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Forty-Second Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1943
Number 16
This Week in
SHINGTON
Washington/ D. C. f Sept. 20.— I reasonable profit, or farmers are
(NWNS)—Goaded on by union forced to disregard ceiling prices
leaders who threaten to demand
higher wages in war plants unless
the cost of living is decreased,
several government agencies are
now busy carrying on programs
and sell at higher prices through
the black market.
The new roll-back plan, for
fruits and vegetables, to be
carried out under the direction of
which they promise will bring Marvin Jones, War Food adminis-
the cost of living back to the trator, aims at an immediate
level of September 15, 1942. t reduction of 4 per cent in ihe
Although the plans for doing cost of living. Separate plans, to
this will cost the taxpayers hun- i be operated by the WFA and by
dreds of millions of dollars, it (the Office of Price Administra-
isnt likely that the housewife, tion are now in operation to
who does the family buying, will lower the price to the consumer
note any major price relief. Tne
cost of butter may be reduced a
cent a pound, oranges may cost
her a cent or two less, and there
are apt to be other reductions of
a penny or so in products she
buys. Rit since prices now vary
considerably from store to store
and from day to day, the only
evidence of the reduction in the
cost of living will show up in ov
erall national figures.
Already the government has
spent many millions to roll back
prices on meat, but the expectea
of apples, oranges, onions, lard,
potatoes, peanut butter and edi
ble vegetable oils. The plans in
clude direct subsidies to farmers
as well as transportation sub-
sidiGs.
The new program was started
the day before congress opened
without authority from congress.
Mr. Jones said congressional ap
proval was not .needed, but, it
seems likely that congress will
investigate these plans to deter
mine whether the cost, which will
probably be at least 100 million
Miss Beulah Edmunds'Purchase Of War
beca
s m
Dene fits to the consumer have dollars, is, a worthwhile expendi-
not materialized because of blacx i ture. Many congresmen are op
posed to subsidies and do not
think prices can or should be
maintained by this method. They
also feel that the launching of
fhe nrofiram on the day before
congress re-convened was a de-
effort to sidestep con
gressional opposition.
It is likely, however, that the
plan will get a thorough test be
fore congress has time to do any
thing about it for the new session
of congress is loaded with prob
lems which demand immediate
t*,P' i federation. Food prices and
subsidies are high on the list o
subjects for consideration, bu.
immediate action is also called
market operations !h meat. John
D. Miller, president emeritus of
the National Council of Farm
Cooperatives, at a recent meeting
of farm cooperatives here, said
that the meat situation could not
be cleared up until farmers get
a better price for meat and are
no longer encouraged to seek
higher prices by dealing with
black market operators. v .
Mr. Miller called for repeal of
the Price Control act saying that
the prices farmers receive must
be established by supply and de
mand and not by artificial ma
nipulations by the government.
“While the price administration
Claimed By Death
Miss Beulah Elizabeth Edmunds,
H1 ed at the Greenwood Hospital
Wednesday night, September 15th,
at seven o’clock, after a lingering
Miss Edmunds, a daughter of
Mrs. Estelle Dunaway Edmunds
and the late S. L. Edmunds, was
born September 1. 1898. and had
lived her entire life in McCor
mick. She was a member of the
Republican Methodist Church.
In addition to her mother she
is survived by the following four
sisters and three brothers: Mrs.
J. Bruce Walker, McCormick; Mrs.
E. L. Sanders, Jr., Greenwood;
Mrs. H. C. Daughtry, Atlanta;
Miss Frances Edmunds, Jackson
ville, Florida; S. C. Edmunds, St.
Petersburg, Florida; Boyd Ed
munds, Verdery; and T. L. Ed
munds, McCormick.
Funeral services were conducted
at the McCormick Methodist
Church Friday morning at eleven
o’clock, conducted by the Rev. J.
Claude Evans, assisted by Dr. S.
W. Reid, the Rev. Foster Speer, of
Plum Branch, and the Rev. M.
E. Derrick of Woodruff. Interment
followed in the McCormick ceme
tery.
Pallbearers were G. J. Sanders,
T. C. Faulkner. R. L. Faulkner, M.
L. Gibert, W. P. Parks and H. N.
Qcleman.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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Central District
Council Meeting
September 25
dangerous of all government a-
gefnetes,” said Mr. Miller, “it has
inadvertently performed one pub
lic service. This because its op
erations have been such as to
ckll attention of the people to the
danger of a planned economy
toward which this country is so
rapidly moving.”
Whether it is meat or other
farm products, spokesmen at the
farm meeting, said, prices to the
farmer must be enough to pay for
the cost of production, plus a
is one o, the most disturbing and “ “S^in^the^coSpS:
cated subject of post-war plan
ning and on more effective anti
strike legislation.
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’ Canning Notice
All canning will be done by ap
pointment. in the future due to
shortage of vegetables. Please
group, with your friends for
canning and notify P. C. Dorn, Jr.
before Wednesdays.
McCOKMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
September 24tb and 25th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:10 P. M.
* Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
GEO. MONTGOMERY GENE TIERNEY
in
5?
“CHINA GIRL
Also
A DISNEY CARTOON
*‘PLUTO AT THE ZOO
and
CHAPTER FOUR
SERIAL
The 'Central District Council
Meeting will be held in Columbia,
Saturday Sentember 25, 10 o’clock
in the Ball Room of the Jefferson
Hotel. The meeting will feature
the danger of inflation and how
we can work to prevent it. Mr.
Lattimore, of the Federal Bank,
will speak on War Bonds.
All council members are in
vited to attend this meeting.
Matilda Bell,
w* County Home Dem. . Agent.
— X
Sullivan News
Bonds In County
Is Falling Behind
“McCormick County citizens are
falling behind in their purchase
of war bonds in the Third War
Loan Drive,” said G. J. Sanders,
county chairman, today.
Information from Columbia
shows the county 50 per cent
behind the national average and
the time is rapidly passing. “This
is dangerously far behind”, says
Mr. Sanders. “Dangerously, be
cause the Third War Loan pre
sents the individual American
with the last opportunity to fi
nance the war effort to a suc
cessful conclusion, and that, in
the event of failure to reach our
assigned quotas, enforced savings
are expected to be a definite re
sult.”
“This is the last opportunity,
I believe,” said Mr. Sanders, “for
the wage earner, salaried person,
farmer, tradesman, and others
with earnings increased since
1939, to show that we can finance
our war by voluntary subscription
in the American democratic way.”
These are the ones who will be
hurt most by inflation and who
will need the security of bonds
most in the post-war period.
Surely every McCormick County
citizen can figure this thing out
for himself. Let us rally to the
colors on the home front which
our boys are dying for on the
battle front. Let every man.
woman and child in the county
buy an extra bond this month!
X
Mt. Carmel News
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stephens
of Belvedere snent Sundav with
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shuford.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Davenport
and son, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. La-
Groon and son of Greenwood
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. F. O. ‘LaGroon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Halti-
wauper of Sumter snent the. week
end with Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Cor
ley.
The Sullivan H. D. Club met
with Mrs. Virginia Bailey Tuesday
afternoon. Everyone present en
joyed the meeting.
Miss Irene Mayson of Abbeville
spent from Wednesday until Sun
dav with her Barents.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Corley
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Timmerman and family of
Trenton. Other guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Sandifer of
Troy and Mr. Jno. Albert Tim
merman of Clemson College.
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Parksville News Items
. “KING OF THE MOUNTIES”
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax
MONDAY and TUESDAY
September 27th and 28th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:05 P. M.
HENRY FONDA MAUREEN O’HARA
in
“THE IMMORTAL SERGEANT”
Also
A CARTOON
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 17 cents, including defense tax.
Mrs. W. G. Frank and son.
William, have returned to their
home in Savannah, after a visit
with Mrs. Frank’s mother, Mrs.
W. T. Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davis and
small son, Gary Arthur, from
Greenwood visited Mrs. R. A.
^ochanpn last week.
Mrs. R. V. Tuten is snendinar
some time in Augusta with her
husband, Pfc. Tuten, Camp Gor
don.
Mrs. Kate Robertson from Mc-
<r v>rrni«k t^e week end here
with the W. T. Selfs.
Mrs. D. M. Blackwell, Mrs. Mag
gie Halon, Mrs. W. B. Wood and
daughter, Anne, spent Monday in
Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Crawford
and son, Joe, spent Tuesday witn
Mr. and Mrs. Millard Crawford.
Mr. W. C. Parks from Augusta
spent Thursday afternoon here.
Mr. J. H. Drennan from Wood
ruff was a recent visitor among
fronds her**.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Percival and
daughter.' Leila. were business
visitors to Augusta Monday:
Mr. W. M*d Self was in Green
wood on business Tuesday.
The Sunbeams of the Baptist
Church held their regular month
ly meeting in the home of their
leader, Mrs. Herman Schmidt.
Officers were elected for the fol
lowing quarter, as follows: Presi
dent, Jennie Lou Prince: Secre
tary, Betty Russell, and Treasurer,
^ Lucy Buchanan. An interesting
story oh ’’Harvest in Migratory
Camps” was studied.
Mrs. Theo Quarles and daugh-
ter; Sylvia, from Red Hill visited
^ Mrs. T. H. Wood several days TSst
week. . ,
Mrs. Cecil ^Gilliam and Miss
Sara Curtis spent the week end in
Social Circle with Mrs. Hart and
family.
Pvt. Billy Sharp, U. S. A. C., of
Anniston. Ala., is visiting his
mother, Mrs. William Sharn.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gilliam of
Greenwood were charming guests
of Mrs. Cecil Gilliam Sunday
night and Monday morning.
Miss Jessie Norris of Abbeville
snent the week end with Miss
Mary Hardaway.
Mr. W. H. Horton, was a recent
visitor in Anderson.
Mrs. W. A. Scott and Mrs.
Hunter McKinney were recent
visitors in Augusta, Ga.
Miss Matilda Bell and Mrs. J. C.
Bowick attended the meeting of
the Home Dem. Club at the club
room here Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam and Miss
Sara Curtis were Atlanta visitors
Monday.
Mrs. Clara Majette. Mrs. George
Peel and Miss Viriginia Majette
were guests of Misses Lennie and
Eliza Covin last Friday.
Mrs. W. A. Scott and Mrs.
Hunter McKinney were visitors
in McCormick Wednesday. Mrs
McKinney has been quite suc
cessful in selling war bonds. Mrs
W. H. Horton was also a visitor
in McCormick.
Mrs. Herschel Fife of Atlanta is
spending this week with relatives
here.
Mrs. D6ra Bryson and Mrs.
Alice Frazier were guests of Mrs.
Ida Black Sunday.
Mrs. W. A. Scott and Mrs.
Hunter McKinney were Calhoun
Falls visitors. Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Russell and
Miss Elizabeth Rusell of Augusta
were recent visitors of Mrs. J. W.
Boyd.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Watson, Mrs.
r -. Hestpr, ;Mrs. D. J. McAllister
and Mrs. W. H. Horton were visi
tors in McCormick Friday after
noon. The ladies attended an
executive meeting of the McCor
mick County Council of Farm
Women at the agent’s office.
Mr. Pettigrew of Edgefield was
a business visitor here Monday.
Messrs. Jimmie and Ernest
Boyd of Abbeville were business
visitors here one day last week.
X
Petit Jurors Drawn
For First Week Of
October Term Court
Petit Jurors drawn for the
first week of the October term of
court for McCormick County,
beginning Monday, October 4th,
are as follows:
Rallie K. Butler,
T. L. Britt,
R. M. Edwards,
James M. Dorn,
Luther Rankin,
F. A. Cosey,
W. M. Creswell,
B. E. Gilchrist,
J. P. Robinson, Jr.,
J. T. McGrath. Sr.,
Robert L. Faulkner,
Oscar Sturkey,
D. M. Wardlaw,
W. M. Harmon,
J. T. Creswell,
Elmer McKinney,
Calvin Spence, •
James M. Strother,
Dan A. Bell,
W. W. M. Lindley,
J. L. McComb, Sr.,
G. C. Sanders,
E. M. Price,
J. B. Young,
W. A. Langley,
D. W. Dowtin,
J. C. Dowtin, v
D. R. White,
J. W. Robertson,
L. C. Talbert,
T. A. Dowtin, Jr.,
G. C. McKinney, /
Monroe Simpson,
H. M. Freeland,
Robert McNeil,
G. C. Patterson.
' X
/
The Central District
„ Council Of Farm
Women Meet Sept.
25th In Columbia
The Central District Council of
Farm Women will meet in Co
lumbia in the Ball Room of the
Jefferson Hotel on Saturday, Sep
tember 25th, for their annual Fall
meeting.
Ordination Of Dea
cons At Parksville
Baptist Church
Sunday
„
There will be an ordination ser
vice for newlv elected deacons of
the Parksville Baptist Church
Sunday, Sept. 26th. at 12 o’clock
noon. Rev. Harold Jester, pastor
of the church, will officiate. All
members- and friends of the
church are invited to be present.
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Application Blanks
After September
A representation of at least
women from each of the 16 coun
ties of the District is expected to
be present to hear the important
messages to be given, to make
plans for the year’s program and
to discuss their year’s work and
new objectives.
Mrs. Graham E. Hawkins,
Greenwood, the District Director,
will preside. Mrs. Sowell, State
President, Miss Lonny Landrum,
State Home Dem. Agent, Miss Jau-
nita Neely, Asst. State Agent, Miss
Bessie Harper, Dist. Agent, and Di
rector D. W. Watkins of Clemson
College are expected to be pres
ent.
C. S. Lattimore, Vice-President
of the Federal Land Bank, will
bring a message of vital impor
tance to the group. Other speak
ers will be present.
War Bonds will be sold during
the meeting.. The Columbia Air
Base Quartet will furnish the
music for the meeting and their
part on the program is worth a
trio to Columbia to hear.
All members who can attend are
invited to be present. The meet
ing will be a short one. An award
will be made to the Council in the
District doing the best work this
year.
X .
Cotton Ginnings
Given By South
Carolina Counties
Rally Day A. R. P.
Sabbath Schools
Next Sabbath, 26th inst., will
be observed as Rally Day by the
order of the General Synod in the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Churches.
In Pressly Memorial, this ser
vice will be at 11:00 a. m., the
children having the principal parts
on the program. ^
At 12:00 o’clock noon, the pas
tor will preach on the topic:
“Successful Builders.”
The service at the Wideman
School House will be at 4:00 p. m.
At this service the children wi*
have a part, and there will be stn
address by Rev. J. Claude Evans
of the Methodist Church.
S. W. Reid,
Pastor.
Picnic At Buffalo
School House Sep
tember 30th
There will be an “Old tlm*
basket picnic” at the Buffalo
School house, Thursday night*
September 30th, at 7 o’clock. This
picnic is sponsored by the Buf
falo Grange and all members*
friends, and connections are In
vited to be present.
X
Want Kindergarten
In School Here
Any parent interested in placing
their four or five year old child
in a kindergarten school, under a
well qualified teacher, at a price'
to be determined later, please s&r
Mr. W. H. Weldon at once. We
are very anxious to have a kinder
garten in our school.
X
Christmas Packages
To Men Overseas
Should Be Sent Now
Cotton Ginned Prior To Septem
ber 1 In South Carolina:
Crops Of 1943 And 1942
The Department of Commerce
through the Bureau of the Cen
sus, announces the preliminary
report on cotton ginned prior tc
September 1, by counties, in
South Carolina, for the crops of
1943 and 1942. The total for the
State was made public on Wed
nesday, September 8.
(Quantities are in running
bales. Linters are not included.!
AT^n^o-Hon blanks for the
to the local ration board.
County
1943
1942
The State _ __
58,913
40,781
Aiken __ -
3,997
2.oor
Allendale __
1,845
1,611
Bamberg __
2,176
1,974
Barnwell __
4,769
2,904
Berkeley __
238
221
Calhoun __
3,862
3.04H
Clarendon __
4,147
3,524
Colleton
1,168
942
rjp—-h ester
1,079
1.195
Er’ge field
908
236 i
Hampton
1,927
1,611 1
Lee -
4.021
1.30!
Lexington
1,383
542
McCormick __ ___
300
90
Marlboro __ _
5,121
3,518
Orangeburg __
11,058
lO.Oo-*
Sumter ... _ â– 
5.381
3.152
WH! ’ f* m s’" 411 r g
1 9 ?2
. 445
All other
4,317
1,796
- Atlanta* Ga.. Sept. 20. — Acting
Secretary of War McCloy has call
ed for the individual co-operattun.
of all citizens in order that the
War Department may carry ort
its pledge to deliver to all soldsera
overseas the Christmas presents
sent by their families and friends,
it was revealed today by Lt. Col
onel Hartley B. Dean, Chief of Pos
tal Section, Headquarters Fourth
Service Command.
Although early estimates place
this year’s total number of parcels
destined for stations outside the
continental limits of the United
States at 10,000,000, the figure flay
run much higher. Normal restric
tions requiring a request from an
overseas soldier before a particular
package may be mailed to him are
being lifted for the 30-day period
beginning September 15. Only erae
package will be accepted for malt
ing by or on behalf of the *****
person or concern to or for tne
same addressee during any one
week and the package must not.
weigh over five pounds. This is
important, Colonel Dean empha
sized, and checking by postal of
ficials will be in effect.
Cautioning the mailing pubHc to
exercise extreme care in the wrap
ping and addressing of this year’s
overseas Christmas gift packages.
Colonel Dean recalled that last
year more than 10 per cent of the
5,000,000 packages mailed overseas
i were insufficiently or iricorrectljr
;addressed, necessitating individual
I directory service with resultant
[cumulative delays in transit.
Overseas mailing addresses
should include Lie soldier’s futt
name, rank, Army serial number*
service organization and unit, A.
O. number and the respective port
of embarkation postmaster.
Packages should be securely
packed and wrapped in such a
manner as to readily permit in
spection prior to their dispatch, as
every package moving oversea*
must be individually opened. In
spected and re-wrapped at the
port of embarkation.
The Army Postal Service and
the United States Post Office De
partment, which is working in
conjunction with the War Depart
ment, is strongly urging that inso
far as is possible packages be
mailed on September 15 or Imme
diately thereafter. Present sched
ules indicate that with a fairly «▼-
can and will be delivered shotHy
after mid-December. However.
Colonel Dean emphasized, should
the maling public delay posting
parcels until just before the Oc
tober 15 deadline, it will be almost
The Army Postal
Service, the
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