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r TMD» TO 'TKflKLVtfet. OHF ^TBIGHB OBA. m»V OUKTB> a^i> OITI Forty-Fitst Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1943 N^mber 40 Thu Week in Washington, D> C., March 1.— (NWNB)—“The thing that amazes me most about Washington,” said a prominent member of the gov ernment, “is that in spite of all the fights, • the confusion, the waste, the fast-changing regula tions and the many changes in personnel, we still seem to be get ting things done.” That statement expresses a general attitude in Washington. Practically everyone here is ex tremely conscious of the many muddled and complicated situa tions, but they are optimistic in the belief that we can accomplish more, in spite of muddling, than other nations can accomplish no matter how efficiently their war program is managed. . The most dangerous fight, of the many pitched battles going on in Washington, is that between the army-navy leaders against the War Production board. As it stands now the WPB has the up per hand in that it has been given power by the President to direct the'scheduling of munitions output—a function which the,war and navy departments are con vinced should be given to them. This fight has reached the point, said one military official, where chairman Nelson of WPB will either be forced to quit or the undersecretaries of war and navy will resign. , Mr. Nelson, however, has indi cated that he has no intention of quitting nor of giving in to the army and navy—and he has strengthened the power of WPB by giving Charles Wilson, his executive vice chairman, practi cally the same powers as he wields himself. The army and navy are also battling with congress over the selective service. Congress feels mlttediy a touchy subject which strongly that there is ho need to draft fathers until all other a- vailable men have been drafted, and it favors legislation to pro vide that no fathefS in a state shall be called uhtil all unmarried men under 38 as well as those without children afe taken. There is also another battle re garding selective service being waged by the farm bloc which is pressing for legislation to provide that no more farm boys be draft ed until next January and that farmers now in the army be re leased during the fanning sea son. Because of the critical short age of labor in farm areas, the congressmen from farm states be lieve such a regulation is impera tive and they also want the Man power commission to rule that men cannot leave the farms to go into war industries without approval of their local draft board. Action by both houses of the I new session of congress makes it apparent that the members in tend to get the legislative body back in the driver’s seat of gov ernment and will no longer simply be “yes men” for the President. | The most obvious example of t'>is i so far is congressional action to - get rid of the $25,000 limitation on income which went beyond his constitutional powers in issuing this order in the first place and they feel that, even if a curb on large incomes is to be continued, it should be as a resqlt of con gressional action. j It is expected that the greatest test of power, as between the President and congress, will come when legislation is considered to curb labor unions, to prevent strikes and slowdowns and to freeze labor’s wages. This is ad- ' ' • ••• I.: -'v-y ' , ' V- i'' .y .{ <• i ' s-'- ■ S/ ^ m s'f- A.^ mm* m WQ«0K40w0 am mmm !/ ^1 fg<y<y. MX WM -mm >;• W. M. U. Observing Week Of Prayer TTie W. M. U. of the Baptist Church is observing a special sea son of prayer for Home Missions this week. Monday afternoon the W. M. S. met with Mrs. L. K. Simpson. Wednesday afternoon the Ann Watsoh Circle met with Mrs. James Keown. Mrs. T. J. Sibert, Sr., and Mrs. Louise Nelson were assistant hostesses. The Neal Young Circle met at the home of Mrs. G. C. Patterson tfith Mrs. N. G. Rankin and Mrs. Edgar Price assisting. The last meeting of the week will be at Mrs. C. H. Huguley’s Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock. All the ladies of the church are in vited to attend this service. Outlook Meeting For 1943 mm "'im m wm&* Symbolic of the role the Red Cross is again playing, the 1943 Red Cross War Fund poster depicts the organization as a mother ministering to the needs of the men of the United States armed forces and the victims of war throughout the world. The poster is an appeal to all men and Women for contributions to the War Fund. Lawrence Wilbur, noted illustrator, designed the poster. Helen Mueller the model. Red Cross Needs $125,000,000 To Einance Wartime Program by; 5v HOLM THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C FRIDAY and SATURDAY MARCfl 5th and 6th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. LEON ERROL MARY HEALEY in “STRICTLY IN THE GROOVE” Also CHAPTER THREE “GANG BUSTERS” and TWO REEL MUSICAL Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax j WASHINGTON. D. C.—Faced with the greatest wartime program in his tory. the American Red Cross will launch Its 1943 War Fund appeal for $125,000,000 on March 1. Chairman Norman H. Davis has announced. Pointing out that the bulk of the fund will be used to expand Red Cross services to the men of the armed forces and their families. Chairman Dt vis urged every American man and woman to contribute to the fund. With the approval of President Roosevelt, who also Is President of the American Red Cross, the month of March is being observed as Red Cross Month. Walter S. Gifford, president of thi American Telephoue and Tele graph Company, is chairman of the Red Cross 1943 War Fund. * "Red Cross services to our armed forces and to the needs of distressed civilians on the battle and home fronts car be supplied only by great expendi tures and sacrifices," Chairman Davis skid. "We are exerting our utmost efforts to accomplish these tasks with the least possible drain upon the re sources of the people in funds, time and energy. We must never falter in our determination to meet these defi nite obligation^ The Red Cross is con fident that all our people will be gen erous in their support of the 1943 War Fund.” More than 65 percent of the fund received by the national organization will be devoted to meeting Red Cross responsibilities to the armed forces. These include the Red Cross overseas club program, recreation and hospital program, the stationing of field direc tors at all foreign and domestic mili tary camps and bases, the buge sur gical dressing production program, and the blood plasma project which re cently was expanded to a total of 4,000,000 pints at the request of the Army and Navy. Chairmen Davis pointed out that the 1943 program will be- vastly greater than the accomplishments of last year, in which the Ret Cross aided millions of war victims through its foreign war relief/program; gave aid to thousands The County-wide Outlook meet ing in the McCormick County court house February 15, 1943, called by the county agent, war. well attended, even though the thermometer was below freezing point. Over one hundred farmers gathered on this occasion to hear our District Farm Agent, A. H. Ward, discuss the part that farm ers are and will play in winning the war. He gave very timely advice and well developed con clusions about what may be ex pected in 1943. H. A. Woodle, State agronomist, gave timely in formation on fertilizer and ferti lizer materials. He discussed la bor shortages and farm machin ery problems, giving the most logical means of carrying on un der prevailing circumstances. The agent, acting as chairman, of the meeting called on Miss Bessie Harper, District H. D. Agent, to deliver tjie certificates for those families meeting the require ments set up in the “75 per cent Food and Feed Production Pro gram.” Miss Harper talked a few minutes on the program as of last year and what our part is in winning the war. Two Post Offices In County Discontinued Postmaster J. E. Bell states that the post offices at Bordeaux, S. C., and Meriwether, S. C., have been discontinued, therefore, all mail that formerly went to pa trons at Bordeaux, S. C., should now be addressed to them, Mc Cormick, S. C., R. F. D. No. 1, and all mail that formerly went to patrons at Meriwether, S. C.. should now be addressed Clarks am, 6. e. Miss Matilda Bell, County H. D Agent, gave a short history of the 75 per cent Food and Feed Pro duction Program.” It was brough out that in the last three yean the number of “Certificates” hac increased from 18 in 1940 to 74 in 1943.- The county agent stressed the im- portance of a “Live at Home” pro of prisoners of war; collected. 1.500,000 £ram, a Victory garden, and pints of blood for the armed forces; produced 520.000,000 surgical dress ings. and aided more than 1,500,000 servicemen and their families. The $125,000,000 quota, be said, will finance the local, national and interna tional work of the Red Cross for the entire year, barring unforeseen emer gencies. wfi | i may be avoided temporarily, but it is apparent that the present j congress is in no mood to make i& fany further concessions to labor and, as soon as any new diffi culties flare up, a flood of labor regulation measures are apt to be introduced. X MONDAY and TUESDAY MARCll 8th and 9th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:25 P. M. GREER GARSON—WALTER P1DGEON in “MRS. MINIVER” (One of the best pictures of the year.) i Also ' SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS and LATEST NEWS EVENTS You Can’t Plow Up Cotton In 1943 To Correct Acreage 99 Buffalo Grange To Meet Monday Night The Buffalo Grange will meet Monday night, March 8th, at 8 o’clock at the Buffalo School House. X Junior G. A.’s And Intermediates Meet M (Svr & m Me ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents: Children 12 to 15. 17 cents, including defense tax. ’ect to COTTON QUOTA PENAL TIES. H. M. Freelandj Chairman, McCormick County A • • •>; r a m The Junior G. A. and Immedi- ates held a special meeting March 2, at the home of Mrs. H. G. v»nr Producer; Sanders. This is in observance of Due to the extreme shortage in the Week of Prayer throughout abor, fertilizer, and machinery, the southland. These meeting io excessive acreage of cotton are special programs and prayer may be planted to be plowed up for the work and growth of ater after checked by reporters. Home Missions in our country. r f you want the acreages in An interesting prpgram war -/our fields, call by the AAA of- given. Those taking part wer flee and this information will be Mrs. W. M. Talbert, devotional’ furnished. Connie McAbee, Rebecca Simpsor DON’T FORGET 1 * You can’t ^ ^ nn Bertha Mae Harris. PLOW UP cotton this year. If , Virginia Seigler, Sara Ruth Brown, you overplant, you will be sub- ! an< * Jacqueline Bonnette gave in- teresting facts about Home Mis Certificate for every family in the county in 1943 After expressing thanks and ap preciation to the visiting speaker the meeting was adjourned. Come To The AAA Office And Insure 1943 Cotton Crop The AAA Off’ce is now ready t - v olain, and also take applice tions for cotton crop insuranr for 1943. Myrtle Ruth Deason, County Administrative Officer, McCormick, South Carolina. X Workers’ Council ! Holds Meeting sion Work. The leaders led ir special prayer. Every one enjoyed the . refresh ments served by Ann and Mrs Sanders. The Workers’ Council of tb baptist Sunday School met wit v Mr. Geo. W. Bonnette, Miss Mar? Sharpton and Mrs. C. H. Hiigul 0 on Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Huguley. The pastor, Rev. L. K. Simpson brought the devotional message on “Consecration.” Reports from each department were read. Announcement war. made that a study course woulr' be held at the pastorium ever night at 8:15 o’clock, March ! through March 19. Mr. Simpso> will teach the book entitled “The Book We Teach.” A brief social hour followed during which hot chocolate saiiines wcie Served. Have Red Cross Donations Ready The War Fund Drive for the American Red Cross will open in McCormick County on Monday, March 8th, and run for ten days. Our citizens are asked to raise $1,700. Let us not allow our rep utation for generosity to trail in the dust of disappointment. Our men out yonder in the far- flung battle areas are expecting us to match their sacrifices with our devotion, at least. It is through the Red Cross that we can help them most. It is a “mother” to them wherever they go. Several hundred times during the past year McCormick people have been able to get me^saT -s through and necessary furloughs for their sons in service because we had an active chapter of American Red Cross. Thousands of garments too have been made here and sent to service fronts. When you make your gifts dur ing the coming week you will be helping someone you know. Our boys write back about the won derful help the Red Cross gives to them. Such service to our armed forces and tq ihe needs of dis tressed civilians on the battle and home fronts can not be car ried on unless we give liberally and sacrificially. Be gracious in your response—you cannot afford to do otherwise. County Chairman W. Yates Webb has asked the following to serve as chairmen in the various communities: McCormick—Mf. Raul R. Brown, Mt. Carmel-Flatwoods—Mrs. D. J. McAllister, Willington—Mrs. L. F. McNair, De La Howe—Mr. James Cherry, Bordeaux—Mrs. G. W. Cade, Bellvue-Buffalb — Mrs. T. L. feritt, Wideman—Miss Kathlene Mc- Kinhey, Young’s—Mrs. J. C. Young, Dowtin’s—Mrs. P. W. Ropet, Bethany-Lyon—Mrs. J. W. Seig ler, Sandy Branth — Mfs. B. C. Owings, Plum Branch—Mrs. E. C. Rice, White Town — Mrs. Manning Freeland, Rcnoboth—Mrs. E. M. Morgan, Parksville-ModoC—Mr. E. A. Williams, Meriwether—Mrs. J. J. Minarik, Chesnut Ridge — Mr. Jimmie Creswell. X > Loan Funds To Purchase 3 Farms In County Available Loan funds are available for the purchase of 3 farms in Mc Cormick County in 1943 through the Bankhead-Jones Act ad ministered by the Farm Security Administration. Mr. Hanvey, County Supervisor, states that ap plications are now being taken and any family who wishes to own a farm should file an appli cation at the county FSA office which is located in the Dorn building. Funds are also available to assist farmers who own small tracts of land to buy additional land or to improve undeveloped farms into an economical family size unit. Landlords with farm ; for sale may also list them at the county FSA office. These leans are made at a low rate of interest and j (3 per cent.) and may be financed * "\” r - > r- ■>*>!* -j* * -Y ^ c ^ i