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Forty-First Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THUKSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1943
Number 33
This Week in
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Washington, D. C., Jan. 11.—
(NWMS)—Although the new con
gress stimulated by its added Re
publican strength, is working on
dozens of new projects for improv
ing the efficiency of our wartime
civilian economy, it looks as
though taxes may be one of the
first things to be given major
consideration.
Many congressmen already have
expressed the fear that, -unless the
present tax collection plan is re
vised before March 15, thefre will
be many people who will be un
able to meet their payments and
will default. In order to avoid
this, they are urging the adoption
of some pay-as-you-go plan
whereby at least part of income
taxes should be deducted from sal
aries and wages by the employer.
Congressmen who favor such a
plan point out that the machinery
for such a collection plan already
is set up and is being used for col
lection of the new Victory tax as
well as for social security pay
ments. Some favor the Ruml plan
—which is based on eliminating
the payment of taxes oh 1942 in
comes in 1943 and substituting
a pay-as-you-go tax on 1943 in
comes. They say the government
would collect just as much money,
if not :.nore, during 1943 by the
adoption of this plan.
Others favor a different raria-
tion of the pay-as-you-go plan
whereby taxes on 1943 income
would be collected each month
during 1943 but, instead of forgiv
ing taxes on 1942 .incomes, they
would be cojleced over a pefiod of
years. 1
Just what version the new tax
plan will take, if one is adopted,
is still a very debatable subject^
but it seems quite probable at
present that some revision will be
made. Meanwhile, there is little
chance that any plan will be put
through in time to reduce the a-
mount we will have to pay on
\Iarch 15, when the first tax pay
ment becomes due. And it may be
that the treasury department will
recommend postponing further
tax legislation until they can de
termine how many taxpayers ac
tually will default in March.
v Already the new congress had
indicated that it^will insist that
labor sick to is guns from now on
and it seems likely that any
strikes in war industries will lead
to immediate legislation to make
strikes illegal. Such legislation was
threatened several times during
the last session but never had e-
nough supporters to put it through.
The new session, it is believed, has
though members favoring such a
law but probably will not press
for legislation unless there is
some new reason for it. They
probably will, however, seek a re
vision of the Wagner law in order
that war workers will be required
to work more than 40 hours a
week before receiving time and a
half pay.
The Office of Price Administra
tion has stated on several occa
sions, since it announced the plan
to ration canned foods, that it is
very pleased with the absence of
hoarding which followed this an
nouncement. Realizing that an
nouncements of future rationing
are apt to result in hoarding on
a large scale, as was true in the
cases of sugar and coffee, the
OPA leaders were hesitant about
making this last announcement
so far in advance of actual ra
tioning. They felt, however, that it
was necessary in order to get the
machinery set up for the new plan
and to get people acquainted with
how it will work. They find that
the grocers have prevented hoard-
Mailing Of Packages
To The Armed Forces
Overseas To Be Re
stricted After Jan. 15
Postmaster J. R Bell states that
after January 15th, packages to
the armed forces overseas will be
restricted, due to the limited
space that is available on vessels
going to the various foreign coun
tries. After the above mentioned
date no parcel will be accepted for
dispatch outside the continental
United States, unless they contain
such articles as are being sent at
the specific written request of the
adressee, approved by the battal
ion or similar unit commander of
the addressed. Such approved
packages must not exceed 5
pounds in weight, or 15 inches in
length, or 36 inches length and
girth combined.
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Deadline For Tire
Inspection Changed
Columbia, Jan. 11.—Deadline for
South Carolina motorists to have
their tires inspected: has been
changed, it was announced today
by the state Office ,of Price Ad
ministration. Tires on all passen-
erer automobiles had been ordered
inspected by January 31.
The new deadline announced by
the OPA is: For automobiles whose
owners hold “B” or
cards,
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C
Februarv 28; for “A” card holders,
March 31.
Thereafter, holders of “A” cards
must have their tires inspected
every six months; “B” card hold
ers, every four months; and “C”
card holders, every three months,
the OPA announcement said.
Until today’s anouncement, the
schedule had been: “A” card hold
ers, tire inspection every four
months; “B” and “C” card hold
ers. every two months.
It has become obvious, the OPA
said, that passenger car tires are
being taken care of much better
than ever before, and with de
creased consumption of gasoline it
Is believed that less frequent in
spections are necessary.
FRIDAY ami SATURDAY
January 15th and 16th* 7:15 P. M« and 9:00 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
. GENE AUTRY_SMILEY BURNETTE
in
“STAR PUST ON SAGE
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CHAPTER ELEVEN
“PERILS OF NYOKA’
and
A CARTOON
• Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Fax
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MONDAY and TUESDAY
January 18th and 19th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:10 P. M.
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in
“FOOTLIGHT SERENADE
Also
“BATTLE OF MIDWAY
(Don’t Miss This)
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
AT^rcsqTON- Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents;
^Children 12 to 15. 17 cents, including defense tax.
ing when people attempted it, by
limiting the amount of canned
goods they would sell to any cus
tomer. They have also found that
the period of widespread hoard
ing may be over and feel tftat the
purpose behind rationing is not
to keep them from getting goods
^ufc to make it possible for a
limited supply of goods to be dis
tributed most fairly to all families
n the nation.
The new, congress will undoubt
edly carefully investigate the ad-
rrnistration of rationing and the
need for it, but it is unlikely that
:hey will do anything to seriously
interefere with the work of the
'PA, since it is generally agreed
hat price control is imperative to
prevent inflation and rationing is
necessary to assure the equal dis
tribution of limited food supplies.
There is some talk amone -
southern members of congress of
making another attempt to intro-
luce a prohibition measure such
is the one introduced during the
last session by Senator Lee to pro
hibit the sale of liquor in areas
near army camps, but the recent
report of conditions around army
-amps made by Elmer Davis is
apt co out* off any consideration
of such legislation.
In his report, Mr. Davis, who is
head of the Office of War Infor
mation, said that careful investi
gation showed three general con
clusions :
(1) There is no excessive drink
ing among troops, and drinking
does not constitute a serious prob
lem; (2) The sale of 3.2 beer in
Southern Kraft
To Furnish One
Million Seedlings
Columbia, January 9, — The
Southern Kraft Division of the
International Paper Company,
with mill at Georgetown, South
Carolina, has just announced
through Mr. A. A. Donham, who is
in charge of wood procurement,
that they will furnish one million
pine forest tree seedlings free tc
farmers in South Carolina. The
trees are to be purchased from the
S. C. State Forest Service, and will
be distributed to the farmers
through the county agricultural
agents of the Clemson College Ex
tension Service. The trees will be
furnished to any resident farm
owner who resides in any of
the 39 counties in South
Carolina in which the
Southern Kraft Division operate?
in purchasing pulpwood. The
counties that are not included in
this offer are those of Anderson,
Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pick
ens, Spartanburg, and York.
Any resident farmer can secure
these trees by making application
to the county agent. He can se
cure from one thousand seedlings,
which is the minimum that will be
given out, up to five thousand,
which is the maximum. Condi
tions of the offer are that the
farmer must make a new forest
planting of from one to five acres
on idle or eroded land that is not
more suitable for agricultural
purposes.
All applications for these trees
must be in the hands of the coun
ty agent by noon of Saturday, Jan
uary 23rd. The county agents will
in turn send all applications to
the Columbia Office of the State
Forest Service. Arrangements will
then be made for delivery of the
seedlings. It is planned that these
seedlings be distributed during the
first two weeks of February. The
trees will be delivered to the vari
ous county seats, and will be avail
able on dates that will be an
nounced later. Farmers will be re
quired to come to the county court
house in order to get the trees.
This offer of the Southern Kraft
Division of the International Pa
per Company to furnish, at no
charge, one million trees to farm
ers of the State is one of the
largest offers of its kind that has
ever been made in South Carolina.
Last year various pulpwood con
tractors offered free seedlings to
landowners on whose land they
cut pulpwood, but this present of
fer does not require that cutting
be done. The trees are offerea by
the pulpmill with the expectation
that the landowners will not only
plant, but will protect the trees as
well so that there will eventually
be more of them available for for
est industry in South Carolina.
Both • pulpmills and sawmills are
annually using large quantities of
wood; and it is essential, if the
Receipts At Local
Post Office Show
Large Increase
According to Postmaster J. E.
Bell the receipts at the post office
here were $2,594.40 for the quarter
ending Dec. 31, 1942, as compared
with $2,017.73 for the same period
the previous year, which is an
increase of $576.67 or over 28 per
cent increase.
Sullivan News
Miss Grace Gilchirst of Green
ville visited homefolks Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Miss Irene Mayson spent the
past week end with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Mayson.
Miss Thelma Gilchrist spent the
past week end with her father
Mr. T. B. Gilchrist.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Bledsoe spent
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. P. S
Mayson and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Holley Whatley are
receiving congratulations upon
the arrival of a daughter, Julia
Roxianne Whatley.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Reames visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reames re
cently.
Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Shuford were
Sunday guests in the home fc>f Mr
and Mrs. R C. Shuford.
Mr. E. P. Winn was supper guest
of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shuford
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Winn and
Trula spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Gus. Winn of Rehoboth com
munity.
ON THE NEWS FRONT
Continual War
With Russia Cuts
Deep Into German
Labor Forces
White Town News
Mrs. William White and chil-
dren, Mrs. Ida White and Mrs
Claude White were dinner guests
Monday with Mrs. Ruth White.
Mrs. Horace White spent severa
days with her father and sister
Mr. Walter Dorn, and Ruby, on
account of the illness of Ruby.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred White and
children and Mr. and Mrs. John
nie Freeland and children spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Marion
Gf»Ne.
Mrs. George Shrine and children
spent Saturday with Mrs. Earl
White.
Mrs. William White and chil
dren, Mrs. Ruth White and Tom
mie, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Jennings
and children and Mrs. Will Ram
sey were dinner guests Sunday in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Jennings.
Mrs. William Freeland spen
Thursday night with Mrs. H. M
Freeland.
Mrs. Johnnie Freeland and chil
dren, Mrs. Otis Christian, Mrs.
William White and children and
Mrs. Horace White were Saturday
afternoon callers in the home of
Mrs. C. M. 'Finley.
Mrs. Ruth White, Mrs. Claude
White, Mrs Mattie Culbreath and
forest products industries of the , Mrs 5^ rom culbreath were dinner
State are to grow and expand | <T Ues < s Wednesday v/ith Mrs. H. M
that the future Supply be guaran- j
Mrs. C. M. Finley, Irene, Eu
gene and Dorothy spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Guy Jennings.
Mrs.* Ruth White spent • Friday
with Mrs. Ida White.
Mrs. Harry Ream arid Betty wer-
dinner guests Monday at Mrs. H.
M. Freeland’s.
Pvt. Lawrence White has been
home on a. furlough from Ft:
Leonardwood, Mo.
Mrs. George Shrine and children
were Sunday afternoon callers in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Wilkie of Plum Branch,
vMrs. ; Lee Gable and children
have returned home, after a visit
with Mrs. Gable’s grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Medlock, of
Modoc.
ick attended the meeting of thf
H. D. Club at the club room Tues-
teed by protection, by proper cut
tig practices, and by planting.
Ml. Carmel News
Mrs. Mary Smith, Miss Jear
Smith and Mrs. A. B. Lyon snen
week end with Mrs
Edward Hammond in Elberton re-
ently.
Pfc. Barnard Smith of Lawsor
General Hospital in Atlanta was a
Christmas visitor here.
Tech. Sergeant and Mrs. Hollis
Connor of West Palm Beach, Fla.,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hun
ter McKinney last Thursday.
Pvt. Pickens Tarrant of Fort
Barancas, Fla., is enjoying a pleas
ant visit at his home here.
Mrs. Roy Edmunds of Laurens
and Miss Elsie Edmunds of Erskine
the post exchanges in training College spent Sunday with Mrs. day afternoon,
camps is a positive factor in army Ida Black. I Mr. Harold Gilliam, Misses Phyl-
sobriety; (3) No American army in! Mrs. H. O. Watson and Miss Vir- lis Williams and Katherine Chris-
all history has been so orderly. ginia Watson were spend the day ney, and Mr. Billy Gilliam were
Mr. Davis said there is far less guests^ pf Mrs. Fred Cason in Ab- dinner guests of Mrs. Cecil Gilliam
drinking in today’s camps than beville Monday. * .at the cabin Sunday night,
there was in 1917 and he has Mrs. W. A. Scott and Mrs. Hun-
(fV/T
Some Interesting and revealing
facts concerning Nazi Germany's
labor shortages were noticed in a
departmental survey by the League
of Nations.
That Germany faces a serious
labor shortage there is no doubt.
As many of her man-displacing
machines wore out, and were not
replaceable due to blockade and
other causes, they had to be re
placed by manual labor. Blockade
has brought about more and more
use of synthetic processes. This
too has absorbed a large amount
of labor.
During the first two years of the
Nazi war many of the soldiers in
the fighting fronts were released
for service in factories, transpor
tation, and some necessary “ser
vice” industries. Russia’s smash
ing, destructive fight ended the
furloughing of soldiers.
When the end of ; 1941 arrived
the number of workers in Nazi in
dustry amounted to 23.9 million.
This was one million less than in
1939. These figures stood then
despite the greater use of women
in industry, 9.4 million being at
work in 1941, while there had been
only 8.3 million in 1939.
Furthermore, there has been at
least 2,000,000 \ foreign workers
“imported” for service, besides us
ing school children over 14 and ov-
er-age workers. About a million
and a half war prisoners are being
used. Their labor quality is doubt
ful.
Nazi Germany’s absorbing of the
pre-existing male working popula
tion between 18 and 45 has risen
to more than one-half since the
Russian campaign began. Today
while the Russians counterattack,
the number being withdrawn from
German industry grows daily.
That Germans can stand such a
terrible industrial weakening re
mains to be seen. The results
should be noticed during this pres
ent year when, it is said, many
peace feelers will be put out by
German army officers.
To ease this drain on its labor
power, Nazi industrial officials
have countered in part by cutting
ivilian goods production. Then
private travel was restricted. Next
came indirect taxation increases
in November, 1941. Clothing ra
tioning followed. Finally, in April,
1942, there was a sharp cut in
even essential food rations such
as bread, meat and fats.
Soon labor shortages forced
more Nazi revisions. Standardized *
products increased, administrative
machinery was simplified, the Nazi
^organization was more
and more decentralized, and then
there was a wave of mergers in
v.hich administrative staffs were
ait 'down with more responsibility
3eing given to large industrialists.
A year ago this winter when the ‘
ugsians began their first large-
scale offensive thousands of killed
T.nd pennanentiy y/ounded Ger
man soldiers had to be replaced.
The aid given by N^zi allies helped
seme. But another drain on in
dustrial manpower took place.
Whether more women were placed
in industry to take the younger
and older men there for armed
services is not known.
But Russia’s’second winter of
fensive has further drawn taut
the continually tightening string
of manpower in Nazi industry.
X—^
Holiness Church
Membership ^Thanks
People For Their Help
We, the membership of the Mc
Cormick Pentecostal Holiness
Church, wish to thank our friends
here and elsewhere for their splen-
ut tLi3 time *
did contributions to help us de-
Mr. Billy Gilliam left Greenwood f ra y the expense of putting a new
clearly indicated that he does not ter McKinney were visitors in Me- early Monday morning for Colum-; r0 of on our church builcing.
(r ^? see a need for a prohibition law Cormick Monday. bia and left for Camp Allen, Va.. j May God bless each giver.
j The Membership.
Miss Matilda Bell and Mrs. Bow- Monday.