday night, Oct. 13th, 8:30 o’clock. ' D. H. Langley, Commander. Yfes, ai’good pasture does in crease the “content” of contented . - » * . I (7 • COWS. * 1 ^ •