Forty-Second Year Established June 5, 1902
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Washington, D. C., August 30. —
(NWNS)—Beef, taxes and gasoline
seem to be the chief subjects of
controversy on the domestic front
on the eve of the reconvening of
congress. Many congressmen-have
returned to Washington for the
new session which opens Septem
ber 14—and they have returned
with a determination to do some
thing about the situations which,
on their visits home, they have
found to be most disturbing to
the people who elected them.,
Congressmen who are now in
Washington say that the poeple
at home have nothing but praise
for the way the war has been con
ducted so far. But there is no
doubt left in the minds of our
representatives in this city that
the people are expecting them to
take fast action to improve many
disturbing conditions on the do
mestic front.
The food problem is probably
the most irksome of all the major
ity of people, congressmen have
found. The people don’t object to
rationing as such—and they are
willing to go without scarce foods
which are needed by the armed
forces—but they are sick and tired
of black markets and of scarcities
in the mid4t of plenty.
The beef situation is typical,of
those which have aroused the ire
of the American people. Reports
from the' cattle states make it
clequ* that there is now a record
supply of beef on the ranches —
^ enough to supply the needs of the
men in uniform, to give some to
lend-lease and still have enough
- left over to fill the average needs
of the people at home. But due
tp impractical pricing regulations
plus black market operations,' beef
hot only isn’t reaching the people
but is also scarce in army camps.
A lot of beef is being held on the
ranches pending a better price ar
rangement and a large percentage
of thte beef which is slaughtered
is finding its way into black mar
kets. Congressmen will probably
investigate this situation imme-
diatey and will demand a rem
edy.
Gasoline, although - not as se
rious a problem as food, is being
used by the people as an example
of poor handling and poor man
agement of a war problem. Con
gressmen say that their constitu
ents don’t mind cutting down on
gasoline consumption, but they
strongly object to week-to-week
uncertainty to which gasoline ra
tioning has been subjected ever
since rationing began. And the
people in the East were vehement
in their protest over the recent
gasoline “drouth” which imme
diately followed news that their
gasoline problems were going to
be lessened.
Although congress won’t have
time to do anything about the tax
situation before the September 15
estimates and payments are to be
filed, they will probably look into
the tax complications as soon as
they reconvene. They will, first,
try to work out plans for simpli
fying present tax collection meth
ods which threaten to cause a re
volt among tax-payers unless sim
plification is worked out imme
diately.
The second tax problem which
congress must solve is how to col
lect more tax money. The treas
ury has demanded that govern
ment revenue be increased by
many billions. Although congress
would prefer to avoid this subject
altogether, tjie President and the
treasury will probably force them
to take some action. It is unlikely
that new taxes will be put through
before the end of the year, but
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McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1943 ' . Number 13
Funeral Services For
T.-Sgt. C. C. Owings
This Afternoon
The body of Technical Sergeant
Charles C. Owings, 22, killed in an
airplane crash near Colorado
Springs, Col., Friday night, ar
rived here yesterday afternoon by
way of Greenwood and will be at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. C. Owings, until the fun
eral hour, 6 o’clock this afternoon.
Services will be held at the Mc
Cormick Methodist Church, the
Rev. J. Claude Evans, pastor, and
the Rev. L. K. Simpson, and Dr.
S. W. Reid, officiating.
Burial will be in the McCor
mick cemetery.
Sergeant Owings was a popular
member of the McCormick High
school graduating class of 1942.
He was a star football player and
prominent in all the school ac
tivities. He was a member of the
Republican Methodist Church, but
took an active part in the young
peoples’ organizations of the lo
cal churches. He enlisted in the
army air corps one year and a
day before his death.
Surviving are his parents, one
brother, B. Clarence Owings, Jr,
of Witchita, Texas, air base, a
sister, Miss Barbara Owings, Mc
Cormick; maternal grandfather,
G. P. Furqueron, McCormick, and
paternal grandfather, T. R.
Owings, of Greenwood.
Active pallbearers will be J. M.
Dorn, J. Fred Buzhardt, Dr. C. K.
Epting, John W. Fooshe, J. W.
Bracknell and H. C. Brown.
Honorary pallbearers will be the
local Home Guard.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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County’s Quota
For Big Bond
Drive Given
The men and women of this
county will be called upon by the
United States Treasury to pur
chase $117,500 in war bonds in
the Third War Loan drive, start
ing September 9, it is announced
It is the largest quota ever as
signed the county and will be its
part in the Statewide goal of
$61,000,000 in South Carolina;
At the same time, it was an
nounced that G. J. Sanders, Jr..
had been appointed chairman of
the McCormick County War Fi
nance Committee. He will direct
the campaign in this county.
Christie Benet, State Chairman
of the War Finance Committee,
in announcing the appointment
of Mr. Sanders, said; “The U-
nited States Treasury is fortu
nate in having him as the Reader
"f the campaign in his county.
His task will be a large and
important one, and I earnestly
urge that the entire county sup
port him and his co-workers with
all possible cooperation. He and
all the county chairmen will be
working for their country in this
drive. I have every confidence
that the county will respond.”
Mr. Benet said the State quota
of $61,000,000 is the largest of any
war bond drive, and that county
quotas are correspondingly larger
in a campaign in which the na
tion is being asked to invest the
enormous total of 15 billions of
dollars; but he has every confi
dence that the various quotas will
be reached—a habit of South Car
olinians.
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Local Cannery To
Operate Wednesdays
The Community Cannery has
changed canning days from Tues
days and Fridays to one day a
week which will be Wednesday.
For special canning of large quan
tities of vegetables or for beef
and pork, please notify P. C.
Dorn, Jr., for a special day.
when they do go through they will
probably apply immediately. The
most likely tax at present appears
to be a sales tax on everything
but food.
Robert M. Gilchrist
Reported ‘Missing
Following Action’
Hon. Butler B. Hare
Speaks To Local
Lions Club
McCormick Public
Schools To Open
Thursday, Sept. 9
ROBERT McCORD GILCHRIST
Aviation Machinist Mate, 2nd
Class, U. S. N. R.
Mrs. Sallie McCord Gilchrist of
the Rehoboth section of McCor
mick County received a message
August 13th from the Navy Dept,
stating that her son, Robert Mc
Cord Gilchrist, Aviation Machinist
Mate 2nd Class, U. S. N. R., was
missing following action. He
was serving as captain aboard an
airplane in the service of his
country.
Robert, the second son of Mrs.
Gilchrist and the late W. R. Gil
christ, entered the Navy, Jan. 5,
1942, at Jacksonville, Fla., where
he owned and operated a store.
He was 32 years of age. Until
Jan. 1943, when he left the con
tinent, he was stationed at Nor
folk, Va. The last communica
tion his family had from him was
a letter written on August 1st.
Rather singular is the fact that
the following letter should be re
ceived by his mother on Monday
following her receipt of the bad
news. It was written on August
12 by a close friend of Robert.
In part it is:
My dear Mrs. Gilchrist:
“I am a very close friend of
Robert and have intended to write
y6u many times ... I am
Jim Kenneth Bush of Birming
ham, Ala. ... We have been
together since Jan. 1942, and he
is really the nicest and best
friend I’ve acquired since I’ve
been in Service; although I am
lust one of the' many friends he
has. He has set many good ex
amples for every one in the
squadron. . . . I felt it my
duty to get better acquainted with
the sweet mother of my best
friend. . . . Robert and I have
attended church services together
when duty permitted. News wc
desire to write is forbidden. . . .
so I will close with this prayer:
Oh Heavenly Father, in these
days of trouble and disaster, turn
our feet to the tabernacle of the
Most High, that others may never
forget. . . *. May we trust and
accept thy doing, fully, no matter
what the day may bring forth. .
Open pur eyes that we may see
where we are needed and go for
ward to serve in thy name
Lovingly,
Kenneth,
Mrs. Gilchrist has two other
sons, one being Bernard Gilchrist
:.n the medical dept, of the Navy
and stationed at Appalachian
Hall, N. C. She also has five
daughters.
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Error Corrected
In the article in last week’s
paper about Christmas mail for
members of the armed forces
overseas there was an uninten
tional omission of several words
in the paragraph giving the size
and weight of parcels. That part
of the sentence should have read,
Christmas parcels shall not ex
ceed the present limits of 5
pounds in weight or 15 inches in
length or 36 inches in length and
girth combined.
At its regular meeting Tuesday
night of last week the McCormick
Lions Club was honored to have
as its guest speaker Honorable
Butler B. Hare, Congressman from
the Third Congressional District
of South Carolina. Congressman
Hare spoke on the subject “War
Sonds”.
A number of local and out of
♦■own visitors were guests of the
club on this occasion.
During the evening the club en
joyed several solos by Miss Anne
Bussey Seigler. local talented sing
er, accompanied by Mrs. D. C. Tal
bert at the piano.
During the business session re
ports were made by the various
committees, and we are proud to
state that the Community Can
nery, which was sponsored by the
Lions Club, is now in operation.
The cannery operates on Tuesdays
and Fridays. Everyone is invited
to come in and see the cannery in
operation on these dates. Anyone
having anything to can, please see
P. C. Dorn, Jr., and make a date
to do your canning.
The Salavge Committee reported
progress being made in collection
of tin cans and asks that everyone
help the war effort by placing
cans in front of their house on the
second Friday of each month so
that they may be picked up by the
city truck. Chairman J. M. Dorn
asks that everyone follow the in
structions of the State Salavge
Committee in preparing their cans
for collection. Remove labels, wash
cans, cut out both ends of can and
place ends in can and then mash
can flat..
The Club passed a motion to
sponsor the sale of $25,000 in war
bonds during the 3rd War Loan
Drive beginning September 9th.
Lion President G. J. Sanders, Jr.,
is County Chairman of the War
Loan Drive.
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James N. Workman
Is Second Lieutenant
and Gets Silver Wings
Seymour, Ind., Aug. 30.—James
N. Workman, son of Dr. and Mrs.
C. H. Workman, of McCormick,
was commissioned a second lieu
tenant and received his silver
wings at graduation exercises
held at Freeman Army Air Field
today. Freeman is an advanced
two engine pilot school.
Workman was a member of
Class 43-H, the fifth class to
graduated from Freeman Field.
He will now be assigned to a
specialized school where he wiL
learn further refinements of fly
ing.
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Wheat And More
Wheat!
Uncle Sam has asked South
Carolina to plant 400,000 acres of
wheat this fall. This is abou'
25 per cent more than the
318,000 acres we had last year.
The live-at-home program anc
the depression, together with im
proved rust-resistant varieties
have made it possible, or caused
a great increase in the whea
acreage in the last decade. Ir
1930 we only planted 40,000 acres
so when thinking of the increase
we have already made, it seem?
quite possible to think we may
get the increase asked this year.
If South Carolina will plant 400,-
000 acres and average 12 bushels
per acre, we will have enough
wheat to feed the entire popula
tion of S. C.
And this will be another front
that is well fortified.
G. W. Bonnette, Go. Agt.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to use this method of
extending our most sincere
thanks to our neighbors and
other friends for their many
kindnesses to us at the death of
our father, son and brother,
James Edward Wall.
The Family.
The McCormick- Public Schools
will open September 9th at 9:39.
The first through the sixth grade
will assemble at the grammar
school building and the seventh
through the eleventh grade at
the high school building.
Those entering school for th-e
first year must be six years o d
on or before February 1st. These
must be vaccinated for smallpox.
Those desiring free vaccination,
see Miss McGrath, the county
nurse, at the court house Satur
day morning, September 4th.
Home Economics, Agriculture,
and Chemistry have been added
to the high school curriculum
this year, and it is hoped that
many students will avail them-
•selves of the opportunity to take
these subjects.
The faculty of the McCormick
Schools is as follows:
Mr. W. H. Weldon, Superinten
dent,
Mrs. P. R. Brown, English,
Mrs. R. L. Faulkner, Mathe
matics,
Miss Vivian Jaynes, Language
and History,
Mrs. W. E. Britt, Commercial,
Mr. P. C. Dorn, Jr, Agriculture,
Mrs. Bertha Harris, 6th Grade,
Miss Helen Bradley, 5th Grade,
Miss Patricia Evans, 4th Grade,
Mrs. W. M. Talbert, 3rd Grade,
Miss Mary Fuller, 2nd Grade,
Miss Pauline Hughes, 1st Grade,
Two teachers are yet to be
added.
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Four From County
Attend State 4-H
Council Meeting
McCormick county was repre
sented at the sixth annual State
4-H Council meeting at Camp
Long near Aiken last week by
Mabel Freeland, Walter Jackson,-
Johnnie LeRoy and Sudie White.
The State 4-H Council is made ♦
up of the boys and girls who are
the officers of the local county
4-H Councils. The meeting at
Camp Long opened on Monday and
continued thru the week, closing
on Friday, with 127 Clubsters in
attendance from 24 counties.
The week was filled with in
struction, group discussions, and
recreation, all of which was de
signed to help the youngsters in
their rolls as leaders among rural
young people in their home coun
ties.
Camp Long is one the most up-
to-date camps of the sort in the
Nation. It is owned by Clemson
College and is devoted to the pro
motion of 4-H Club Work and
leadership among rural youths.
For several years now it has been
managed by Romaine Smith, as
sistant state 4-H Club agent of
the Clemson extension service.
Governor Johnston visited the
camp recently and spent ths week
end there with his family. He
stated that he enjoyed it very
much and that South Carolina
was fortunate in having such an
outstanding institution for its
rural young people.
A full schedule of county camps
was held at Camp Long this sum
mer, and a program designed to
better fit the youngsters for their
part in the farm war effort was
carried out at each. A total of
1,273 boys and girls attended this
summer’s camps there.
G. W. Bonnette,
County Agent.
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Seed Cleaners
To Be Located
At High School
The McCormick Seed Cleaners,
which has been carried to com
munities with electricity, will be
permanently located in the base
ment of the high school building
beginning September 6th. Please
bring your seed to be cleaned and
treated.
P. C. Dorn, Jr.
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