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TRUE T© OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHB ORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Second Year
K^.hH.h.H June 5, 1902 McCORMICK., S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1944
Number 37
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Washington, D. C.,* Feb. 14.—
<NWNS)—Most of congress was
amazed that Wendell Willkie, who
has made it plain that he is a
candidate for President, came
out in a speech in New York with
a proposal to increase taxes by
15 to 20 billions—almost double
the amount asked by President
Roosevelt and about eight times
as much pf an increase as is in
cluded in the revenue act which
was approved by the joint com
mittee of the house and senate.
Brought up on the theory that
government tax proposals lose
votes while proposals for expendi
tures attract them, even the poli
ticians who are supporting Mr.
Willkie were shocked by his pro
posal—particularly when it came
after coneress had made up its
mind what it was going to do a-
bout taxes.
But Mr. Willkie, who has never
cared much for politicians or
political theories, apparently
“stuck his neck out” on this mat
ter because he sincerely believes
it is the best thing foi* the nation.
And there are few members of
the government who will not, at
least to themselves, agree that
Mr.' Willkie’s statement that we
should go as far as possible in
paying for the war now, instead
ef mortgaging the country’s fu
ture, even if it means materially
lowering our present standard of
living.
If this wasn’t an election year,
political analysts agree, the new
tax bill would have been much
higher than it will be. They point
out that a large grease in taxes
would have necessitated' levying"
heavy taxes on the lower income
group and, although everyone
realizes that this group has
shown the greatest income gain
during the war, this is also the
group which will determine the
results of th£ next election. If
it hadn’t been an election year,
one analyst said, there is little
doubt that congress would have
agreed to a sales tax.
Congressmen might have been
less critical of Mr. Willkie’s pro
posal of the amount that should
have been collected in taxes if he
had told how he thought such an
amount could be raised. Senator
George, chairman of the senate
finance committee, said that to
raise $16,000,000,000 additional
through income taxes would have
required increasing the withhold
ing tax to at least 40 per cent.
Even by the sales tax method it
was estimated that a tax on all
sales would have to be about 15
per cent to reach the goal sug
gested by Mr. Willkie.
Although congressmen were
critical of the Willkie tax propos
al, there were many who admitt
ed that he showed real courage
in letting the voters know before
election that if he is elected their
taxes will go up rather than
down—that he favors a lowering
of the standard of living during
war as a guarantee of a higher
standard in the future.
Congress is becoming very
touchy on the tax question—not
only over suggestions for getting
back some of the excess wages
paid to war workers but also
over the growing public pressure
for simplification of the income
tax and the income tax reports.
When debate on this subject
came into the open recently,
Senator George said that the
joint committee on internal Rev
enue, which he heads, planned
to study tax simplification, but^
he was not too optimistic over
what might be worked out.
“Unless you change your tax
Over $100,000 In
Fourth War Loan
Bonds Bought In
McCormick County
Again the citizens of McCor
mick County have been chal
lenged and again they have risen
to the occasion with full measure
of patriotic pride and devotion.
The Fourth War Loan quota for
this county has been exceeded
and people have invested over
$100,000.00 in War Bonds.
Congratulations are extended
to County Chairman G. J. Sand
ers and his corps of workers for
their efforts and accomplish
ments.
Those who had a part in
bringing McCormick to the front
by investing in bonds this month
are happy to feel that they are
doing their bit to support the
boys who have gone away to do
their best.
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Use Of Tokens
Saves Time
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
Ffebruary 18th and 19th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
DONALD O’CONNOR PEGGY RYAN
in
“TOP MAN”
Also '
CHAPTER 7
“CAPTAIN AMERICA’
and
A DISNEY CARTOON
“DER FUEHERS FACE’’
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus lax
A demonstration of the use of
the new ration tokens has shown
more than 200 key Chicago re
tailers an<4 40 representatives of
consumer groups in that city that
the new food token plan saves
time for housewives and retailers
alike, the Columbia District Of
fice of the Office of Price Admin
istration announced today.
The demonstration indicated
that tokens, used with the new
10-point blue and red ration
stamps, reduce the time required
for buying rationed food by 50
per cent.
Ten housewives, using tokens
and 10-point stamps, moved past
the cashier in only five minutes
while paying for goods selling at
$16. It required six minutes and
55 seconds longer—or 11 minutes,
55 seconds—for 10 housewives to
check out $1.70 less of goods un
der the old system, even though all
concerned were thoroughly famil
iar with the old system.
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Mt. Carmel News
County Goes Over
Quota In The
War Fund Drive
Final tabulation was made this
week on .the McCormick County
War Fund Drive and the county
was $144.72 above the quota
of $2,400.00 set by the State Com
mittee. The total raised was
$2,544.72.
The War Fund Committee
wishes to thank all contributors
and all workers who participated
in the drive. Because you gave of
your time and others gave of
their means, much suffering in
this war-torn world will be less
ened.
W. N. Smith,
Chairman,
P. R. Brown,
J. C. Evans.
Co-Chairmen.
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Agricultural Agencies
Hold Meeting
The Agricultural Agencies of
McCormick County met February
14, 1944, in the office of Miss Ma
tilda Bell, County Home Demon
stration Agent, to discuss Victory
Gardening.
The agencies have organized to
help each family in McCormick
County plan and carry out a
Victory Garden this year. We
mean to get in touch with all of
you and we hope to see every
family in the county getting the
“Victory Garden ' Spirit.” You
know we have an important job
before us and that job is raising
food for our armies, both on the
battle front and on the home
front. Let’s begin our plans for
cur Victory Garden right now!
Officers elected to serve the a-
gencies were Miss Matilda Bell,
President, and Miss Marcelle Fer
guson, Secretary.
By Secretary of The Agricul
tural Agencies of McCormick
County.
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Bowles Points To;
Dangers Of Defla
tion After The War
Post Office Will Ob
serve Washing
ton’s Birthdav
Next Tuesday, February 22, be
ing George Washington’s birthday,
which is a legal holiday. Post
master J. E. Bell states that the
post office will be closed and
there will not be any rural de
livery service.
Preaching At
Buffalo Sunday
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Announcement is made that
Rev. E. F. Gettys of De la Howe
will preach at Buffalo Baptist
Church next Sunday at 11:45 a.
m. The Sunday school hour is
11:00 a. m.
Parksville News Items
(Too late for last week)
One of the most enjoyable knd
pleasant social events in Mt. Car
mel recently was the turkey sup
per served by the ladies of the
town last Friday evening.
Almost everyone in Mt. Carmel
was present to enjoy the abun
dant supper which was served in
the community house. The sup
per was delicious and every one
enjoyed it to the utmost, also the
very entertaining program put
on by Mrs. J. J. White, also sing
ing was very pretty.
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam and Miss j
Dnnita Curtis were visiters of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gilliam Sun- |
The nation’s farmers were told
by Chester Bowles, Administrator
of the Office of Price Adminis
tration, in a broadcast over the
Blue Network last week that OPA
views wartime price control as a
protection to the farmer against
a post-war collapse which, he
said, would cause thousands of
farmers to lose their lands.
“The dangers of deflation after
the war,” he added, “are just as
' r reat as the dangers of inflation
during the war. From now on our
job, in my opinion, is maintain
~>ur present levels of prices and
make sure that when the war
mds, farmers are protected a-
^oinst any repetition of the crash
in farm values which followed
(Too late for last week)
Mrs. Grace Ray from Miami,
Florida, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Maggie Bodie.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ward
Robertson returned to San Fran
cisco Friday where Mr. Robertson
will resume his duties in the U
S. Navy.
Mrs. Manning Freeland from
Plum Branch spent Sunday af
ternoon with Mrs. Ella Lankford.
Mrs. J. W. Parks and son, Bob
by, who have recently moved to
Spartanburg, spent the week end
with Mrs. Clara Hilburn.
Miss Jean Cartledge from Ab
beville is visiting her grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Cart-
ledge.
Lt. M. P. Lankford from Camp
Crowder, Mo., is enjoying a leave
with his mother, Mrs. Ella Lank
ford.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Price enter
tained in their home Sunday
Preaching Notice
Rev. M. c. Looper of Belton, SL
C., will preach at the following
Baptist Churches next Sunday,
February 20:
Plum Branch,* Sunday A. JR*
12 o’clock.
Troy, Sunday P. M., 4 o’clock.
Parksville, Sunday night, S ‘O'
clock.
All members are urged to be
present and all others cordiafliy
invited.
PULPIT COMMITTEES,
Buffalo,
Parksville,
Plum Branch,
Troy—Baptist Churchas •
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March Is Month
For Red Cross Drive
Geo. W. Bonnette has accepted
chairmanship of the Red Crosz
War Fund Drive in McCornndk
County. The county quota *
$3,200.00, and the united effoitt
of all citizens will be necessary t*
raise this sum. Mr. Bonnette and
his co-chairmen are making thtir
plans with deep concern and a»-
nouncenient in detail will te
made soon.
March is the month and everjr-
one is asked to save back a coatr-
tribution for this worthy causa.
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Mt. Carmel News
MONDAY «..«! TUESDAY
February 2]st and 22nd, 7:15 P. M. and 9:05 P. M.
NELSON EDDY—SUSANNA FOSTER
in
“PHANTOM OF THE OPER A
(In Technicolor)
§*! Also
A DISNEY CARTOON
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents;
Children 12 to 15. 17 cents, including defense tax.
clay.
S?n. L. L. Hester spent the
week end at his home here.
Mt. Carmel citizens regretted
very much to see Rev. and Mrs.
Henderson and children leave our
town. They moved to Calhoun
Falls where Rev. Mr. Henderson
is pastor of a church there, and
the children attend the Calhoun
Falls Hi School, but we regretted
to have to give them up.
Dr. S. W. Reid of McCormick
was a guest at the supper here
last Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. McLeod of
Greenville were visitors in Mt.
Carmel Tuesday.
Mrs. Gladys Bowyer of Ander
son was a week end visiter of
Mrs. W. A. Scott.
! World War I.”
system radically,” said Senator
George, “any simplification will
be at the expense of the taxpayer.
Of course the tax forms are com
plex, but so are the tax rates
You have only to look at the in
creases in taxes since 1940 and
the existing rates to realize thpt
if you don’t guard against hard
ships and inequities you will
I crucify many taxpayers.”
Bowles traced the trends of liv-
h'g and farming costs in 1918-
1920 when prices skyrocketed an^
^osts went almost as high, only
tumble in 1920.
“The depression,” he continued
‘which for most of us laster
->nly o year or two, lasted 20 lorn
"'ars for our farmers.”
At present, Bowles declared, th"
-•verage farm income is up 18"
'>er cent since 1939, but OPA
"hco controls have saved th r
p armer $4,000,000,000 in farm
.-,o r .-H r) r,q eost^ end an equal a-
mount in his cost of living.
“We have reached a level of
prices, including farm prices,” he
continued, “which I believe must
be maintained for the farmers’
protection as well as for the pro
tection of everybody. If we allow
the prices of farm products to g
higher, all other prices will go up
after them and we face the grea-
danger of repeating the bank
ruptcies of the early ’20’s in
which thousands of farmers lost
their lands. ...
“I’m sure no farmer wants to
‘make hay while the sun shines’
if it men ns another 20 years of
Many friends of Mr. Ben Her-
ter of Texas are glad indeed 1i»
welcome him to his old home •»-
gain. Mr. Hester came last week
and will visit relatives for a Iwr
days.
Sen. L. L. Hester spent tSar
week end at his home here.
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Miss Juana*
with a bountiful game dinner J Curtis, Messrs. W. H. Hester aaaidL
Those guests present were Sgt Wm. L. Lindley of Mt. Caonxl
Joe B. Price, Fort Benning, Ga. J and Miss Dixon and Miss Jal*
Messrs. C. A. Parks, Jr., Char- Dixon of Calhoun Falls atterafe*
lotte, L. L. /Hester, Mt. Carmel, the marriage of Miss FrancS*
Hugh C. Brown, McCormick, J. Johnson and Mr. Edwin Covla ia.
H. Percival, J. P. Brunson, R. N. j the Episcopal Church in Gree»-
Edmunds, D. M. Blackwell, Parks- ville.
ville, Carol Bussey, Modoc, and They reported a very preHr
Mrs. Sudie Stone, Parksville. This wedding and quite an enjoyaHle
occasion was in celebration of trip. We extend the hearty enm-
Mr. Price’s birthday. gratulations from Mt. Carmel msl
Mrs. Grace Moore and son, Willington friends, wishing than
Jimmy, and Mrs. Tom Forrester the best of luck,
from Plum Branch visited Mrs | Mrs. Roy Edmunds of LaunsBB;
and Miss Elsie Edmunds of &-
skine College were recent guoiz
of Mrs. Ida Black.
Mrs. Payson White of Columln
was a recent guest of Miss Anafe
White.
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Miss Jaot-
nita Curtis and Messrs. WZSe
visilnaE
in Augusta Tuesday.
Herman Schmidt Monday.
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Sullivan News
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Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shuford and
family spent Sunday with Mr
ar !i' Mr3 0 P - Winn and faml| y land Bennie Hester were
The Sullivan H. D. Club held
its regular monthly meeting witk
Mrs. E. P. Winn and Trula Win’i
‘ Friends of Mrs. John Henry
Seigler and Mrs. Kate Mavsor
regret to learn of their recent ill
ness. We wish for both of therr
a speedv recovery.
Mrs. E. P. Winn had a nea 1
serious accident this week wher
pouring kerosene into a hot stov?
causing an explosion, burning-
one hand badly.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Winn and
family were visitors in Augustr
Saturday.
Spring Production
Drive Meetings
Flans have been made for hold
ing a series of community meeBr-
ings for every Farm Security fam
ily in McCormick County for the
nurpose of increasing interest
the Spring Production Drsatr.
Every farm family has been caH-
V; ‘ , . I ed on to do its full share in pro-
Mr. James Winn spent the week , „
1 duemg more food, feed and fiber
end in the home of Mi*, and
Mrs. Press Mayson.
Mrs. Janelle Winn went to sec
her brother and family at Green
wood Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Jordan and
daughter have been sick since
Christmas. They are all doing
fine now.
Maxcy C. Winn, of Bainbridge.
Md., spent a few days with his
mother, Mrs. Susie Winn.
Miss Lois Mayson of Columbia
spent the past week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Mayson, Jr.
Mrs. Julia C. Reynolds of Clin
ton spent Friday night with her
sister, Mi’s. Gusie Winn.
in 1944. The following is a sched
ule of meetings as planned:
February 23, 10:30 A. M., JKL
Carmel, at Dave Belcher’s; 3:B»
P. M., Mt. Moriah School.
February 24, 11:00 A. M., Pinsy
Grove Church.
February 25, 11:00 A. M„ Balky
Bethel Church; 3:00 P. M. Befit-
any School.
February 26. 11:00 A. M., (ci£-
ored) McCormick Court Herat:.
2:00 P. M., (white) McCormadfc
Court House.
February 23, 2:00 P. M., S5_
Mary’s Church.
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The tonic of various vegetabJfri
I hardship and depression later.” ^ Corley and family,
Mr. Harold Haltiwanger and fresh from the home garde*
son, Billie, of Greenwood spent stimulates more than appetites
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. E. it stimulates pride of products
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^nd possession.