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U SELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
... THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1944
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Washington, D. C., January 24.—
(NWNS)—Having finally got their
breath back -after listening to the
' avalanche of rqeuests made by
President Roosevelt in his two
messages to the new congress,
many congressmen are now point
ing out that, except for his re
quest for a national war service
act?, he didn’t actually ask for any
thing new.
He did ask for higher taxes —
but he has been asking for them
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dent intimates that, to increase
taxes, we should center our atten
tion on corporations and on the
high income group which only ac
count for one-fifth of income.
This spokesman pointed out that
congress would probably be willing
to enact higher taxes if the Pres
ident would back a sales tax or
a higher tax on workers who are
now earning 2 and • 3 times the
amount thev were before the war
and who offer the real threat of
inflation. But, he said, congress
e did ask for continuation of will undoubtedly refuse to boost
farm subsidies — but that too is taxes much further on the higher
pcihin* new. ' income group — particularly when
He did ask for reenactment of' the President continues to hand out
*ct stabilizing wages and prices Day increases to practically all la
bor groups which demand them.
Because of the wave of economy
which has come over congress in
recent monthsTUie budget requests
of the President will probably be
analyzed in detail before they are
granted—particularly the requests
along.
which expires in June, but that
was just asking for the continua-
' tion of a policv which h° has sup
ported from the beginning.
And even the request wnich did
most to knock th* breath out of
our legislators — the request for
$99,000,000,000 to carry on the war f 0r f un ds which are not wholly
una to support the government
during the next fiscal vear — was
no more than was to be expected.
After studying the two messages,
the consensus of congressional o-
pmion seems to be: the national
war service act will probably not
be enacted unless an act is formu
lated which will nractically guar
antee an end to strikes; the Pres
ident’s message may tend to boost
taxes somewhat above the amount
now being considered by the sen
ate but thev will, not approach
the $10,500,000,000 addition whicn
he set as a minimum: farm sub
sidies may be extended for a lim
ited time; the stabilization act
will be reenacted: most, of the
$99,000,000,000 budget will be ap
proved.
Greatest disappointment over
the President’s two messages
center abound what one
congressman called “a totally un
realistic attitude toward taxa-
t^r, ” This congressman, whose
views are similar to those ex
pressed by many, others, pointed
' facts: the treasury has
admitted that four-fifths of our
national income today goes to
those making less than $5,000 a
year: wages and salaries in 1943
totaled $103,000,000,000; net prof
its to corporations in 1943 totaled
only $9,000,000,000; yet the Presi-
for war purposes. Some congress
men predict that the total may be
cut by as much as $15,000,000,000
before passage, although this does
not seem likely at the present
moment. If the requests go
through without revision it is es
timated that our total national
debt by the end of June, 1945, will
have reached the astronomical to
tal of $285,000,000,000. In figures
a little more understandable that
would amount to a debt of almost
$8,000 for every family in our
country.
Count v ’’•man 'T J. Sanders
>tates tha* ka to last Saturday
only $4 ?Q0 in Wro* Bonds has
been-bought in McCormick Coun
ty during the 4th War Loan Drive
which began on January 18. The
county’s quota is $97,900. The
committees are urged to get out
and sell bonds. Mr. Sanders calls
on every loyal, patriotic citizen to
buy an extra War Bond this
month. He says, “Remember
the boys who never let up in their
fforts on the battlefronts. They
are longing to get the job over
and get back home. Let’s furnish
them all they need to do that
fighting for us! Let ? s all back
the attack by buying an extra
bond this month.”
Miss McGrath, R. N.,
Will Teach Home
Nursing Classes
Announcement , will
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Scout News
The Boy Scouts of Troop 71,
met at the Scout Hall Thursday
night in /regular form.
Scout Claude Huguley opened
the meeting, leading with the
scout oath. Scout Gary Brown
followed with the scout laws.
Games, signaling, and boxing
highlighted the meeting.
be made
next week as to the time and
place of the Red Cross Home
Nursing Classes. Anyone wishing
to join these classes please see
Mrs. A. J. Hendrix, Chairman
Home Nursing, or Miss Gertrude
McGrath, R. N.
Classes will also be held for the
colored people.
Mrs. C. K. Epting.
Chrm., McCormick Co.
Chapter A. R. C.
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Mt. Carmel News
Grand And Petit
Jurors Announcer
Sgt. Hollis Connor of West
Palm Beach, Fla., spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Hunter
McKinney.
Pfc. Pickens T. Scott has re-
The great scoutmaster’s bene- turned to Fort Sill, Okla., after
diction by Scout Belton Harmon.
.Troop Scribe.
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HMD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
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FRIDAY and SATURDAY
January 28th and 29th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
ROY ROGERS
in
“HANDS ACROSS THE BORDERS
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CHAPTER 4
• “CAPTAIN AMERICA”
and
SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus TaN
a very pleasant visit home.
Mr. Bradley Morrah of Green
ville was a recent visitor here.
Mrs. Andrew Dixon and mother.
M-s. Ballenger, were visitors of
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam Sunday.
Miss Carolyn Hester left this
' r ?day morning to return to
V ^throp College. Coal shortage
caused a stay of five weeks at
home for the students which
h artily enjoyed.
Jrs. Cecil Gilliam, Misses Jua-
, a and Sarah Curtis were visi-
ors in Anderson Sunday.
• and Mrs. Harold Gilliam
. Greenwood were recent visitors
A. Carmel.
Edwin Covin of Greenville
” recent week end guest of
Aillie Hester.
•\ s. J. J. White was a visitoi
oville recently,
md Mrs. Gerard Tarrant of
>a were recent visitors in
Carmel.
Grand Jurors for McCormick
County for 1944 are:
Hold-over members:
Luther Dillashaw,
P. C. Dorn, Jr.,
L. W. Bowick,
J. E. Strom,
W. W. Keown, Jr.,
E. M. Winn.
New members:
H. F. Edwards,
E. C. Cheatham,
M. C. White,
H. M. Freeland,
H. O. Watson,
J. W. Fooshe,
W. A. Scott,
Dewey H. Langley,
E. R. Price,
E. L. Hollingsworth,
C. W. Robertson,
W. J. Bruce.
Alternates:
J. B. Walker,
B. C. Owings,
Dan A. Bell.
Petit Jurors for the February
term of court which begins on
Monday, February 7th, at 10:00
o’clock a. m., are:
Bussey Bowick,
Luther McKinney,
D. H. Collins,
C. M. Dillashaw,
G. L. Sharpton,
J. L. McComb, Sr.,
T. D. Howie,
•T. Ellison White,
L. N. Brown,
E. B. Smith,
John Connor,
Jack Gable,
O. B. Miner,
W. W. Brock,
Lyn Jennings,
J. T. Dorn,
W. N. Edmunds,
W. M. Wilson,
.C. E. Wilkie,
Luther Rankin,
J. T. Franklin,
Joe New,
Jeff Sharpton,
Manley Willis,
H. L. Ridlehoover,
A. ,K. Britt,
J. W. Morrah,
O. J. White,
C. R. Edmunds,
W. B. Wood,
S. O. Bouknight,
T. A. Dowtin, Jr.,
F. A. Henderson,
Carl Willis,
J. W. McBride,
L. C. Talbert.
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Greenwood P. C. A.
Holds Meeting
The Greenwood Production
Credit Association held its 10th
anniversary meeting at the court
house in Greenwood, January 11,
1944. Seventy five members were
present. There were fifteen ten-
year members present. Also at
tending the meeting were Mr. W.
A. Minor, President of the Produc
tion Credit Corporation of Colum
bia. and Mr. Holler of the legal
department of the Farm Credit
Administration of Columbia.
Mr. E. P. Gulledge, of Callison.
was re-elected a member of the
board of directors for a term of
three years.
A report was made by J. C.
Smith, Secretary-Treasurer, of the
association. He used % charts
MONDAY and TUESDAY
Jan. 31st and Feb. 1st, 7:15 P. M. and 9:30 P. M.
JOHN GARFIELD GIG YOUNG
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“AIR FORCE”
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SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
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LATEST NEWS EVENTS
Cecil Gilliam and Miss
Curtis were business visi-
CoHimbia last Tuesday.
L. L. Hester spent the weefe
Ms home here.
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showing the association had start
ed from “scratch” at the begin
ning of 1934 and at the end ot
^bat vear had a reserve of only
’corgs 'Peel of Anderson | $475.00, but today the reserve a-
... * .f v, • mounts to $31,362.00.
welcome guest oi her sis- The Association, since its organ-
Misses Lonnie and Eliza Co- | Nation. December 29, 1933. has
i few days a^o. made around 7.500 loans amount-
mg to approximately $2,750,000.00
to farmers in Greenwood. Abbe
ville McCormick and Saluda Coun-
fi°s. Lo^gs on loans made have
been $1,795.00, or less than l-10th
of 1 per cent.
Farmers own $23,350.00 stock in
Cie association.. The reports ol
the operation of the business m
1943 showed that this farmer-co-
"oerativo organization is in sound
financial condition. This record
shows the farmers can conduct
their own business in a way ot
which any one should be proud
according to J. C. Smith, Secre
tary..
Tile home office in Greenwood
is open for business every business
day in the year, as is the office
in Saluda. The office in Abbeville
opened Monday. January 17th.
The policy of the Association is
making loans to all worthy farm
ers for all 'agricultural purposes,
making the repayments to suit
the needs of the individual farm
er.
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Bond Campaign
Moving Ahead In
This Con nt v
The Fourth War Loan Bond
campaign moved ahead this week
in McCormick County as Chair
man G. J. Sanders, Jr., and his
co-workers in the drive urged
early and heavy purchases, keep
ing in mind the county’s quota
of $97,900.
From Columbia came a message
from Christie Benet, State Chair
man, declaring that “no greater
service could be rendered the
Nazi and Japanese causes” tnan
for the Fourth War Loan cam
paign to fail.
“Your government and mine is
calling upon every man and wom
an in the United States to do his
or her share in the Fourth War
Loan drive,” Mr. Benet continued.
And in connection with the cost
of the war, he illustrated its ex
tent by saying that South Caro
lina’s entire quota for the cur
rent campaign — $54,000,000 —
would, it is estimated, “run the
war for only a little less tnan
five hours”.
Asking that every effort be
made to meet county quotas, Mr.
Benet said “the Axis propaganda
machine would be glad to broad
cast to the world that we had
failed in this drive. They bring
charges and super-charges that
this country is inefficient in the
prosecution of the war, they men
tion the differences between the
President and Congress, the
strikes and the threat of strikes.
The Axis would be glad to broad
cast to the world that we nad
failed in this drive.”
Chairman Benet expressed con
fidence that the state would not
fail, but said “it is going to take
a tremendous amount of effort to
raise $54,000,000.”
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Union Services At .
A. R. P. Church
Next Sabbath P. M.
Modoc News
The Union Services of the Mc
Cormick Churches will be held
next Sabbath evening, 30th inst..
at 8:00 o’clock in the Pressly Me
morial Associate Reformed Pres
byterian Church. The Rev. J.
Claude Evans, pastor of the
Methodist Church, will be the
preacher and his theme will be:
When the Boys Come Home”.
This is indeed a timely topic and,
with this speaker presenting it,
this should be a very helpful ser
vice.
We invite every one to come
and share in the blessing and
also in the responsibility of mak
ing this the most helpful ser
vice possible to all.
S. W. Reid,
Guest Pastor.
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Death Of
Miss Jane Woodhurst
Well, we are having beautiful
days for the time of year. There
are many car loads of pulp wood
being put out during these prettj
days.
Miss Rosalie Bussey and Miss
Sarah Howie spent Saturday in
Augusta.
Miss Lucy Bussey left last
Thursday for Atlanta, where shell
spend two or three weeks amonj
relatives.
Miss Hazel Dukes of Augusta
spent Saturday and Sunday here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
E. Dukes.
Miss Etoyle Clem was a week
end visitor to relatives in Augus
ta.
Mr. Chas. Stone of Augusta
a week end visitor here to hfis
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stout
Mr. Fred Bussey of Monks Cor
ner is spending a week or so hero
with homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. K. E. White of
Parksville were dinner guests here
Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. O.
White.
Mr. Charley Bussey was dinner
guest Sunday to Mr. E. F. Bussej.
Miss Friends of Augusta spent
the past week end in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nash.
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Sullivan News
Can Happen Here
ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 1* cents;
Children 12 to 15, 17 cents, including defense tax.
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-T summer and fall of 19^3.
Paraivsls struck the
-T'ncf'-n iprid Mid-western States
^idemic proportions not ex-
<’epii o d. save in one year, since
19 1 6.
We should be truly thankful
*hat thi'; enidemic did not spread
to our State. Let’s show some
appreciation by contributinp to
the Infantile Paralysis Fund
which ia used exclusively t<-* keep
suoh endemics from our midst
Buv War Ponds and give the
change to the Infantile Paralysis
Fund. The following solicitors
whl he.glad to receive your con
tributions. If you do not contact
a solicitor, drop a check in the
mails addressed to one of them:
Mrs. Verna Rogers. McCormick,
Miss Jane Eleanor Woodhurst.
beloved woman of the Sharon
comm uni tv died at the home ot
Vfrs. Eva W. Langley on Decem
ber 23, after many months of in
validism.
Sh° was barn Jan. 23. 1858 th°
daughter of Andrew J. Wood
hurst of Hastings. England, arc!
his wife Ann Kennedy Wood
hurst. The family has contrib
uted much to the church, fur
nishing leadership and service
oye^ seore* of vears.
All her life was spent in Leb
anon and Sharon communities.
■She was horn near Abbsvills. nr
her family moved to Lebanon
when she was a child. She
a blessing to all who came under
her influence. It could be truly
of Vior, that she “D’d iu c4 ' 1 ’*
loved mercy, and walked humbly
with her God.”
She was a life-long member of
the Lebanon Presbyterian Church
a charter member of the Woman c
Aid Society . later the Womans
Auxiliary, and served each with
devotion.
As long as she was ab|e she at
tended church services and con
tributed regularly to its benevo
lence^.
A teacher of Bible in a distant
city used her character as a
model of Christian Jiving. “Sis
ter”, as she was called by her
Miss Hazel Winn, Mr. Strom
C>.lbreath and Mrs. W. P. Cul-
breath spent the week end m
Dillon with relatives. Mrs. Strom
Culbreath returned with them al
ter spending a month with her
mother who has been ill.
Mr. John Hughey and family
of N. Augusta spent Sunday witit
Mr. and Mrs. Bob West, and al^
tended services at Rehobotk
Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Adams
Verdery visited Mrs. Adams'
father, Mr. M. S. Mayson, during
the week end.
Miss Grace Gilchrist of Greem-
ville spent the past week eauft
with her father, Mr. T. B. Gd-
christ, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Winn and
Jack spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Culbreath.
Mrs. -A. M. Brown of VarnviUe,
Mrs. P. S. Mayson and family,
Mr. W. W. Mayson, Sr., spent fcfat-
urday with Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Mayson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Corley
visited Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Tim
merman and family Sunday af
ternoon. Other guests were Mr.
and Mrs. R. O. Cheatham of
Edgefield.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stevens
of Belvedere visited Mr/ and $***-
E. C. Shuford and family Sunday
night.
Mrs. Janelle Winn, Emmie and
and Willie Nelle, Calvin and Pat
W. L. Winn spent the week end
with Mrs. Blanche Rambo and
family.
Mrs. Bob Carpenter, Mrs. Min
nie and Mr. Otis Winn spent
Sunday with Mrs. Blanche Rambc
and family. ’
Miss Virginia Winn of Green
wood spent the week end with
Mrs. John D. Jordon and Mary
Lila of Lexington.
St. Sgt. and Mrs. James Wilber
Whatley of Camp Pickett, Va,
were visitors in the home of Mr.
M. S. Mayson during the week
end.
Miss Lois Mayson of Columbia
spent the past week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. V/. W-
Mayson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Bowens and
Carolyn of Greenville were sup
per guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Yf.
Mayson, Friday night. . :
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J. (!. Jennings Winner
In Garden Contest -
The garden contest sponsor**!
bv J. L. Bracknell in the Plum
branch community was won try
Clnv Jennings and the prize wars
delivered before Christmas.
It might be interesting tp ths-
public to know that Mr. Jenninvs
sold $289.46 worth of vegetables
after supplying all needed for
his “Live at Home Program.”
The judges were thoroughly
Card Of Thanks
brothers and sisters is survived by! ^
two sisters. Miss Sallie Woodhurst c f )r ! vm . ce( * after yaking several,
of Sharon, and Mrs. J. H. McNeill th r e 0 s 0 e ni ? ar ? e ”J TC , tl ] at Clar
of McCormick; twenty six nieces rea,ly . kr ! ows
a"'' nephews, sevently three great f C0 ^f lsa ^ on
nieces and nephews and nine °\ f y iM |' * lls 8 ai dens would
great, great nieces and nephews to many of the gardeners
- ^ in our county.
Eeatham Jennings, son of J. C.
Girl Scouts, McCormick. | I wish to thank the many
Mrs. Hunter McKinney, Mt. friends, relatives and doctors for also survive.
|:<,T Carmel, the kindness and sympathy shown i Rev. Robert S. Miles, her pastor,
Ijk i Mrs. Ed. Rice, Plum Branch, during the illness and death oi conducted funeral services at Leb- Jennings, was winner in f ' .e Vk-
Mr. O. L. Long. Parksville. my wife. anon Church, Christmas Day tcry Garden contest in Green-
The Rev. Mims will be glad to The beautiful flowers were ap- and she was buried in Lebanon wood county 4-H Club work.
naaom r ~" ^“h-dior - from the preciatcd. cemetery. G. \V. B^nnefte,
colored folks oi the county. , A. F. Woodhurst. j One who loved her. 4 County fjeeak