McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, February 17, 1944, Image 4

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mW McCOKMICK MKSSfcM,l<.K. McCOKMIi K. SIM 'I H CAKOMINA ’ Thureday, Felbruary 17 I' M - Wiiilia.** • v-t?» J.'+WbH-jL.. PtiKK* - McCormick School News WAR BONDS The grammar school has sold J^.227.20 in stamps and fronds <’urirtg the Fourth War Loan Drive. VALENTINE PARTY Monday morning, a Valentine narty was given by the teachers and pupils of the grammar rrades to the second grade for rolling the most war bonds and rtamps. At the close of a pro- rram, which consisted of songs md a contest, a “surprise” pack- rge was «given each pupil in the winning grade. , BOND AND STAMP DRIVE AT HIGH SCHOOL McCormick High students and teachers completed their stamp rnd bond sales on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Me were happy to have a part in our Fourth War Loan Drive and hope that through our ffcrts we may help to bring our boys home soon. We are proud to report that our total sales amounted to $1,- 845.55, Although this ends the of ficial war loan drive in our school, we trust that everyone will continue to invest his money in this worthwhile cause. HIGH SCHOOL VISITORS We were happy to have among our visitors the past week several of our former students. We enjoyed a visit from Clyde Link, AS, who is stationed at Bainbridge, Md. He spent a seven days’ leave at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Link. We also enjoyed short visits by two of our girls now away in school, Carolyn Hitt of the Uni versity of S. C. and Miriam Ed munds of Queen’s College, Char lotte, N. C. The faculty and stud6nt body afe always happy to welcome our BELK-LUKE CO. 845 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. THANKS You made’ us what we are today f “AUGUSTA’S FASTEST GROWING STORE’ We have plenty of “hard to get” merchandise . . . a $400,000 stock. Surprise values in every depart ment. REMEM-B ER NOVELTY POTTERY AND DISHES With other purchases 3 & 5 CTS. A GOOD SUBURBAN HOME AT A MODERATE PRICE A nine room two story dwelling situated on 4 9-100 acres fronting on paved highway six miles north of Mc Cormick. The dwelling in fine state of repair, metal :-oof, barn, fruit trees, electric lights available. Price $1,250.90. Sixty-eight acres situate on old highway south of Mc Cormick. Tenant dwelling in good repair, well, small pas ture, good barn, about 50 acres in cultivation, no waste lands. Rural mail route; a good investment for $1,150.00. Tferms if desired. One one-story dwelling in town of McCormick, fine repair, five rooms, electric and water connections, garden and plenty land for orchard, etc. Price $1,500.00 cash. One one-story five room dwelling in town of McCor mick situate in good community, electric and water equip ment, garden, orchard and good neighborhood. Price $1,500.00, cash. One six room dwelling on Main Street in McCormick, good roof, water and light connections, large lot for or chard' and garden. Entire premises for $1,500.00; terms. One five room dwelling situate on 10 acres of land, one mile from Post Office, good well water, electric lights available, nice business lots on front. Price $1,000.00; terms. McCORMICK REAL ESTATE 1 & INSURANCE CO. McCormick, S. C. Phone 98 Buy Your Furniture From S. STROM Easy Payment Plan. No Carrying Charge. McCormick, S. C. fonper students in the school. GLEE CLUB We are sorry to report that be cause of weather conditions Mr Neilson did not get to meet with us on Monday. We are proud o: the Glee Club work that both our girls and boys are doing. SENIOR SCOUTS The Scouts met Thursday, Feb 10, at Mrs. Evans’ home, with ten members present. After the minutes were react and the roll was called, plans were made for a project we are to carry out next Thursady night. This project takes up “Homemak- j ing” in general. Material is being ordered for another project that; will be taken up next. We recited the Girl Scout laws, learned a, new song, and then efWed our meeting with the Girl Scout benediction. INTERMEDIATE SCOUTS The Intermediate Girl Scouts met at the Scout hall Thursday, Feb. 10. We made plans for our Home Products. We are going to be di vided into groups, and each group is going to do a different thing, such as cooking, sewing, setting the table, housekeeping. We have changed the time of our meetings from 5 o’clock to 4:30. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Evans on Thursday, February 17. X ATTENTl ■KSiic- mf> w v '•A W%f% SAVE YOUR TIRES We ca re-cap your truck tires with Grade A” Camelback without ration certificate. Expert Workmanship. Factory Method. 24 HOUR SERVICE HOLLOWAY RECAPPING 811 Ellis See John Warren Augusta, Ga. Conservation News (By Benj. W. Crouch) An agreement has just been written on Mrs. Sudie Stone’s farm located in the Parksville section. The plan calls for 8 acres of kudzu, 8 acres of sericea and 21 acres of new pasture. Mrs. J. P. Brunson recently signed letters to carry out a con servation program on his two farms in the Parksville section. A few terraces have already been constructed on one of the farms. Mr. Robert LeRoy has his land prepared to plant about 15 acres of kudzu as soon as crowns are delivered. This kudzu will be planted next his permanent pas ture so that it may be used for grazing or hay. Mr. S. O. Bouknight is making e 'v:- % - ' . . 3 ji ' ■ (Each week in this space will be presented a picture and word portrait of someone whose name is news.) • One of the authors of the much discussed na tional service bill is Representative James W. Wadsworth. He is a Republican who believes national service is needed to get maximum efficiency from the domestic front. President Roosevelt indicated executive agreement with this when he asked for such legislation in a mes sage to congress. * • Draft legislation has beer} Wadsworth’s spe cialty. As a member of the Senate Military Af fairs committee, he wrote the draft act of World War I. He also wrote the peacetime draft law which preceded the Pearl Harbor attack. • Wadsworth constantly advocated all possible aid to the democracies during the pre-Pearl Harbor days. He is highly respected in Wash ington for his diplomacy and legislative ability. More than once he has been suggested as a likely candidate for the Republican presidential or vice presidential nomination. James W. Wadsworth j 'AfeO’VC- fAe H / LYTLE HULL USELESS FRICTION The prime requisite for victory for our side is complete coopera tion between the allies who make up the so-called United Nations. Already there have been frictions between us, and while the results of these are not easy to distin guish, they do nevertheless exist and are injurious to our cause. The student of such matters can point out the cancerous results of these constant provocations and explain their . effect upon morale in the armed forces, a- mcng the civilian populations, and upon those who are running he business of this war from the top. Ill feeling and cooperation lust don’t jell: They never have and they never will. So it is very disturbing to see political leaders of our allies, Great Britain and Russia, already seemingly aligning their force? for post war advantages at the peace table, or in connection with var settlements or later economic competition. The impression conveyed by the »*ecent speech of Premier Smuts of South Africa is to the effect r at Great Britain will be too small rd w-’ak after the war to keep • ’ *c with such hu£e competitors a United States and Russia, f - "- fere it should get the Wester' ropean countries to join the t- ish Commonwealth. It isn’t < i- cult to imagine how this su s- tion will sit on the uneasy ? achs of those nations. Lord ? fax suggests a closer union c British dominion and membi the Commonwealth in order the empire may claim equal n rship after the war wilh giants, China. n- li- he of aat irt- the United States. Russia and Since when has the Brit ish Empire so shrunk in impor tance? Then Mr. Stalin comes back with the announcement that the USSR has altered its constitution. The effect of this sudden change is that the 16 Soviet republics can each have a separate vote in any international organization—now or after the war—whether this is its intent or not. What is this all about? Is it an attempt to revive theold“bal- ance-of-power” system which must eventually terminate in an other of these frightful global wars? If so—the people of Great Britain and of Russia—if this last is possible—had best speak up be fore it is too late and tell their political leaders where to “head in.” One of the reasons why so many Americans were opposed to joining the League of Nations af ter the last war was the pre sumption that the British Empire would have more votes than we would. Is there anv reason to believe the United States would be willing to join any other “peace-keeping” coalition in which it had one vote to Russia’s 16, or to Britain’s 5 or 10? Prime Minister Mackenzie King very aptly points out the danger ous implications in the speeches i of the two British statesmen: “Behind the conception expressed by Lord Halifax and Field Mar shal Smuts there lurks the idea of inevitable rivalry between the great powers . . . Such a con ception runs counter to the es- i tablishment of effective world se curity and, therefore, is opposed to the true interests of the (Brit ish) Commonwealth itself.” These new causes for irritation should be immediately laid upon the table in full view of everyone i nd ironed cut peaceably. There s no time for “old-fashion c drpV'macy” when one is fightiny x war—and there is plenty of ime for “rivalry, between thz ,r at powers” aUcr the war i • <ver and the oeace has been dc-f- -itclv ecttlcd—not before. TACING THE biggest food production job of all time, you will need every pound of soda you can get. It is coming in faster and, while ships are still the big problem, there is reason to believe thereiwill be enough for every essential requirement. 1,000,000 tons of notured Chilean nitrate— the tonnage U. S. farmers used last year —properly applied, would produce 250/- 000,000 bu. of oats or 100,000,000 bu. of wheat; 125,000,000 bu. of corn or 4,800,000 tons of forage crops; 6,000,000 tons of vegetables, or 2,500,000 bales of cotton asd 1,100,000 tens o£ cotton seed. These figures show why farmers need all the Chilean Soda they can get to smash ’44 goals and help make Victory sure! a ■ -T plans to plant three meaduv. strips to sericea lespedeza r.nd one other strip to kudzu. plans to put about 50 lbs. to acre in order to insure a : stand. When these ar?as Lav tablished water from tcrrac?-' I be turned in t>n them. Ivler strips serve two purposes, to < trol the flew of water du rains and to yield a good crop each year. A GOOD SALKS WHO WORKS CHEAP * ntwyPAPER ADV€./n$m&