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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.
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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.
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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, ‘
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“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