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t & M' 1 ^ ii ' ; V p, W, / TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHB ORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. F*»rty-S«cond Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK. S C., THlfR SDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1943 Number 28 Washngton, D. C., Dec. 13.— (NWNS)—The subsidy controver- ■ sy, which has been the subject of congressional discussion for many weeks, has now resolved itself in to the question of American prin ciples of business freedom as op posed to increasing the cost of living for the American consumer. Both proponents and opponents cf subsidies to farmers agree that the price of food to consumers would be increased if subsidies were called off. Chester Bowles, head of the Office of Price Ad ministration, estimates the cut ting off of the subsidies would raise the cost of living 10 per cent and cost the American peo ple nine billion dollars. He be lieves that this increase could be prevented entirely by the ex penditure of $1,250,000,000 for subsidies. If Mr. Bowles’ figures are cor- rect, the question then is: Should Ire pay for increased costs of farm goods by what many con sider the un-American method of government hand-outs paid out of tax money even though the final cost to the consumer may be eight times as much by the di rect payment method? Although that is the present basis of discussion, other compli- fM<5d problems are involved. La bor, for example, is pushing for the subsidy plan in order to keep the cost of living down. But la bor has given no indication that it will discontinue asking for in creased wages if the subsidies are permitted. farmers, on the other hand, are opposed to the subsidy plan. They don’t like taking govern ment money but want to be per mitted to charge prices which are sufficient to guarantee .them a fair profit on their work.' So, al though the subsidies are designed to help the farmers, a vote for subsidies is actually a vote for la bor and against the farmer. Congressmen are well aware of the fact that their vote on the subsidy measure will definitely influence the election next No vember so many have been trying to find some compromise which would not get them in bad with any powerful voting group and would avoid, as much as possible, the politically dangerous results of causing any further increase in the cost of living. There continues to be a close relationship between the subsidy measure and tax bill. If the final tax bill reduces the amount of taxes to be paid by the low in come groups, as was proposed by the treasury, some congressmen might be more willing to let sub sidies go. On the other hand, if the senate should approve a sales tax or additional income tax on low income groups, which would raise the cost of living, those same congressmen would be apt to vote for subsidies in order to stall off further increases in liv ing costs. The treasury department has Ml. CarmeJ News Mrs. Hunter McKinney, Martha ■Jeane McKinney, Miss Monnie Harling and Mrs. W. H. Horton were visitors in Calhoun Falls Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Gladys Bowyer of Ander son was a visitor here during the past week. Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. Hunter McKinney and Mrs. Gladys Bow yer were business visitors in Mc Cormick Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gilliam were recent guests of their moth er, Mrs. Cecil Gilliam. Mt. Carmel people are very glad indeed to welcome Mrs John J. White back to Mt. Carmel again. Mrs. White has returned to make her home here while Mr. White is overseas or off some where in the navy. While his ship is in some U. S. port she will be with him. Mrs. White has moved into Mrs. Cartie Tarrant’s home. Mr. Floyd Wells of High Point, N. C., was a week end visitor here. Miss Frances Johnson, of Dun can, Miss Mary Dixon and Mrs. Jake Dixon of Calhoun Falls were guests of Mrs. Cecil Gilliam for the week end. Miss Jessie Norris of Abbeville was a week end visitor of Miss Mary Hardaway. Mr. Edwin Covin of Greenville spent the week end here with friends. Miss Virginia Watson of Abbe- Modoc News urged the senate to reconsider the ville High School spent the week treasury’s proposal for a much bigger tax bill than was passed by the house, but it is not con sidered likely that the treasury measure stands much chance. Senator George, head of the com mittee considering the tax bill, has indicated that he would sup port a sales tax if it had the treasury backing, but treasury spokesmen have made it clear that they do not want a sales tax. The administration is to have suffered when the senate believed a severe blow voted down a THEATRE McCORMICK, S. G FRIDAY and SATURDAY December 17th and 18th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. • Matinee Saturday 3:3l) P. M. LULABELLE & SCOTTY VERA VAGUE in “SWING YOUR PARTNER Also SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax end at her home near here. Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Mrs. Etta Lindley, Misses Mary Hardaway and Juanita Curtis were recent visitors in Anderson. Mrs. Alice Frazier and Mrs. Dora Eryson spent Sunday with Mrs. Ida Black. So many dead leaves and dry grass on the ground is likely to cause fires. Several have caught here but heroic work soon got the fires under control. We are sorry to say that Mr. D. J. McAllister lost quite a large amount of hay and some old buildings Saturday night and Sunday. Well, we had a nice rain here in our community Tuesday night, which was badly needed. Mr. Ed Dukes from Moncks Cor ner spent the past several days here with homefolks. Mr. Chas. Stone of Augusta was a week end visitor here to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stone. Miss Permelia Clem of Augusta spent Saturday and Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clem. Mrs. J. T. Clem from Panama City, Fla., is spending a week or so here with relatives and friends. Miss Blanche McDaniel froiti Warm Springs, Ga.| spent the past week here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. McDaniel. Mrs. B. M. Bussey and daugh ter, Miss Nell Bussey, were week end visitors to relatives and friends in Augusta. Mrs. F. M. Bussey and Miss Etoyle Clem were business shop pers in Augusta Tuesday. Mr. T. D. Howie made a visit to McCormick Saturday. Miss Etoyle Clem left Tuesday night for Spartanburg where she will spend some time with her brother, Sgt. Talmadge Clem. X McCormick School News Preaching Sunday At Plum Branch Baptist Church Rev. E. F. Gettys of De la Hdwe will preach at the Plum Branch Baptist Church Sunday, Decem ber 19th, at 12 o’clock noon. X PROTECT YOUR ROHE FROM TUBERCULOSIS Only 6 Per Cent Of War Bonds Cashed In ' MONDAY ami TUESDAY December 20th and 21st, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. MARY LEE JOHN ARCHER m “SHANTYTOWN” Also \A DISNEY CARTOON “FLYING JALOPY” and LATEST NEWS EVENTS ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents; Children 12 to 15, 17 cents, including defense tax. Christie Benet, chairman of the South Carolina War Finance Committee, made public this week the latest figures from the United States Treasury on the redeeming, or cashing-in, by the holders of war bonds. Mr. Benet’s figures show that only 6.36 per cent of the Series E. F and G bonds which have been cashed in, meaning that 93.64 psr cent of the total amount in vested in such bonds is still in vested in them. From May 1, 1941, through No vember 30, 1943, the total amount represented by the purchase of hese bonds in the country wa~ $24,570,000,000. Of this amount only 01,562,000,000 has been cash ed in. Mr. Benet said the fact that a much as 93.64 per cent of th funds invested in these bonds re mains invested in them, anc herefore in the service of th. country in this time of war, i proof of the determination o. millions of Americans, including .housands of South Carolinians to help finance the war. “And it is a wonderful hedge against in flation and is a tribute to the good sense and patriotism of buyers”, the chairman added. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT DE LA HOWE A Chistmas program was held at the De la Howe auditorium, Monday night, December 13th. The invocation was led by the Rev. L. K. Simpson, followed by several selections from the De la Howe Glee Club. The talk of the evening, “The Second Christmas”, was made by Rev. J. Claude Evans. The McCormick Baptist Church BUY and USE Christmas Seals A map of McCormick County, displayed in Patterson’s Clothing Store window, will reveal some facts you should know. Stop and study it awhile in passing. Last year McCormick County had 4 known deaths from tuber culosis. The tuberculosis test was given to 817 persons with 104 positive reactions. Forty-nine X-Ray’s were made and 15 ac tive cases of tuberculosis were found in this county. There are 7 arrested cases and 17 suspicious cases. There were 98 visits made by field nurses during last year in an effort to curb this dreaded disease. This is an insiduous enemy which never ceases its attack. We must be vigilant, and on the alert, to prevent spread of this dis- Christmas Closing Notice On the account of the scarcity of every thing, including coal as well as merchandise, we, the un dersigned merchants and business men, do hereby agree to close our respective places of business for three days in observance of thi Chritmas season, viz., the 25th, 26th and 27th, respectively. Ben Franklin Stores, M. L. Gibert, H. Drucker, Dixie Home Stores, 116, C. H. Huguley, T. W. Walker, A. P. Willis, G. C. Patterson, McGrath Motor Co., J. L. Caudle, J. A. Parks, • White Hardware, W. P. Parks, Jr., : G. H. McCain, J. S. Strom, ‘ l Standard Ser. Sta., Efrown’s Inc., J. G. Campbell, • : J. R. Corley, j J. Connor, City Cafe, D. C. Talbert, % M. G. & J. J. Dorn, Inc., J. O. Patterson, City Cerk, P. C. Dorn, Jr., H. D. Wideman. N X i 3,884 Ba^es Cotton Ginned In County * To December 1st DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE , BUREAU OF THE CENSUS wAshingon CITTON GINNING REPORT Choir, under the direction of j ease. Mrs. D. C. Talbert, rendered three Christmas selections. Following this, two solos were given by Miss Nellie Gettys, and Annie Margaret Kelly of Howe. We were favored with a number of selections by nine girls from Mr. Neilson’s Greenville Glee Club. The program closed with a solo, “White Christmas”, by Sonny Sparnell of De la Howe. The audience joined in singing the chorus. All the above work costs money. We raise this money in McCor mick County through the sale of Christmas Seals. If you have re De la | ceived a letter with seals en closed buy yours, returning the money to County Chairman J. Fred Buzhardt immediately. If you didn’t get a letter, see him and make your contribution. Eighty-five per cent of the money stays in McCormick County, for local work and the remainder goes to the National Tuberculosis Association. X proposal to give soldiers and sailors out of this country the right to vote in the 1944 presi dential election. Although both parties have claimed that there was no indication of which way the armed forces would vote, sur veys in the field have indicated that they are pro-administratiftri, at least by a small margin. Thus The grammar school grounds have been much improved since the trees have been pruned and .binned out. Friday morning, the grammar chool will have a Christmas tree md exercises in the ''auditorium, .hildren from all the grades will ,cin in the singing of Christmas arols. A Junior Glee Club has tnen rganized at the grammar school, under the direction of Miss Pa- jticia Evans. Two 4-H Clubs for boys and Jrls have been organized at the grammar school with 14 and 21 nembers respectively. SENIOR GIRL SCOUTS The Girl Scouts met Thursday night, December 9, at the Scout fall. The Scouts decided that the oys should be collected and re paired this week at our regular neeting. These toys are to be nven out to children for Christ mas. It was also planned that we would have a rummage sale Sat urday afternoon, December 18, to raise money to make repairs on the Scout Hall. Conservation News (By Benj. W. Crouch) Census report shows that 3,884 bales of cotton were ginned in McCormick County from the crop of 1943 prior to Dec. 1st as com pared with 4,106 bales for the crop of 1942. Very respectfully, J. W. Britt, Special Agent. Date, 12, 11, 43. The 4-H Club The 4-H Club met Thursday, Dec. 9, at the McCormick gram mar school. There were 21 girls present. The following officers were elected: President, Anne Sanders, Vice-Pres., Catherine Jennings, Secretary, Irma Joan Connor. Our future meetings will bq on- the 2nd Thursday of every month. — X- Card Of Thanks GLEE CLUB The McCormick High School was honored to have Mr. Neilson’s We are receiving our shipment of loblolly pine seedlings thi” week. These trees are to be planted on land that is no longer suited for cultivation and to be used for interplanting thin areas in old woods. These trees are only available to farmers who are co- operators with the soil conserva tion service and have been obli gated in the agreement. Mr. Ken Dowtin is spreading o carload of lime this week. Mr Dowtin has been using lime for a few years. We are sure that hr is pleased with the results be cause of the fact that he is us ing an increasing amount. Weigh what you take away from the land—Weigh what you give it back. When you get your answers, compare them and see if you are a good neighbor to your own soil. X 1 We wish to express our deep appreciation to the many friends and relatives throughout tills en tire section who rendered kind .» services and their expressions of 7 j .yr.ipathy in our great .sorrow in ’he loss cf our loved one, and for the lovely floral offerings. The Family of Grady B. Smith. Card Of Thanks SCOUT NEWS The children of the late Mrs. \nna Soigler wish to thank the rUnds cf Mrs. Carrie Talbert fot he beautiful flowers and the sympathy extended. Mrs. Julia Reynolds, Mrs. Andrew Mosley, Mrs. Grover Taylor, Hugh Seigler, Willie Seigler. X “Why do men fear communism? Because the unfed are discontent- ] ed and want more to eat. Why The Scouts of Troop 71 met in do we fear fascism? Because those regular form Thursday night, De- wh o fear communism may seize cember 9. The meeting was open- power to put the hungry down, cd with the Scout oath, with Bob- What is the way out of these ! jv Huguley leading, then Belton fears? Food—food for all.”— Trend of the picked glee club from Greenvill sing during the regular chapei! Harmon led with the Scout laws. Walter Locke, in peiiod Monday. The Glee Club! The Scouts have ordered a pair Times. gathered on the stage and ren- of boxing gloves which they will x dered mahy songs which'we^e 'en- use in recreational period. . Even in the Sunny if they are not permitted to vote j joy eel by. ail. The grammar Sc^pol i The meeting was* closed with wire fence is "not sufficient 14 sheU it is expected to be of help to the ’ was" also'favored witii‘their Virig- the Great Scoutmaster’s Bene- ter for good livestock; no other diction. . x - - itepubiicans.- mt kind is worth sheiterm