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7 TBUS to oubsslviui, oob nbighbobs. oub country and oub god. Forty-First Year EstabUshed June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1942 Number 24 This Week in SHINGTON Washington, D. C. (NWNS)—In our nation, which h^s produced a record-breaking supply of food this year and which for many years has had a problem of disposing of all the food it produced, the pos sibility of hunger due to scarcity has never been considered. Yet the authorities in this city who are handling the nation’s food supply say that we many face a seridus food problem Itext year unless drastic steps are taken now to prevent it. As they see it, the threat of a food problem evolves around these points: (1) our armed forces, who eat much more in their present active life than they did when home, must continue to be sup plied with the best of food; (2) the low-income group in this country is now earning more money and is consequently buying more food than usual; (3) we are obligated to supply our alles with large quantities of food; (4) farm help is scarce due to the number of farm men who have gone into the armed forces and who have been attracted to the cities by more lucrative jobs in war indus tries; (5) the agencies handling the problems of food supply in the government' are not working to gether closely enough and even If enuogh food is produced for all needs there is api to be a bottle neck in distribution. Because of • this many-headed problem of food supply, those dealing with it have asked the President to appoint a food ad- mfll&tnttor who will have the power to control all factors in the food industry and take necessary steps to keep food growing and moving at a record rate. Those who are demanding a food administrator point out that there now are entirely “too many cooks” who have a finger in the food problem. The department of agriculture is charged with re sponsibility for production, but pro duction is partly a labor problem which is in the hands of the War Manpower commission; transpor tation is the problem of the Office of Defense Transportation, but dis tribution, which is so closely allied to it, is in the hands of the Office of Price Administration; -several groups are mixed up in the pric ing of food, including the President himself, and the manufacturing and processing of food products is in the hands of the War Produc tion board. It is easy to see that with so many groups concerned with the flow of food from the farm to the consumer, there are bound to be all kinds of difficulties unless the work of each group is planned to mesh with the plans of all other groups. This, say food manufac turers and farm experts, requires the grouping of all departmental functions under one boss—and is expected that the President will appoint a food czar to take eharge. Probably the greatest difficulty in the whole food problem is the expected scarcity of farm labor next year. The War Manpower commission is trying to cope with this problem,- which is apt to re sult in sending men from cities to the farms, exempting some farm workers from military service and employing women and high school boys and girls for farm work. The President is now consider ing a request for the registration of the women of the country which doesn’t necessarily mean that women will be forced to ac cept necessary ■ employment but which will get them lined up “just In case.” Undoubtedly a major Sewell S. York Claimed By Death Sewell S. York, age 68, Spanish American War Veteran, died at his home here early yesterday morning following a long illness. Funeral services will be con ducted at the graveside in Troy Cemetery this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, with Dr. S. W. Reid in charge. Mr. York was first married to Miss Roena Robinson of Buncombe County, N. CL, who died 28 years ago. Surviving this union are six •'.hildren, John York, Canton. N. C., Paul York, Weanersville, N. C., Wood York, Barnsville, N. C., Mrs/ Willie Queen. Hazleville, N. C., Mrs. Nettie Penland, Black Mt., N. C., and Mrs. Mrytle Smith, Gastonia, N. C. His second marriage was to Miss Ethel Mathis of Haywood, N. C., who survives, along with two children of this union, Mrs. Ray mond B. Sanders and Willis York, both of McCormick. Mr. York was a native of Bun combe County, N. <3., but had lived in this section since 1919. He was a member of the Baptist Church J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. 6 -vs m HOIM heah McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY November 13th and 14th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. GENE AUTRY_SMILEY BURNETTE in ) ~ ^ “HEART OF THE RIO GRANDE Also SECOND CHAPTER OF SERIAL “PERILS OF NYOKA” and A CARTOON Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax ’^9 MONDAY and TUESDAY Novemher 16th and 17th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:15 P. M. HENRY FONDA—DON AMECHE LYNN BARI in 6 THE MAGNIFICENT DOPE Also A CARTOON and LATEST NEWS EVENTS ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents; Children 12 to 15, 17 cents, including defense tax. 3,927 Bales Of Cotton Ginned In County mf To November 1st DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, WASHINGTON. COTTON GINNING REPORT Census report shows that 3,927 bales of cotton were ginned in McCormick County from the crop of 1942 prior to Nov. 1st, as com pared with 977 bales for the crop of 1941. Very respectfully, J. W. Britt, Special Agent. Date, 11, 11, 1942. x Keep ’em firing—with junk! Throw your scrap into the fight. campaign to get women to work on farms will be carried on next spring, but on a voluntary basis if possible. As soon as a sizeable number of the new 18-19 draftees have been taken into the army, the Presi dent and army officials have inti mated that older men now in ser vice will be released for farm and industrial employment. It has been found that many of the men over 35 are not physically capa ble of coping with the vigorous army life and could be of more service to their country in war work at home. Although the American public s kept closely informed on these domestic issues, criticism continues ~ver the “rationing” of news from our war fronts. This became r major issue when the sinking of the aircraft carrier Wasp was an nounced many weeks after this tragedy took place. The people realize that no news will be re leased which would be of value tc the enemy, but there have been several instances, such as thir one, where it was hard for the public to see why the news was withheld so long. There has beer feeling that news was being doled out to us with too much consider ation for our morale—a dish of good news when our morale seem ed to be getting low and an or der of bad news when our spirits were getting too high. During the last ten days, how ever, there has been a noticeable improvement in the handling of news. The facts about the battle of the Solomons, which were at first shrouded in mystery, are now ccming to us with more speed and in more detail. It is of course very difficult for those in charge of news distribution to determine just what news should be with held and what released, but it seems now as though the “value to the enemy” formula is gradual ly becoming the so'ie concern and the “effect on the public morale” formula is being discarded. Early Christmas Mailing Urged V The Post Office Department now is starting the most gigantic task in its history—the movement of a deluge of Christmas parcels, cards and letters while maintaining the regular flow of millions of pieces of mail daily to and from our armed forces all over the world. Indications are that the volume of Christmas mail will be the larg est on record. Already in Septem ber, latest month for which figures are available, retail sales had reached a level second only to the record month of December, 1941, according to the Department of Commerce. And sales are ris ing. Such heavy purchases al ways presage heavy mailings. If thousands of our soldiers, sailors, marines and civilian friends are not to be disappointed at Christmas time, the public must cooperate by mailing earlier than ever before and by addressing let ters and parcels properly. The best efforts of the Post Office Department alone cannot be enough, in view of wartime diffi culties faced by the postal system. The public must assist. About 25,000 experienced postal workers already have been taken by the war services. Arrange ments are under way to add thousands of temporary personnel to postal staffs, but this man pow er is hard to find and is inexperi enced. Facilities of railroads and air lines are heavily taxed by movements of huge quantities of war materials and personnel. Ex tra trucks are almost impossible to obtain. Winter weather, ham pering transportation, is begin ning. The free-mailing privilege granted to members of the armed forces has raised their mailings some 30 per cent, it is estimated. Expansion of those forces also is adding rapidly to the postal bur den. The deadline already is past for mailing gifts to Army and Navy personnel overseas with assurance that the parcels will arrive by Christmas. The New York post of fice reports that in late Ocober, 350,000 such parcels were handled daily in that office alone. The Post Office Department is making strenuous efforts to avoid such a terrific jam as it faced in 1918 under similar conditions, during the First World War. It can succeed in those efforts—and avoid many heartaches for its patrons—if the public will coop erate by maling early. X Panthers Meet North Augusta Here Friday McCormick County Farm Women Hold Annual Meeting McCormick High’s Panthers will meet the Yellow Jackets from North Augusta High on the local field tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 The game previously scheduled with Catholic High has been can celled. Admissions for the game will b? 28 cents for adults, 17 cents for high school students and 11 cents for children. Kerosene Users Must Register Nov. 23, 24, 25 Thomas % R. Talbert, Superin tendent of Education, McCormick County, has received the follow ing message from Jake D. Hull, State Organization Officer: “Once more your Government asks the schools to go beyond their normal duty and assist in a war time registration. Many thousands of kerosene users must register near their home, therefore we ask you to make white and colored high schools of your city and county available November 23, 24, and 25, during the after noon hours. Your local board will j furnish necessary forms, instruc- j tions and suggest number of | teachers and other volunteers • The annual fall meeting of the McCormick County Council of Farm Women, with its president, Mrs. C. A. Gilbert, presiding, con vened VSatu^ day, October'21st, in the auditorium of the Plum Branch School. There were about 90 members and visitors present. The guest speaker was Mr. J. Fred Buzhardt, Chairman of McCor mick County Civilian Defense, In his address he spoke of the conditions under which our boys are fighting and made the follow ing seven suggestions for the peo ple at home to do: 1. Keep a smile, 2. Write cheerful letters to the boys, 3. Buy war stamps and bonds, 4. Do defense work, 5. Work at home, 6. Buy T. B. seals, 7. Keep in touch with God. Mrs. C. K. Epting expressed thanks for the work that has been done, and read a list of garments and sweaters to be made soon. She urged more women to knit. Mr. G. W. Bonnette, County Farm Agent, spoke of the work done this year by the Extension workers and local leaders. The District Home Agent, Miss Bessie Harper, congratulated the council on having the best pro gram of any council that she has attended this fall, and on the large attendance. She awarded a gavel to the Mt. Carmel Club for having done the best work in the county. Chesnut-Ridge and Sandy Branch clubs received hon orable mention. A play, “Whose Job Is This” was presented by council members and 4-H club girls and boys. Miss Anne Bussey Seigler fa vored the council with special music. Mrs. B. C. Owings, of Sandy Branch Club, was elected to be one of the directors of the coun cil. The plant exchange was held under the supervision of the Ex tension Beautification Chairman, Mrs. A. J. Hendrix. After lunch the council ad journed to meet next spring with the Sandy Branch and Chesnut- Ridge Clubs. X Operators Of Trucks, Buses And Taxis Must Have Certificates Of War Necessity Operators of trucks, buses and taxis must have their Certificates of War Necessity before applying to the local War Price and Ra tioning Board for their mileage rations, H. N. Coleman, chairman of the board, declared today. “The Certificates of War Ne cessity, issued by the Office of De fense Transportation, form the basis for our issuance of trans port rations to these commercial vehicles,” said Mr. Coleman “When applicants come to the board they must bring with them these certificates, together withf nrop^rly executed application for a mileage ration.” Each war necessity certificate states the number of miles the vehicle for which the certificate is issued will be allowed to travel during a three-month period. The certificate also states the number cf gallons of gasoline needed to cover this mileage. The OPA rationing board will determine the amount of trans port rations to be issued for the j Training Course For Defense Workers Nov. 16.-Dec. 18. Under tNe direction of the Mc Cormick County Defense Council, a training course for all defense workers will be held here Nov: 16 through December 18. Every mem ber of every committee will be ex-; pected to attend these classes. Included in these committees are air raid wardens, messenger boys, road repair workers, ambulance drivers, firemen, auxiliary police men, fire watchers, those in charge of communications, electricity, emergency medicine, emergenty food and housing. These classes begin on Monday night, November 16, at the court house. Cards will be sent each person as a last minute reminder and it is hoped that everyone will cooperate in this effort for the common good of all the people. Legion Auxiliary Holds Meeting The American Legion Auxiliary met at the home of Mrs. J. Bl Harmon on last Thursday after noon with Mrs. Wistar Harman and Mrs. C. H. Huguley as joint hostesses. The devotional message brought by the Chaplain, Mrs. C. H. Hugu ley, was taken from First Samuel and the subject was “The Reward of Faithfulness.” Mrs. W. J. Tal bert was an honored guest and she played several selections on the harp. Little Miss Sara Win Talbert gave a vocal selection. During the business session, con ducted by Mrs. P. W. Roper, the president, plans were made for a joint meeting of the Legion and Auxiliary at the community l^ouse on Monday evening. The hostesses served a salad course with coffee. Lt. J. W. Bradley Is Made Captain Lieut. John William Bradley of Camp Stewart, spent the past week end here with his family and when he returned Sunday evening he found that he had been made captain. This is an honor of which his many friends and rela tives here are very proud. He is only 23 years old, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bradley of McCor mick, a graduate of the local high school and The Citadel, Charleston. His wife is the for mer Miss Frances Strom of Mc Cormick and they have one child, Jean Strom , Bradley. Feeder Calf Sale In Augusta Nov. 23 Augusta. Ga., Nov. 10.—Augus ta’s first Feeder Calf Sale will be held on Monday afternoon, Nov ember 23, beginning at 12:30 o’ clock, at the East ( Boundary Stock Yard, it is announced by officials of the Twin States Livestock As sociation. This sale is sponsored by the Columbia County Livestock Com mittee with the wholehearted in dorsement and support of the Twin States Livestock Association. The sale will be for feeder calves, both steers and heifers, and all growers and feeders of the Association are cordially in vited to participate as sellers and buyers. W. Hill Hosch, Agricultural A- gent of the Tennessee, Coal, Iron -d.” and Railroad Company, who is so vheicle on the basis of the mile- i well known throughout the As- age allowed on the certificate. In J sociation, has been asked to serve no case is the board permitted as auctioneer, to allow more gasoline than is [ Since this Feeder Sale is plan- stipulated on the certificate. ned primarily to make show calves In the Eastern gasoline rationed available for the farm boys and area the transport (T> rations girls of the Association, a number take the place of the service (S> of the best calves required to meet rations. All outstanding S cou- this need will be placed on sale pons will become invalid at 12-01 first and sold individually. The A. M. November 21. The T boo v remaining calves, both steers and will be tailored to the allowabl: heifers, will then be sold in mileage by tearing out coupons. groups.