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1 •*>. V -fc. i-- " ; '•- • WJ : 1 ■'TH ■ rxi sr •tfi’.i/ J'fn* 3 ' h■'.••> v •' i' TBU1 TO >USCKLV *g oof VRIOHB OXfl. OUB COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Forty-Blrst Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1943 Number 32 This Week in »v 1 SWNGTSN Washington, D. C. Jan. 4. — gantic probftm of coping with the <NWNSj—A lot of new congress men are now in the city and are full of plans for carrying out what they consider to be the will of the people who elected them. This' would all be very well ex cept they will take their seats in the new session of congress with diametrically opposed views on what the people want. Some Re publican representatives are con vinced that they were elected be cause the people are dissatisfied with the way the war program is being handled. Others feel that they were elected because the people are tired of wastefulness and inefficiency in the handling of domestic affairs. Still others a: convinced that theic supporters want the mdHycoddling of labor to stop, Pr want farm subsidies to stop or want price control , to stop. • On the qther side, there are still many New Deal Senators and representatives who were re-e lected and are sure that their re- election was a yote- of confidence by their supporters in the way things are being handled at pres* ent. ' This means there are going to be plenty of fights in congress even if all congressmen should forget selfish ambitions and only attempt to carry out the wishes of their constituents. But in spite of all the battles we cam anticipate in congress, it seems fairly certain that the new congress, as did the 1942 session, will give full support and the right of way to all measures which beau: directly on furnishing war equipment to our forces all over the world in the quickest possible time. “ One of the first things the new congress will face will be the gi- manpower situation. The powers which are to be given to the War Manpower commission will be worked out by congress and will probably result in the passage of a national war service act giving the government the right to as sign any man between the ages of 18 and 62 to any job which he is needed to fill. A blue print for such an act v already been drafted by Grenville Clark, who was responsi ble for drafting the selective ser vice act. But it is recognized that this new program offers innum erable, complications which didn’t arise with the selective service act. are [in the first place, our government had experijlhce with selective service of—men for the armed forces in the last war and was able to use the 1916 measure as a guide for a practical draft mea sure for, this war. Never before, however, has our country attempted to give the government power to tell every man where he should W9 r ^ . anc * for how much. But if the mea sure drafted by Mr. Clark is an indication of what the final measure will be, we can expect every able-bodied man and woman contact every to be subject to the dail of indus try ;at a wage ip keeping with that already paid for the particular type of work involved. The argument for such a mea sure will be that when tne gov ernment has the right to call men to give their life and blood to their country in the armed forces, there is no reason why it shouldn’t call others, unfitted for the army, to do equally necessary jobs at home. There . is little chance that the labor problem during the coming year can be solved entirely by voluntary meth- Farm Mobilization Day To Be Observed Tuesday, January 12 V'‘ .'N , 0 i'Cy ^ HOLLYM ME McCORMICK, S. G FRIDAY and SATURDAY January 8th and 9th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:10 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. JUDY CONOYA—JOE E. BROWN m 44' JOAN OF OZARK 1 Also CHAPTER TEN “PERILS OF NYOKA” and A CARTOON “STORK’S MISTAKE” Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax McCormick County farm people will observe Farm Mobilization Day next Tuesday, January 12, at a series of community meetings that will mark the opening drive in a campaign to mobilize agricul ture for its greatest war effort. Meetings, open to the public, will be held |jn the following com munities: McCormick Court House, Washington School and Willington at Mrs. Viola C. Cowan’s Store. The County USDA War Board, of which H. M. Freeland is chairman, asked that the meetings be held to discuss the 1943 food production goals, which call for increased quantities of many com modities. The meetings will begin at 3:30 p. m., and at 4 o’clock the assembled group will listen to a nation-wide radio program, which will include talks by Presi dent Roosevelt and Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard. Despite the fact that farmers harvested record crops in 1942, war-time demands make it essen tial that an even greater produc tion be achieved this year. Purpose of the farm mobiliza tion campaign, which will extend from January 12 to the end of the month, is to allow a period for careful planning of 1943 farm pro duction. Community leaders will farmer, who will be asked to fill out a farm plan and work sheet showing the extent to which his farm can participate in the war effort. ; “Only through careful planning can we expect to meet our farm goals this year,” Mr. Freeland said in announcing the Farm Mo bilization Day meetings. “That is why every farmer, large and small, is asked to take stock and see just how much he can contribute to the war effort in the way of food production. I know every farmer is going to do his part.” X Preaching "At Buffalo N/ext Sunday P. M. Rev. Byron Gunter will preach at Buffalo Baptist Church Sun day afternoon, January 10th, at 3 o’clock. Sunday School will be at 2 o’clock p. m. MONDAY and TUESDAY January lltH and 12th, 7;15 P, M. and 9:10 P. M. MONTY WOOLLEY -RODDY MacDOWALL in “THE PIED PIPER” Also SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS and LATEST NEWS EVENTS i. it ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents; Children 12 to 15. 17 cents, including defense tax. ods, but there are questions which arise which so far remain un answered. Several congressmen al ready have pointed out that . this proposed measure cannot be com pared with selective service since the latter act is requiring men to work for Uncle Sam whereas a draft-labor measure would require men and women to work for pri vate employees who are engaged n making a profit. Those who offer this argument feel that the rate of pay should b3 determined by the government ^nd that the government probably hculd act as pay-master. Some think the government should vir- ‘ually be given control over the olants for which men must be nrovided and operate them simi larly to an army camp. But it is more likely that plants will remain under private control with the government keeping a close watch over the relations with men forced to accept work in these plants. There probably will be, for example, a regulation that these men are not required to join unions but will work under the same pay-hour plan as the union members. There is no doubt that, before any plan for drafting of labor is approved, congress will make a strong effort to side-track that part of the Wagner act which pro vides for time and a half for all work over 40 hours a week. It is claimed that some industries can not pay that rate for regular ex tra employment without losing money on their government con tracts and this prevents maximum production in many plants. But labor forces will continue to use Paul J. Robinson Claimed By Death Paul J. Robinson, 61, died Fri day en route to a Greenville hos pital following a sudden attack of illness Thursday night at his home here. Funeral services were held from the Pressly Memorial A. R. P. church at 3:30 p. m., Saturday by his pastor. Dr. S. W. Reid, assist ed by Rev. J. Claude Evans of the McCormick Methodist Church, and interment was in the Troy ceme tery. Mr. Robinson was the son of the late Robert J. and Frances Cook Robinson, pioneers of this comrtiu- nity. He was educated in the schools here and Business College of Lexington, Ky., and was in the banking business for 30 years, for the past six years cashier of Dorn Banking company. He married Miss Alla Lee Smith of McCor mick, who died six years ago. He was a member of the A. R. P. Church and for a number of years a deacon and had served on the county board of education for the past 22 years and on the county board of public welfare for the past five years. Surviving are a daughter. Mrs William B. Price of Washington, D. C., a granddaughter, Frances Robinson Price; three brothers and three sisters; J. E. Robinson, At lanta, Ga.; Frank C. Robinson, secretary of state sinking fund commission, Columbia; James N. Robinson, treasuret of Richmond county, Augusta; Mrs. J. B. Har mon, Sr., Mrs. J. C. Brown and Mrs. H. R. Deason, all of McCor mick. Active pallbearers were six nephews, G. J. Sanders, Jr., H. G. Sanders, P. R. Brown, H. C Brown, W. M., Harmon and J. B. Harmon, Jr. Honorary pallbearers were Dea cons L. W. Bowick, W. T. Self, Horace Creswell, Charles Sanders, Marshall Creswell, and Elders E. N. Creswell and J. R. Crawford, of the A. R. P. Church; and R. L. Dendy, J. R. Corley, Dr. C. H. Workman, Dr. Garnett Tuten, M. G. Dorn, J. L. Caudle, C. C. Morgan, T. J. Sibert, H. M. Schumpert, A. R. Sharpton, Dr. C. R. Strom, M. L. Gibert, G. H. McCain, J. L. Bracknell, J. P. Brunson, A. C. Bradshaw, Bill Bruce, W. O. Graves, Dan Mc Grath, J. P. Holloway, L. L. Hes ter and E. J. McCracken. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. X J. C. Dansby Claimed By Death James Charles Dansby, 76, died Monday morning at his home near Lower Long Cane Church, at 7:35 after a short illness. He had been in declining health for some time and suffered a stroke a few days before. He was born March 8, 1866, the son of David F. Dansby and Margaret Adkins, both of bid Abbeville county. Mr. Dansby was a prosperous farmer, a life time member of Lower Long Cane .Church and an elder for many %ears. He was identified with the growth and prosperity of his section. He married Frances Martin who died 12 years ago. / He ^survived by four sons and two daughters, W. L. Dansby, J. D. Dansby, Mrs. Ansel Talbert, Troy, R. P. Dansby. and Mrs. J. C. Lynch, North Au gusta, C. S. Dansby, U. S. Army two brothers, J. L. and E. P. Dans by of Troy and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Lower Long. Cane Church con ducted by the Rev. W. C. Kerr Burial was in the cemetery. Pallbearers were Bonner Dans by, David Dansby, E. K. Wood- hurst, R. C. Young, J. W. Wilson and J. C. Young. _X Roll Call At Pressly ’ •r Memorial Church Workers Council Of Baptist Sunday School Has Meeting The Workers’ Council of the Mc Cormick Baptist Sunday School met at the home of Mrs. J. W. Furqueron on Monday evening of Inst week with Mrs. T. R. McAbee and Mrs. J. P. Price serving as as sistant hostesses. Reports were given from the de- oartments showing an increase in ttendance over the previous Aionth. Mrs. Bertha Harris led the round able discussion on the importancr jf bringing the Bible to Sunday ■ehccl. A short social hour followed dur- ncr which the hostesses serve' Russian tea, sandwiches and cook- es. The Annual Roll Call of the Pressly Memorial A. R. P. Church will be observed next Sabbath, the 10th instant, at 12 o’clock noon Every member of the church is urged to be present for this service if at all possible. This service enables the clerk to make any corrections necessary and, we trust, deepens a sense o our individual responsibility for the work of the church. „ S. W. Reid, Pastor. Pertinent Facts On Coffee Rationing •y. Must File New Ceiling Prices By January 10th Retail food merchants must file by January 10th their new ceiline prices for new goods covered by Regulation No. 238—breakfast ce reals, coffee, lard, (fixed prices) cooking and salad oils, rice, all shortening and sugar.' By January 30th they must file their new fixed prices on dried edible beans. February 10th, new prices for |p£ | every means possible to prevent canned fish, canned vegetables IfV* - i.. 4-1.1.. r\r* r-r, JOf "«^ (t/ ‘ alteraf ons in ^ I which they fought this measure oO Laid. and dried fruits with and Rationing Board. War Price l H. N. Coleman, Chairman of the McCormick County War Price and Rationing Board, has given us pertinent facts on Coffee Ration ing, as follows: I. Tan. 15, 1943, is the deadline for registering for and receiving War Ration Book One. 2. That it will be necessary to have War Ration Book One be fore receiving War Ration Book Two. 3. That War Ration Book One of people that have entered the armed forces, left the United States, or died, cannot be legalh used by the family but must be turned in to the Local War Prl^ v and Rationing Board. They should | be turned in by the custodial* • within ten days. | 4. That no consumer shall us* | the Coffee Stamps to buy coffee 5 he owns or possesses more than on' pound of coffee for personal us and no person shall transfe* roasted coffee to a consumer if h knows—or has reason to believe- ^hat the consumer owns mor r than one pound of coffee for per sonal use. , 5. When a person surrenders r coffee stamp to a wholesaler or re ^ailer to acquire coffee it will con stitute a representation to th Office of Price Administratior that such consumer does not own more than one pound of coffer for personal use. 6. When a parent or guardiar has removed Coffee Stamp from War Ration Book One of a chiF who was under fifteeen years ol' at the time of original registra tion, two stamps shall be remove' from the book of either parent guardian, or responsible perso legally responsible for every stam removed from the child’s book. 7. Coffee Purchase Warrants is sued by persons who do not rc ceive any Purchase Warrants fror other pepole are valid only if the* were in the hands of or mail c the supplier by December 5. 194? 8. Persons who receive, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap Celebrate Golden , Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. James D. Dunlap celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Jan. 1, 1943, at their home on Edgefield Road. Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap have been residents of McCormick County for twenty-three years, coming to this county from Westminster, S. C., where they resided for some twenty years. To this union were bom nine children, all of whom are living. They are: Mrs. C. R. Hunt, West minster, S. C., .Mrs. Will Fretwell, Salem, Oregon, D. O. Dunlap, An derson, S. C., Hersel Dunlap, St. Petersburg, Fla., Miss Nannie Mae Dunlap, McCormick, S. C., Miss Hazel Dunlap, Leeds, S. C., Mrs. E. H. Christian, McCormick, S. C- Mrs. E. L. McKenzie, Coatesville, Pa., Pvt. J. D. Dunlap, Jr., Moody Field, Ga. / Due to the existing conditions resulting from the war, only a small number of the children were able to attend. Among those pres ent were Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hunt, Mrs. J. D. Dunlap, Jr., Mrs. E. H. Christian, George and Jo-Ann Christian, Misses Nannie Mae and and Hazel Dunlap; The countless friends of Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap extend congratula tions and best wishes for many more years of continued happi ness. r x Red Cross ^ Officers Elected Last Friday, January 1st, the following officers of McCormick County Red Cross were elected to serve for the new year 1943: Chrm—Mrs. C. K. Epting, Sec.-Treas.—Mr. R. L. Dendy, Home Service Chrm.—Mrs. D. J. McAllister, First Aid Chrm.—Dr. C. H. Work man, Production Chrm.—Mrs. H. N. Coleman, Roll Call Chrm.—Mr. Paul R. Brown, Jr. Red Cross Chrm.—Miss Lura Jean Watson. At a later meeting the remaining officers will be elected. Special mention was made of the out standing work done by the entire chapter of 1942. The Annual Roll Call will begin in March. Every one is urged to work with your Red Cross Chapter. Let’s make 1943 the best year we have ever had. It can be done.. Let’s do it. W. H. Ferguson, Past Chrm., 1942. X ODT Requests All War Certificate Appeals Be Made By January 15th Owners and operators of trucks "ire requested to file appeals at once in case their Certificates do not allow enough mileage or gaso- ine allotment to operate, or in nse of obvious error on the part 'f the owner in making applica- ion or ODT issuing the Certifi- ■ate. Be prompt with whatever ’‘xiuests you feel are reasonable. Hie temporary ration under which -any of you probably are opera- ing will not be issued after Jan uary 31st. After that gasoline will -'e allotted only on the basis of the ortificates of War Necessity. Farmers are to have their appeals recommended by their County arm Transportation Committee who have a supply of* blanks on hand. All appeals must be in the Augusta office by January 15th. issue, Purchase Warrants must have them in the hands of their suplier not later than December 12. 1942. 9. Coffee can be shipped on Purchase Warrants through De cember 26, 1942. No roasted cof fee may be sold or shipped on Purchase Warrants after this date. \