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VEIOHB OBI. OUB COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Second Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1943
Number 8
This Week in
Washington, D. C., July 26.—
(NWNS) — Political analysts are
watching with keen interest the
pressure which is now being
brought on congressmen by or
ganized groups in their home dis
tricts. With congressmen making
an extended visit to their homes
tor the first time in over four
years, each one Is finding out in
no uncertain terms what the
people who elected him want him
to do. Whether this local pres
sure will influence legislation
when they return is still a ques
tion, but it is expected that it
will at least intensify v the con
gressional battles which have been
flaring during the past year.
Each congressman is being
sought out by local labor organi-
rations in an effort by labor to
put an end to legislation which
it thinks is harmful to its inter
ests. On the other hand, non-la
bor groups and farmers are ask
ing their congressmen for still
stronger curbs on labor. Farmers
are seeking a better price break
from their congressmen while
consumers are asking for an end
to food price rises. It is being
made clear to congressmen that
the conflicts which they must
weigh on a national scale when
in Washington are going on with
equal fervor among the people
who voted for them.
But reports coming back to this
city indicate that the majority of
congressmen will return with the
feeling that the majority of
people-think labor has been
mollycoddled too much, that the
majority want food prices stabi
lized but at the same time want
the farmer to be given all possi
ble help so far as machinery,
manpower and fair prices are
concerned, that the majority of
people are more fed up ■ with
bureaucracy than they have been
since 1932, and that the people
want a clear division drawn be
tween the things which are relat
ed to winning the war and those
changes in our economy which
have some other purpose.
A statement made by the
President in his veto of the
Commodity Credit corporation bill,
which Was not given much at
tention at the time he made it,
is now being interpreted as a
gesture of friendliness toward cer
tain unorganized groups whose
voices will be heard for the first
time when they get the qjr of
their congressmen. In that state
ment the President said:
“It is too easy to act on the
assumption that all consumers
have surplus purchasing power;
and that the high earnings of
some workers in munition plants
are enjoyed by every worker’s
family. This easy assumption ov
erlooks the 4.000,000 wage workers
still earning less than 40 cents
per hour ... ignores the fact that
more than four million families
have not had an increase of more
than 5 per cent in their incomes
during the last 18 months. It
further ignores the millions of
salaried, white-collar workers . . .
whose salaries have remained low,
but whose living standards are
being cruelly and
J. F. Sutherland
Claimed By Death
Mt. Carmel, July 28.—The news
of the passing of Mr. James F.
Sutherland, which occurred at Jie
home of his daughter, Mrs. J. T.
McCrorey, and Mr. McCrorey, in
Rock Hill, S. C., about 6 a. m.
Tuesday, Ju’y 23th, was received
in Mt. Carmel with sqrrow and
grief. He was for many years a
citizen of Mt. Carmel and was
held in high esteem. He was an
elder in the Presbyterian Church
here for many, many years and
the funeral service was conducted
in the Presbyterian Church here
Wednesday afternoon, at 2:30 by
the former pastor, Rev. A. L.
Doty.
Interment was in the family
square in the Mt. Carmel ceme
tery.
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. J. T. McCrorey, Rock Hill,
two sons, Mr. Dede Sutherland,
Anderson, and Mr. Ben Suther
land, Greensboro, N. C., and a
number of grandchildren.
Rock Hill funeral director in
charge.
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Aviation Cadet
James N. Workman
Arrived At Freeman
Army Air Field
Seymour, Ind., July 22.—Av
iation Cadet James N. Workman,
son of Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Work-
inequitably man, of McCormick, and husband
slashed by higher food prices . . . I cf the former Helen M. Wright of
these unorganized millions must Uncolnton, Georgia, has arrived
not become the forgotten men at Freeman Army Air Field where
Lions Club
Holds Meetin"
and women of our war economy
These people, who keep hearing
about the surplus purchasing
power which must be drained off
by bond purchases and taxes, are
pouring out their troubles to
their congressmen, are complain
ing abbut their high taxes and
cost of living, and are asking for
McCOUMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
JULY 30th and 31st, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
ROY ROGERS—“GABBY” HAYES
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SERIAL
“DON WINSLOW OF THE NAVY”
and
SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax
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he will continue his pilot train
ing. Freeman Field is a twin-
engine advanced flying school.
When Cadet Workman success
fully completes the rigorous nine-
week program he will receive his
silver wings and be commissioned
either a second lieutenant or a
flight officer.
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Rev. E. F. Gettys To
Preach August 1 At
Methodist Church
Rev. E. F. Gettys, superintend
ent of John de la Howe School,
will preach Sunday morning, Au
gust 1, at the local Methodist
Church in the absence of the
pastor now on vacation. The pub
lic is cordially invited to attend
this service.
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Revival Continues
At Martin’s Cross
Roads Church
MONDAY and TUESDAY
AUGUST 2nd and 3rd, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M.
LUCILLE BALL_VICTOR MATURE
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SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 17 cents, including defense tax.
This is the 4th week of the re
vival services at the Martin’s
Cross Roads Congregational Holi-
tpss Church with the Rev. Joe
Daniel from Rutherfordton, N. C..
and Rev. A. T. Drake from Roys-
ton. Ga.. doing the preaching.
Special singing and string music
each night. You are invited to
ioin in with the large crowd that
is coming each night at 8 o'clock
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Turning water into the vege
table patch turns water into food
irrigation navs off.
relief.
When the congress returns tc
Washington in September, it wiL
be asked to enact further taxes.
With the complaints of these un
organized groups still clear in
their minds, they will be hesi
tant to agree to any further in
come taxes. But they probably
will listen, more favorably, to
plans for a national sales tax
which would put the extra tax
burden on those who are purchas
ing the most goods. In agreeing
to this, it is also likely that they
will consider raising present in
come tax exemptions to help solve
the financial problems of those
from the lowest income groups
whose incomes have not been in
creased by the war but whose
living costs have soared.
Misses Louise Bracknell, Sudie
White, Gladys Winn and Mable
Freeland have spent the past
week at Ridge Crest, N. C., where
they enjoyed the Y. W. A. camp
at the Baptist Summer Assembly
there.
Misses Mable Winn, Lillian Duke
and Julia Deas of Augusta spent
Sunday in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. Winn.
Miss Saree Talbert of Green
wood is spending this week here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. A. Talbert.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Webb and
children, Donald and Mary Gene,
of McCormick, are visiting her
father, Mr. E. L. Langley.
Mr. and Mrs. James Freeland
and children, Betty, Lajunta and
Jimmie of Summerville, Fla.,
were recent guests in the home
of Mr. W. R. Freeland.
Lt. W. L. Wells- of Ft. Bliss,
Texas, recently enjoyed a week
here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Wells. Mrs. Homer
Connell and little daughter, Nina,
Miss Gladys Chapman of Augusta,
and Rev. and Mrs. Leroy Brown
of Abbeville, Ga., were guests in
the home at the same time.
Lt. and Mrs. J. R. Wilkie of
Columbus, Ga., visited relatives
here the past week end.
Plum Branch is happy to wel
come home Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Reynolds, who have been making
their home in Barnwell for sev
eral years. They moved back here
the past week.
Miss Maggie Wells is visiting
relatives in Augusta this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Freeland
and Mrs. Clifton Paige and son,
James, of Greenville, N. C., are
visiting in the home of their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. C. Free
land.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Rearden and
family of Tallahassee, Fla, were
recent week end guests of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. T.
Rearden.
Little Miss Jan Parks of Mc
Cormick was the guest of Misses
Bettye Ann and Winky Langley
several days the past week.
Mrs. Ella Lankford is spending
Gilffal Baptist Church the summer in the mountains ci
" _ , N. C. as guest of her sister, Mrs.
The McCormick Lion’s Club
held its regular meeting at the
Community House Tuesday, July
27, at 8:30 p. m.
Committees for the coming year
were read. Committees were ap
pointed to take care of every
phase of Lionism and any othei
matter that might arise.
100% attendance buttons were
presented the following for per
fect attendance during the past
year: Paul R. Brown, P. C.
Dorn, Jr., J. Frank Mattison, and
C. R. Sanders.
During the business session
there was a discussion of the sal
vage of tin cans and fats over
the entire county. This matter
was placed in the hands of the
proper committee and plans will
be announced at a later date.
The club welcomed a new mem
ber of the club, H. G. Sanders,
who made a speech before the
members.
A delightful chicken supper was
served by the ladies.
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White Registrants
To Be Inducted
Into Armed Forces
In Near Future
R. W. Dunlap, chairman cf the
local Selective Service Board, has
submitted for publication the
names of white registrants to be
inducted into the armed forces in
the near future, as follows:
Henry Garrett Goff,
James Morrow Hemminger, Jr.,
Thomas Chiles Dendy,
James Jay Jefferson,
James Press Gable,
William Clarence Wall,
Thomas Raymond Henderson,
David Willis Richey, '
Rhett Olanda Timmerman,
William Ralph Willis,
Charles Henry Stone,
William Harry Willis.
Plum Branch News
Revival Services
Modoc News
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Riser from
Clinton were week end visito-s
here to Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clem.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Moore
from Augusta made a short visit
here Sunday to relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Marie Stevenson fror*
Athens, Ga., spent the week end
here with her mother, Mrs. C. H.
Stone.
Mr. Fred M. Bussey returned
Tuesday to Moncks Corner, after
spending the past week here
with homefolks.
Mrs. B. M. Bussey spent the
past few days among relatives
and friends in Augusta.
Miss Cehoy McDaniel and Miss
Rose Reese of Augusta were week
end visitors here to their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. McDaniel, and
Mrs. Roselind Reese.
Miss Dorris Bussey returned
home Monday, after spending
several weeks in Augusta with
her sister, Mrs. Claude Skelton.
Messrs. E. F. Bussey and T. J.
Stone made a short business trip
to Augusta on Monday
week.
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this
August 1 Through 6
The annual series of revival
services of Gilgal Baptist Church
(Edgefield Association) will begin
Sunday afternoon, August first,
and continue through Friday
evening, August sixth. The pas
tor will be assisted by the Rev.
C. L. Whitmore, paster of Bethany
Church, and a resident of Green
wood, South Carolina.
The Rev. Mr. Whitmore is well
'mown in the Edgefield Associa-
ion, and the pastor feels that
his coming to Gilgal will prove on
nspiration and a blessing to the
nen-bership cf the church.
The meeting will begin wit!’
he regularly scheduled worship
ervice Sunday afternoon, with
Sunday school beginning at four
in the afternoon, followed bv the
afternoon worship service. There
will be services each evening of
the week through Friday evening
and these services will begii) at
nine o’clock. A cordial invitation
is extended by the membership of
Gilgal to all their friends of the
surrounding areas to come and
worship at any and all of these
services.
A. D. Croft,
Pastor.
Revival Meeting At
Pentecostal Holiness
Church Here
A revival meeting is now in
progress at the Pentecostal Holi
ness Church here. It is being con
ducted by the Rev. Thomas C
Riddle of Jacksonville, Fla., and
R. J. Boyd, of Charlotte.
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Mt. Carmel News
Miss Julia Cade entertained the
little folks, Mary Paschal and
Dorothy Seabrook and Martha
Jean McKinney, Monday morning,
in many ways which was joy to
their little hearts. Miss Cade
has quite a number of guinea pigs
and looking them over was quite
interesting to the little folks.
They enjoyed a happy morning.
Mrs. Inman Griffin, Mrs. Hun
ter McKinney, Mrs. W. A. Scott
and Mrs. H. O. Watson were
visitors in Augusta, Ga., Tuesday.
Mr. Gere Norris and Geore
Braswell of Calhoun Falls wer-
visitors here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Inman Griffin o'
Atlanta are spending this weep
with Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Mc
Kinney.
Mrs. Gladys Bowyer of Anderson
was a visitor here last week.
Mrs. D. L. Bryson, Mrs. Alice
Frazier of Calhoun Falls were
guests of Mrs. Ida Black Sunday.
Mrs. Kathleen Watson of Bam
berg was a guest of Mr. and Mrs
H. O. Watson last week.
Mrs. T. H. Seabrook was a visi
tor in Anderson last Friday.
Mrs. Leonora Hardaway has re
turned home from a visit to rela
tives in N. C. and Tennessee.
Dr. Payson White of Columbia
spent Saturday and Saturday
night with his sister, Miss Anne
White, who recently returned
from a stay in the Abbeville
Memorial Hospital. Many friends
will be glad to know she is im
proving.
Mrs. W. B. Sharp entertained
Rev. James A. Williams of Green
wood, S. C. Everybody is welcome the little children, Mary Paschal
to these services. Seabrook, Dorothy Seabrook and
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To people that have “eyes that luncheon Saturday. It was quite
see”, a journey through fields an enjoyable occasion for the
and woods in sur-mer is a jour- little folks who enjoyed the day
ney through Wonderland. very much.
State Honors Navy
Waves* First Anni
versary Friday,
July 30th
All South Carolina joins in
with other states on Friday, July
30, to pay tribute to the women
from this state who serve in the
WAVES of the United States
Navy, for on Friday, the WAVES
will observe their first anniver
sary.
It was on July 30 last year
that President Roosevelt signed
legislation authorizing enlistment
and commissioning of women in
the U. S. Naval Reserve, and Am
erica called on her womenfolk to
enter the service of their country
in the new organization of
WAVES and release thousands of
able bodied Navy men on shore
duty to man battle stations at
sea.
During the last World War,
young women were enlisted in the
Navy as “Yeomanettes”, and in
addition to purely clerical duties,
many were finally assigned to
such important positions as
translators, draftsmen, finger
print experts, camouflage de
signers, and recruiting agents.
Five served in Naval Hospital
Units in France and one with
the Naval Intelligence in Puerto
Rico,
Today, WAVES are operating
the famous intricate Link Trainer
which gives a young Naval pilot
his elementary training, and
others are assigned work in com
munications and as parachute
riggers, aerographers, hospital
corpsmen, yeomen, storekeepers, "
and aviation machinists mates.
Young women who enlist in the
WAVES receive their training at
the special navy schools which
have been opened on the cam
puses of some of America’s most
historical and famous universities
and colleges. When they have
completed their training, they arc
assigned duty at some Navy shore
astablishment, thus releasing men
for combat duty.
Recruiting for WAVES in South
Carolina to date has been dis
appointing, according to navy of
ficials who visit here each week,
and very low compared to other
states. Womens Civilian Com
mittees have been appointed by
Rear Admiral W. H. Allen, Di
rector of Naval Officer Procure
ment in this area to serve in
their respective towns and boost
WAVES.
South Carolina hopes that on
July 30, as the WAVES observe
their first anniversary, more and
more young women from this
state will volunteer to serve in
the various womens reserves thus
making readily available a large
number of physically fit men for
combat duty.
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A Victory garden suntan is
worth two on the beach.