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VXV7I TO OUXSKLVXS, OUB NXIQHB OXfl, OUB COUNTET AMD OUB GOD. Forty-First Year Established June 5,1902 McCORMICK, S. C.,,THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1943 Number 44 TmtWEEK Washington, D. C., March 29. — <NWN8) — With the advent of meat rationing, it is hoped here that a more orderly process of feeding the nation will result and that hoarding, black market sales and other disrupting activities will be curbed. However, it is admitted that the Job of enforcing OPA reg ulations regarding food is an un wieldy and gigantic task and there is no question but that there can be hardships in parts of the TJ- nited States this year unless vio lators are controlled with a strong hand. The whole government food pro gram, which provides for furnish ing sufficient food to all civilians this country in addition to feed ing our armed forces and aiding the food problem of our Allies, is contingent for its success on the proper working of a controlled dis tribution system and on the at tainment of high production goals set for farmers. If the distribu tion plan falls down, or if the farmers cannot reach their goals, the nation's diet is apt to drop be low the requirements for good health. It is believed here that the greatest immediate danger is on the farm production front, since farmers who are short of help, of machines and fertilizer are being , called upon to produce record crops. The Bankhead bill, which calls for deferment of all farm workers from the draft, will help (keep the farm labor situation from getting worse, hut other con structive moves to get more men on farms IRtrSTTtte “taken at once. If necessary, the army will be call ed upon to help farmers, but it is realized that, with the planting season at hand, farmers must know right now that they are go ing. to be supplied with sufficient B H mb B B B' fll help or some °f them will be un willing to plant crops which they might never be able to harvest. One way to solve the farm la bor situation and also end labor shortages in production would be to pass a compulsory service act which would give the government thfe power to draft all men and women for necessary work. A bill to make this possible has been in troduced, known as the Austin- Wadsworth bill, but it is unlikely that it will be passed for some time. The President has said that he does not want workers drafted if it can possibly be avoid ed, and he has indicated that he does not think it is necessary im mediately. Action to freeze essential work ers in their jobs is more likely. This would make it impossible for farm workers to seek more lucra tive jobs in industry. It also seems likely that legislation may be written to freeze union wages and thus end the fast-spreading de mands for new wage increases which are being made by the Am erican Fedetation of Labor, the New War Loan Drive To,Open Here April 12th COUNTY COMMITTEE WILL SEEK TO SELL NEW BOND SERIES Campaign Expected To Close In County On May 1st The second War Loan ^rive In McCormick County will get under way on Monday, April 12, G. J. Sanders, Jr., chairman of the special county loan committee, announced this week. The drive, part of a nationwide effort by the U. S. Treasury De partment, will continue until May 1. Volunteers will be active in the sale of the new series of govern ment securities. A list of these volunteer workers will be an nounced later, as will be the county's quota in the drive. Throughout the nation, the Treasury Department, according to Secretary Morgenthau, expects to borrow during the month of April the huge suni of thirteen billion dollars. This money will be raised 'thru the continued sale of War Savings Services At' Plum / Branch Baptist Church, Sunday A: M., April 4 Sermon by Rev. E. F. Gettys, of De la Howe State School at 12 o'clock. Important church con ference following service for pur pose of calling pastor. All mem bers who possibly can, are urged to attend. • / Pulpit Committee. X Mrs. Alice Thompson Claimed By Death Mrs. Alice Kibler Thompson, 78, widow of J. Y. Thompson, died Saturday night at her home jn Newberry after several months’ illness. She was the daughter of the late Jacob and Frances Chap man Kibler of Newberry county. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. G. W» Eleazer of Columbia; Mrs. W. M. Talbert of McCormick and Miss Rosabel Thompson of Newberry; one sister, Mrs. Sallie Kibler Williamson of Newberry; one nephew, Kibler Williamson, and one niece, Mrs, Florence Tal bert, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon at 4 o’clock with the Rev. R. A. Goodman in Mt. Carmel News McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY APRIL 2nd and 3rd, 7:15 P. M. and 9:15 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. HUMPHREY BOGART—MARY ASTOR m „ , Bonds, Tax Savings Notes, Treas- CIO and the mine workers under; ury Bills and the offering of new John L. Lewis. | Treasury issues designed for every .There is no doubt that congress' class a ^ d ^ investor. is alarmed over the assaults upon ; A new organization, titled the the present wage structure being Treasury War Finance Com-I charge. Interment was in Rose made by the unions and is in no m ittee, will conduct the nation- mpnt cemetery, Newberry, mood to permit the granting of wids salss - ^ wil1 brin S together Active pallbearers were W. M. the increases which are being de- the Victory Fund Committees Talbert, James Talbert, Kibler manded. If tha administration wb i cb carried on the bond sale Williamson, A. J. Bowers, M. W. permits the coal miners the $2 per last Decemb er. Clary and Welch Eleazer. ^ .. . . .- New offerings to be sold in- day increase they are seekmg or if clude . Twcnt ix 2 ^ the miners carry out the ttoeat of ^ dated th , s a strU^congress will be deluged due June and call _, with legislation to clamp down on hl T 1QA . labor. It is also likely that control Bonds dated April 15, Mfcses Sara and Juanita Curtis legislation setting wages for the this year> due 15> 1952, were McCormick visitors Friday duration of the war will be put and caUable Septembei . 15> 1950 afternoon. through if the National War La- A seven _ eighths ^ cent Ce rtifi- Cadet William Sharp is visiting ber board gives in to the demands cate | of Indebtedness dated April his mother, Mrs. W. B. Sharp. ^ ^■'•onninor nf ltjl - - 1 Mrs. J. D. Cade left Sunday to visit her sister, Miss McKellar, at Florence Council Flans J Miss Virginia Watson spent the T> t> week end at her home near here. ALaniO i rOgranil Mr. Baker Tarrant of Green- wood was visiting relatives here On April 3, a state-wide radio Sunday, program as a phase of the Rally Miss Sara Curtis of Warm Day for County Councils of Farm Springs Foundation is at home Women has been planned. The for an extended stay and a much program will be given over Sta- needed rest. tion WIS in Columbia at 11:30 A. Messrs. W. H. Horton and M., and will last for fifteen min- j Douglas Black were business visi- utes. Miss Mena Hogan, who is tors in McCormick Monday after- the Field Supervisor of the South- noon. ern States, will be one speaker; Miss Norris of Abbeville was a Miss Lonny I. Landrum and Mrs. j week end visitor here. C. D. Sowell will be the other j Mrs. Posey Alverson and little speakers participating in this pro- j daughter, Cecil, were visitors here gram. The topic will be “Food Tuesday afternoon. Production on the Home Battle Misses Lillie Miller and Gay- Front.’ - Red Cross Drive Goes Over Quota “McCormick County is the best place in the world to live," said one recently. And WRDW of Au gusta in saluting McCormick last Thursday night said that it wasn’t so much the physical appearance of the towns which made it this way, as the spirit of the poeple. That spirit of brotherly love and service to others, has mani fested itself in the fact that peo ple have given $2,588.41 to the American Red Cross Drive when the quota was only $1,700. Of this amount $633.10 was given by Mc Cormick County colored people. The Lions Club sponsored this drive with W. Yates Webb as chairman. Hats are off to this service club and local community chairmen because every one of them gave and worked untiringly in this great undertaking. Next week names will be pub lished and all who have not yet contributed are urged to do so. X Sullivan News Week Of Training For Baptist S. S. Teachers and Officers During April, the Baptist churches of Abbeville associatim will cooperate in a plan for Qb Southern states to. give at least one week of training; to all Sun day school teachers and officers in the service' of that denoml&a- tion. South Carolina Baptist chuna*ss have been asked by Mr. J. L. Gor- zine, director of Sunday school work for the Baptist state Con vention to enter heartily into this effort for better Bible team ing. “The world needs Christ des perately,” says Mr. Corzine, “antd our Sunday school workers have! a heavier responsibilty now than ever before. These training classes held in the thousands off Baptist churches throughout South will greatly increase Die effectiveness of the church's ministries during the present <s- mergency. Our state always stands at or near the head of the list of states emphasizing Hib importance of well trained" work ers in the Sunday school. We aim to maintain this high rating." The Abbeville association wsl cooperate in this movement under the leadership of Rev. J. Y. Fradr. Calhoun Falls, superintendent and Rev. J. a. Hunnicutt, SoutSa Greenwood, leader of teacher-of ficer training work. In February a conference was held by the Baptist Sunday school workers of the association as a part of tli* state-wide series of conferences led by Mr. B. B. Jernigan, state associate for Baptist associatiomul Sunday school work. At time plans for cooperation tei this work were made. Mr. Hunnicutt recommends to for the scrapping of its Little Steel 15 this year due Aprl , , 944 X THEATRE 46 ‘ACROSS THE PACIFIC” Also CHAPTER SEVEN “GANG BUSTERS” * and SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax nelle Thompson have returned to Ail council members are urged ;h e Infirmary at De la Howe. Pvt. Warren L. Winn visited homefolkS'during the past week end. Misses Emmie and Willie Nelle Winn spent Saturday and Sunday night with Misses Doris and Lo ren e Mayson. Mrs. B. R. Henderson and Eliza beth Henderson and Mrs. J. H. McNeil of McCormick spent the past week end with Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Mayson and family. Miss Lois Mayson of Atlanta, Ga., and Miss Cecil Mayson of Colum bia visited homefolks during the week end. Mr. W. W. Mayson, Sr., spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. jthe churches the following stens: Mayson, Jr. ' ', . inrWgeVv C 7 P “K aI1 ^“ersTnd offtcers ^ te , n y s Wlth prospective workers to come to his mother Mrs. Susie Winn. the chureh for tw0 ^rur^Turl 1 J.TC- ^ better "or* during the past week end. L Select a 150011 from the S®”- Lieut. Wilbur Reames of Cali- ' , Sch0 ° 1 Board’s teacher-officer fornia and Mrs. Reames of Edge- tr ^ ni ^f cour f e ( each pastor has field visited the former’s parents. | 00 giving the courses). Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Reames, dur- Select a teacher to lead ing the past week end. studies. Pastors, Sunday school Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Harrison of teachers, day-school teachers a*i Columbia were visitors in the Sunday school superintendents «e- community during the week end. ten mak€ good teachers for these Mr. E. C. Shuford, Sr., was thf J bodies, honor guest at a lovely birthday j 4. Order your books from the dinner Sunday, in his home, giver Baptist Book Store, Columbia, by Mrs. E. C. Shuford and Mis J 5. Ask this department to Ethelyn Shuford in honor of Mr you a blank on which to report Shuford’s 50th birthday. The names of persons completing the heavily laden table was centered course. with a beautiful cake carryin, 6 Announce the class repeated!, out the green and white color L nd vigorousl p ' CT8 ’ SChPITlP WlLVl t.hwa wnrHo- “HapP^ I " 7. Have the class as suggested (See 1 above). 8^ Order the awards using the to listen to this program. Matilda Bell, County Home Demonstration Agent. scheme, with the words- Birthday”, on the cake. Guests on this occasion wer Mr. and Mrs. John Morris (sister of Mr. Shuford), from Morgan- blank sent from this department (See 5 above). £ McCormick County Council Farm Women Meets April 10 MONDAY and TUESDAY APRIL 5th and 6th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. ABBOTT & COSTELLO in “WHO DONE IT” ‘ ^ 5^ ; Also A CARTOON “SCHOOL DAZE” *’ , and LATEST NEWS EVENTS m QjL spent Thursday with Mrs. Vir- j for their good service to church The Spring meeting of the Mc Cormick County Council of Farm Women will be held Saturday, April 10, 11:00 o’clock, at the Mc Cormick Court House. The theme of the program will be “Food Pro duction on the Home Battle Front.” The speaker for the day will be announced next week. This program has been arranged (V)|r on this day at the request of Mrs. ^ C. D. Sowell, State Council Presi- jpj. dent. She is very anxious that all councils cooperate in the na- £ tion-wide program on the Victory £<£ Home Food Supply. All council members and friends are invited to attend this program. Matilda Bell, County Home Demonstration » Agent. W. M. S. Meets ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents: Children 12 to 15. 17 cents, including defense tax. weie at the beginning of 1S41. ' '■•T? The W. M. S. of the local Bap- tist church met at the church returning to Mt. Carmel Saturday | Wednesday afternoon of last afternoon, and Mr. Henry Hester | week with Mrs. C. C. Morgan in leaving at once for his head- charge of the program entitled quarters. j “Making America Christian." Dr. S. W. Reid of McCormick Those taking part in the discus- was seeing friends in Mt. Carmel sion were Mrs. L. K. Simpson, Mrs. Tuesday afternoon. |j. P. Price and Mrs. G. A. Simp- Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Morrah of son. Greenville spent several days last i Mrs. G. C. Patterson, the presi- wesk in Mt. Carmel having the dent, conducted the business ses- oid home here beautified. The sion and reports were given from , house is beautiful in a lovely every junior organization. Mrs. W. % formula under which it has per- 1 coat of white paint and green s. Arrington, treasurer, reported mitted cos(£of-living increases up olmcis. The grounds also are be- that a special Annie Armstrong to 15 per cent above what wages ing beautified and improved, offering for Home Missions a- and community. -X- Modoc News The members of a colored peoples’ church not far from N ‘ C ’’ Mr * and Mrs> R ‘ v i Mt. Carmel arp rejoicing over the i ^ oford, and family of Cleora J 9. When the awards come pre- Cact they raised over $25.00 Sun- i and ^ rs * E- P. Winn and Miss j sent them to the teachers and Jay for the Red Cross and also[ , ^ ru ^ a ’ and ^ r ’ Corley. I officers in some public service‘and raised part of the pastor’s salary.! Mrs _f- T : Baile y of Florida | commend these workers publicly Misses Sara and Juanita Curtis vere Calhoun Falls visitors Fri day. We are glad to say that Mrs. vula Scott has almost recovered from a recent illness. We are happy to see the sunny days now for gardens and yards ire to be planted. The recent lold killed lots of early vegeta tion. Mr. Jack Hester spent a few days with his son and wife in Jreenville. He was joined there by his son, Henry, another air corps member, for a short visit ginia Bailey. Mr. T. B. Gilchrist, Mrs. J. T. Bailey, Mrs. Virginia Bailey and Inez spent Thursday P. M. with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bailey of Red Hill. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reames visited Mr. and Mrs. Albert Seig- ler and family Sunday. j a .ry attractive place, mounted to $105 Well, the weather has mod erated a good bit and the farm ers have gone to plowing. Mrs. G. E. Dukes spent the past week end at Martinez wit)* her brother, Mr. T. B. Bussey. Miss Mary Sue Copeland df Clinton spent the past week hete with Miss Sarah Howie. Messrs. E. F. and F. M. Bussey made a short business trip to Saluda last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Howie rom Macon spent Sunday here with the former’s parents, Mr,, and Mrs. T. D. Howie. Mr. and Mrs. Ebb Wood frcsiu he Red Hill section were visitae-ar here Sunday to the former’s sis- ;er, Mrs. Mattie Key. Miss Sarah Hcvde spent Tues day with Miss Rosalie Bussey. Miss Lucy Bussey is spending: two weeks with friends at Green wood. » •