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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-
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Buffalo Grange To
Meet Monday Night
The Buffalo Grange will meet
Monday night, March 8th, at 8
o’clock at the Buffalo School
House.
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Junior G. A.’s And
Intermediates Meet
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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