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<EIGfiBOBfl, OUB COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Second Year
Established June 5,1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THUR SDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1943
Number 14
nils Week in
Washington, D. C., Sept. 6.—
(NWNS)—It is improbable that
any labor draft will be enacted by
congress this year, but such a law
is quite possible for 1944 unless
both men and wdmen shift (o war
work at a much faster rate than
at present.
When it was announced that
fathers would be drafted into the
armed services after October 1
unless they were employed in
necessary war work, the United
States Employment service offices
prepared for a rush of applicants
for war jobs. But during the week
after that announcement there
was no appreciable increase ii) the
number seeking war jobs. There
fore, it was concluded that the
majority of fathers who are not
now In war work are willing to
take their chances with the draft
rather than seek more essential
employment. £*» ^
It may be found that a good
portion of fathers under 38, who
are eligible for the draft, are now
in jobs which either have been
ruled essential or in jobs on which
no definite ruling has been given.
There is some question over the
essentiality of many types of jobs
and it is expected that, before Oc
tober 1, a more complete list of
job classifications will be worked
out by the War Manpower com
mission.
Meanwhile, Paul McNutt, chair
man of the WMC, has stated that'
a “rock-bottom minimum” of 2,-
660,000 persons must transfer to
essential work before July, 1944,
and 2,000,000 of those shifts to
War jobs must take place before
the end of this year. -That num
ber of workers is needed to take
citre of expanding war produc
tion, to take the place of young
men drafted into the armed ser
vices and to replace normal casu
alties in the production army.
'In order to keep this on a vol
untary basis, Mr. McNutt has
asked that all employees use. these
three rules in regard to job trans
fers:
“1. Make up your mind wheth
er or not your present job is di
rectly useful to the prosecution of
the war or to the maintenance of
essential civilian services. If in
doubt, the United States Employ
ment service can tell you whether
your job is war usefuL
“2. If you are not in a war
useful job, the USES will refer
you to one.
"“3. Consult your local USES
office for information about the
jobs to be filled and how to apply
for them.”
In addition to this appeal for
men and women in nonessential
work to shift. to essential indus
tries, a major campaign is now
under way to persuade women
who are not now working to seek
war jobs. All other employment
efforts are aimed at getting pres
ent workers to change jobs—but
the woman-power campaign is
aimed primarily at adding new
recruits to our nation’s working
force. Housewives, who do not
have children or who can make
arrangements for the care of
their children, will be urged to
look for work immediately.
Congress will postpone any leg
islative action to force people
to work in war industries until
the new voluntary methods are
tested out. But congress is apt
to act immediately to consider
legislation Which will lead to the
ihore efficient* operation of- the
present labor force. Strikes, ab
senteeism, labor hoarding by some
employers, inefficient management
and union interference with pro
duction are still hampering the
Third War Loan
Drive Starts Today
Traffic Notice
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
September 10th and 11th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
ROY ROGERS “GABBY” HAYES
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SUNSET ON THE DESERT
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Chapter One and Two
SERIAL
‘KING OF THE MOUNTIES”
and
SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax
Friday Is Tin
Can Day
Friday, September 10th, is tin
can day. so please have your cans
where the truck can pick them
un. Please follow salvage instruc
tions carefully, that is, wash off
label, cut out both ends, put ends
in can and mash flat by stepping
on it. Otherwise they cannot be
used and will not be taken up by j
truck. Unless you cooperate in
this vou are not doing your part
in this cause which will save
the life of some of our boys.
J. M. Dorn,
Salvage Chairman.
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Collection For
War Bond
children, and I trust all will co
operate with me.
C. A. Fleming,
Chief of Police.
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County’s Farm
Bond Quota
Is Announced
School opened today and it is
my purpose to enforce the law
G. Jamie Sanders, County | as to speeders and other traffic
Chairman of the Third War Loan violations, especially the ordi-
Drive, states that McCormick nance requiring trucks and auto-
County’s quota is $117,500—more mobiles to stop at certain street
than double the amount asked for. intersections. I trust this notice
in the last drive. wil1 ^ sufficient. This is being
The best news we could send to | done for the^ protection of the
Hitler would be that we had
failed in this effort. But—we
must not fail, we cannot fail—
to supply the implements of war
needed at the battlefronts. Not
only must be buy these bonds to
rMn th* war. but we must make
this safe and wise investment for
our future security as well as help
kepo down .inflation.
Our leaders say that we have
reached the stage where the war
is gonig to cost more than ever
It is vitally necessary that every
man, woman and child in Mc
Cormick County wake up to their
responsibility in this war. Some
one has said “The Allies have the
ball now and are headed for the
goal post! We must not let them
down.”
Our very own boys are giving
their lives, six from McCormick
already. How can we afford to
hold back our money and spend
it for other things? Let’s buy al
the bonds and stamps we possi
bly can!
-The following is a list of work
ers that have been appointed to
serve in the various communities
in the county:
J. L. Bfacknell. Plum Branch,
J. H. Percival, Parksville,
Carroll Bussey, Modoc,
Jeff Sharpton, Clarks Hill,
Mrs. Marie Minarik, Meriwether,
Mrs. H. M. Freeland, White
Town,
Mrs. Avis Britt, Buffalo-Belle-
vue,
Mrs. W. H. McNair, Willington,
Mrs. Hunter McKinney, Mt. Car
mel.
Mrs. Jane Cade. Bordeaux,
R. H. Quarles,' Sr., Bethany,
Mrs. P. J. Dowtin, Dowtin sec
tion,
J. C. McComb, Bethia section,
E. F. Gettys, De la Howe,
Mrs. Jack Gable, Youngs sec
tion.
Publicity Chairman, Mrs. C. H
Huguley,
Solicitors for McCormick,
City Chairman* J. M. Dorn,
Schools? W. TC Wfeldon, - .
Mrs. Luther Bowick,
Mrs. A. J. Hendrix,
Mrs. James Dorn,
Mrs. W. M. Talbert,
Mrs. R. L. Faulkner,
Mrs. E. L. Rogers,
Mrs. J. B. Harmon, Jr.,
Mrs. W. P. Parks, Jr.,
Mrs. J. E. Bell.
W. S. Mims will supervise the
work among the colored people.
ABOVE ^HULLABALOO
The allocation of bond quotas
to the farm population of South
Carolina in the Third War Loan
drive, including the quota for
this county, has been announced
by Christie Benet. Chairman of
the State War Finance Commit
tee. The drive will begin on Sep
tember 9. •
County by county quotas for the
farm people of the Palmetto
State are as follows:
Abbeville. $140,000: Aiken, $260,-
000: Allendale. $85,000: Anderson,
$470,000: Bambere, $125,000; Barn
well, $130,000: Beaufort, $90,000;
Berkeley, $100,000; Calhoun, $165,-
000; Charleston, $185,000; Chero
kee, $170,000; Chester, $160,000;
Chesterfield, $230,000; Clarendon,
$160,000; Colleton. $150,000.*
Darlington. $350,000; Dillon,
5325,000; Dorchester, $100,000;
Edgefield, $140,000; Fairfield,
$100,000; Florence, $500,000;
Georgetown, $65,000; Greenville,
$485,000; Greenwood, $150,000;
nampton, $100,000; Horry, $550,-
000: Jasper, $40,000; Kershaw,
$175,000; Lancaster, $150,000;
Laurens, $235,000; Lee, $110,000;
Lexington. $200,000: McCormick,
$60,000: Marion, $275,000; Marl
boro, $300,000.
Newberry, $210,000; Oconee,
$200,000; Orangeburg, $540,000;
Pickens, $225,000; Richland,
$185,000; Saluda, $150,000; Spar
tanburg, $485,000; Sumter, $300,-
000; Union, $100,000: Williams
burg, $300,000; York, $275,000.
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Revival At McGor-
• mick Methodist
Church Next Week
By LYTLE HULL
‘FREEDOM FROM FEAR’
The Third War Loan drive
starts on September the ninth.
The treasury expects to raise 15
billion dollars—and probably will.
For over two years now the
American public has been lending
money to its government lor the
prosecution of the war. Probably
90 per cent of the millions of
citizens who have made loans
and received war bonds in return,
have thought only in terms of
helping in the great effort to win
this vital war: have been inspired
by patriotism alone.
But there are other powerful
incentives for making these loans
—or buying these bonds—which
ever way one wishes to phrase it.
The most important of these
and nearly all the gold bullion
there is above the ground.
And all this is not its only
guaranty of security. If it were,
there might be some vague doubts
as to its ultimate safety. Some
might say: “Suppose when the
war is over a political upheaval
takes place in our nation and we
acquire some left wing variety
of government whose .first act
would be to repudiate the cur
rency and the debts created by
its ‘capitalistic predecessors.’ ”
Not with half the citizens of the
nation holding the bonds which
represent their loans and their
savings—not by the farthest
stretch of the imagination! If
much abused “Wall Street” and
a few thousand rich people held
these bonds, repudiation might
other incentives should be—to; not be so unpopular. It y{puld
Rev. Melvin E. Derrick, pastor
of Emma Gray Memorial Metho
dist Church at Woodruff, and
former pastor at McCormick, will
begin a series of revival services
at McCormick Methodist Church.
Monday evening, September 13th.
at 8:30 o’clock. Mr. Derrick spent
four successful years as pastor
in McCormick and his influence
is still evident. With this in
mind, he was invited to be the
preacher in this year’s annual
revival services.
Services will be held each eve
ning at 8:30 o’clock throughout
the week with two services on
Sunday, September 19th. There
will be no morning services. The
public is cordially invited .to at-
end these services.
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Card Of Thanks
back the President in the great
fight he is making to save us all
from the horrors of inflation. Let
us suppose that the billions of
dollars which have been loaned
to the government by individuals,
since the first “defense bonds”
were issued two years ago, had
been dumped on the. overloaded
cash market. JThis additional
weight might very possibly have
broken the camel’s back and to
day we might have been strug
gling in the throes of violent eco
nomic convulsions which could
very readily have resulted in dis
sister to our financial stability
and thus to our war effort.
Almost any constructive action
which the government takes to
prevent inflation should be wel
comed by us all. It would be
preferable to have half our sav
ings taken forcibly from us than
to lose them all. But up to now
we have only been asked to loan
our money on the best collateral
probably in all the world: col
lateral which has behind it every
$cre of land in this vast country,
every dollar’s worth of insurance,
every home, every blade of grass,
reduce taxes and it could be bal-
lyhooed into quite a high-sound
ing, patriotic move. But while
50 million American citizens own
those bonds, no government—e-
lected or otherwise—is going to
commit political suicide by sug
gesting any other doctrine than
that of faithful observance of the
promises contained in those
pieces of paper.
It is not unheard of in this
world for the owners of stocks
and bonds of corporations, the
owners of real estate, bank ac
counts and other value§, to have
had their properties confiscated
by some violent revoluntary gov
ernment which had seized control
of a nation. But 50 per cent of
the people of that nation had
not sweat blood to purchase those
securities. Governments remain in
power just so long as the people
support them; or at least tolerate
them.
So we must add the “incentive
of security” for our future—“Free
dom from Fear”—to the “incen
tive of patriotism,” in calculating
our investment in the coming
bond issue.
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MONDAY and TUESDAY
September 13th and 14th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M.
JOHNNY WEISSMULLER FRANCES GIFFORD
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TARZAN TRIUMPHS
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SELECTED SHOlfr SUBJECTS
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
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The Sunday School of the Buf
falo Baptist Church will be con
ducted by the Young People’s
Hass next Sunday morning at
11 o’clock along with a special
program. The offering on this
day goes on the second war bond
^his class is purchasing, as they
have already presented one to
the church, and expect to give
this bond to the Sunday School.
So every one who is intereste?
in this church and Sunday School
is invited to be present.
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Wa wish to take this means of
expressing our deep appreciation
or all the rrtahy kind deeds and
expressions of I sympathy shown
us during the illness and death
of our beloved husband and
father, John R. Crawford.
The Family.
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Card Of Thanks
Words fail us in the effort to
express our gratitude to those
who have been so kind during
the sad hours caused by the
death of our son, Charles. We
deeply appreciate every expres
sion of love and sympathy.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Owings,
And Family.
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ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents:
Children 12 to 15, 17 cents, including defense tax.
Buffalo Grange To
Meet Sept. 13th
The Buffalo Orange will meet
Monday nwht. Sent. 13th. at 8:45
at the Buffalo school house.
war effort and congress is ex
pected to consider how these
problems might be dealt with
through legislation. Many con
gressmen are definitely dissatis
fied with present laws to prevent
strikes and have found, during
their recess, that the people back
home insist on stronger anti
strike laws.
J. L. Smith Opens
New Stock Barn
County Begins
Its Big Bond
Drive This Week
There is being launched in the
county this week the biggest war
bond drive of America's war ef
fort, and preparations here have
been on a large scale, with a
view to making certain that this
county will achieve the goal set
for it by the United States Treas
ury.
As the campaign starts, Christie
Benet. of Columbia, chairman ot
the Statewide campaign, called
upon all South Carolinians to
join in this greatest piece of war
financing, and declared that if
Latest Greyhound
Ads Feature Our
State’s Schools.
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As the schools of our State
reopen for the second time since
Pearl Harbor, these institutions of
learning are, Appropriately e -
nough, made the subject of cur
rent Greyhound bus # lines adver
tisements. Greyhound officials
believe that there is no single
phase of American ' life that is
more worthy of fighting for than
our school system and they are
taking this opportunity to pay
tribute to it publicly—and to urge
others to think more about it.
It is Greyhound’s idea that
good education, like good trans
portation, tends to bring to-
the drive should fail, the coun- gether the people of our commu-
try may face higher taxes or nity, our state, and our nation—•
compulsory savings to finance the ma k e s better neighbors of us all.
war effort. The part the buses play in sup-
Mr. Benet, expressing confi- porting our school system—by
dence in the' response South Car- paying taxes and by transporting
olinians will give, nevertheless, in students and teachers to schools
a statement this week, said: “Un
less the people buy bonds in suf
ficient amount, the next time the
government needs money we may
have higher taxes or compulsory
savings.”
In this county the organization
to press the drive forward as the
Greatest and most vital of all the
War Loan campaigns so far is
r*ady. and the leaders hope to
arry it to every man and wom
an * and to many of the schoo.'
children of the county.
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L. M. Kiser Receives
Rating
J. L. Smith announces the
opening of the mule season with
a large assortment of mules and
mares in his new barn here on
Cedar Street. Watch next week’s
paper for further particulars.
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Judge H. C. Walker
17• . rp t> Leonard M. Kiser. U. S. N.. 3rd
r list lO 1 ay class petty officer, spent a fur-
rp, lough recentlv with his wife and
1OW11 L a\eS mother in Walterboro. S. C. Mr.
Kiser was one of five chosen from
his company for a rating at the
According to J. O. Patterson, Great Lakes, 111., Training Sta-
town clerk. Judge H. C. Walker tion. He is now stationed at
has the distinction of being the Elizabeth City, N. C.. on th°
first person to pay 1943 taxes to Navy Shore Patrol, where his wile
the town. will join him in a few days.
is considerable.
Future Greyhound advertise
ments in this series will “spot
light” the farms of our State and
its principal industries.
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Panthers Begin ,
Football Practice
Football practice began at Mc
Cormick High School Monday af
ternoon with Superintendent W.
H. Weldon coaching the Panthers.
He will be assisted by Mr. P. C.
Dorn, Jr.
Mr. Weldon called a meeting
of the boys interested in football
last Friday night at the high
school. During the meeting the
possibilities of football this season,
were discussed. Although war
time rationing naturally will
brine about difficulties, it was
decided by the boys to
football.
The first game will
nounced later.
Pvt. Clarence Owings,
mer star and captain
Panthers last year, was
at the meeting.
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