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v% * M t t\ TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUft NEIGHB ORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. s.- r V* 3 : - Forty-Second Year J„ n e 5,1902 McCORMICK. S. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1944 • . - * - « . . t...— - -I* * - • 1 ■'-i v.’J: vV*?’ --/'U sir/yc Number 39 « Washington, D. C., Feb. 28. — (NWNS)—The rift between the President and congress widened recently when congress approved, and sent to the White House, a bill to put an end to most farm subsidies (promptly vetoed) and a bill to increase taxes by only a- bout one-fifth of the amount re quested by the President. Although part of the differ ences between the desires of the executive branch and the legisla tive branch can be traced tp poli tics, it is also apparent that con gress and the President are grow ing farther and farther apart in their philosophy of government. Elver since President Roosevelt entered the White House he has encouraged plans to take money from the rich' to improve the condition of the poor. The fact that the subsidy bill and the tax bill Went to his desk during the same week emphasized these Robin Hood tactics. For his at titude on these two measures .made it clear that, although he insisted on more government in come, which would be collected from those in higher income brackets, he was entirely unwill ing to discontinue a government expense which, in his opinion, was needed to improve the con ditions of a low income group. When the new tax bill was be ing drawn up, the administra tion, through the treasury de partment, set a high tax goal of $10,500,000,000 —but, although the ur&asury admitted that four-fifths of the national income is now go ing to families earning under $5,000 a year, it suggested that additional revenue be collected from the remaining one^fffth. Xn fact the treasury proposed excus ing 9,000,000 low-income tax-pay ers from any further tax by elim inating the Victory tax plan. If dt had merely been a matter of more revenue, congress could eas ily have been persuaded to pass a sales tax which would have pro vided most of the 10 billion, but the administration opposed this because it did not want an addi tional burden put on families of low income. It is not the function of this column to agree or disagree with decisions of congress or of the President, but only to try to pre sent some of the facts which seem to stand out in high relief on the Washington scene. But it is apparent to any observer here that this policy of putting more and more restrictions on one group while showing increasing generosity toward another is one from which the President will never waver. It is also becoming more and more apparent that congress has gone about as far as it wants to in that direction. If it were not for the war, this question of how far government should go in putting ceilings on high incomes and how far i should go in giving help to low income groups would probably be one of the chief points of con tention in the presidential elec tion. It is undoubtedly the one outstanding domestic issue which wiU determine the kind of a country we will have in the fu ture. But with the war over shadowing all other issues at the present time, there is little chance that the election # of 1944 will be a satisfactory test of the atdtude of the people on this subject. Tne election of 1944 will again be one based on an emergency- an election to determine who is best fitted to finish winning the war, to help build the framework Death Claims Rev. E. B. Andrews Rev. Edward Bryan Andrews died at his home in WUloughby, Ohio, Feb. 12, 1944, suddenly. He was in his 63rd year, having been born near Willington, S. C., Nov 24, 1881. He was the son of the late Archibald and Emilie Bryan Andrews. He was gradu ated from Sewanee University. He married Miss Anne Stone David, June 27, 1912. She and two children survive, Edward, Jr., in the Army, Rosanand Cooper An drews; 3 brothers, Olliver An drews, Tryon, N. C., Archibald and Walter Andrews of Willington; three sisters, Miss Marie Andrews, Asheville, N. C., Mrs. Elizabeth Joyner, Hendersonville, N. C., and Mrs. G. O. Hemminger, Willing ton, S. C. X White Registrants Called For Pre-In duction Examination ■ :•>, b'c $6 b’£ b:<? bvs m McCORMICK, S. C == j " FRIDAY and SATURDAY MARCH 3rd and 4th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. ROY ROGERS-SMILEY BURNETTE in “KING OF COWBOYS” Also CHAPTER 9 “CAPTAIN AMERICA” and A DISNEY CARTOON \ “HOW TO BE A SAILOR” Malinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus lax MONDAY and TUESDAY ' MARCH 6th and 7lh, 7:15 P. M. and 9:30 P. M. MICKEY ROONEY FRANK MORGAN m -99 “HUMAN COMEDY' , Also SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS and LATEST NEWS EVENTS Mr. R. W. Dunlap, chairman of the local Selective Service board, has released for publication the names of white registrants call ed for pre-induction examination in the near future, as follows: Carroll Talmadge Bussey, William Middleton Self, Ernest Henry Christian, George Wesley Lindley, Elward Leonard Creswell, James Pressly Robinson, Jr., Johnny Henry Freeland, Wilbur O’Neal White, William Curtis Jennings, John Woodrow Wilkie, Lewis Rich Ryan, John Yarborough Brown, Rex Mansfield Edwards, James Marion Dorn, Maurice Daniel Banks, , P*ul Singleton Willis, William Robert Bpdie, Paul Turnage, Press Brown, Thomas Henry Young, William Radford Banks, Garland Ray Wilkie, Hugh Elbert Jennings, Sam Richard Brewer, , Ralph Hubert Bowick, Charles McLeod Herndon, Ralph Earl Brown, Earl Lee Smith, Milford Meldaw Dillashaw, Jr., George Emanuel Langley, Harold Reynolds Gable. Card Of Thanks Series At McCormiek Baptist Church, March 5-April 2. Beginning next Sunday, March 5, and continuing through April 2, the pastor of the McCormick Baptist Church, Rev. L. K. Simp son, will bring a series of sermons as follows: March 5—Jesus, The Master Teacher. March 12—Jesus, The Passionate Preacher. March 19—Jesus, The Great Physician. March 26—Jesus, Our Example in Prayer.* April 2—Jesus, The World’s Saviour. These messages will be deliv ered at the morning services be ginning at twelve o’clock. Thfe evening messages will be compan ion messages to the ones in the morning. The times in which we are living try the souls of men. They are times that call for loyalty and devotion to the church and to the program of Christ for the redemption of men. While our boys are fight ing for the four freedoms, one of which is freedom of worship, we should avail ourselves of this privilege which is God given. You, are invited to all of these ser vices. X Preaching Notice There will be. preaching services at the following Baptist Churches Sunday, March 12, by Rev. B. F Hawkins, Senior Student at the Southern Baptist Seminary, Louis ville, Ky.: Plum Branch, 12 o’clock, Buffalo, 4 o’clock, P. M. Parksville, 8 o’clock P. M. AH' members who possibly can are urged to be present. All others invited. Pulpit Committees. X Church Notice Editor Messenger: Please * allow us space in your paper to thank our loved ones and friends for each and every kindness and all expressions of sympathy shown us in our second bereavement, the death of our dear father, Mr. W. W. Medlock. We thank you for the use of your cars, your visits and for your nice cards and let ters, also for the pretty floral of- !erings, also we thank our good physician, Dr. C. H. Workman, or his untiring service. We also want to thank our good Parks- ’ille friends for their thoughtful ness of us. Each expression of sympathy oelps to make our double sorrow nore bearable. We also thank Rev. L. K. Simpson for his com- drting words and the choir for the sweet songs. May God bless ach one, is our prayer. Mr. and Mrs. Ollie White, And Family, Mr. and Mrs. George Shrine, And Family. Home Guards To Present Minstrel & 4 • f . . ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents; Children 12 to 15, 17 cents, including defense tax. The McCormick County Home Guards will present a minstrel comedy at the McCormick high school auditorium on March 16th, which gives promise of furnishing much fun for all who attend. Ad mission is to be 11 and 22 cents. for lasting peace, and to cope with the problem of putting our| economy back into peace-time v.orking order. , Mr. C. W. Pennal will deliver the sermon at Asbury Church, at Meriwether, Sunday, Mar. 5, 11:30 A. M. . Foster Speer, Pastor. c/YlcQctunw&Gou/rdAf^ Farm News (By G. W. Bonnette, County Agent) Your county agent and soil con servationist were heard from Sta Mon WRDW 2:30 Saturday, Feb 19, 1944, on the importance ant planting methods of Kudzu anc Lespedeza Sericea. These crop ire becoming more popular eacb year as feed crops. Gentlemen, we are really or dering lime this year. As you remember we used 19 cars last vear, and this year we have or ders for 170 car loads in the few months that this offer has been available. Don’t forget the AAA gives you about 3-4 of a ton for every acre of cropland that you have, and then pays you $1.00 a ton to haul it to your farm. Or, the AAA will give it and haul it. The only thing the farmer does is scatter the lime. It’s terracing time in McCor mick County. With the AAA pay ing $1.00 for every 100 feet of terraces you build, it is the duty of every larmer with tractor e- quipment to terrace his own farm and then do some for his neigh bors and let the government pay tliv* is the time—it’s aj t&A-H WAR FUN This year, with service flags in windows of nearly every honie. Red Cross will mean so much more to Americans. As depicted in this reproduction of a 1944 Red Cross War Fund poster, many windows also will display the symbol of participation in the cause of Mercy and Humanity—the Red Cross. Cross Asks $200,000,000 To Cover Wartime Needs WASHINGTON, D. C.—Confronted with responsibilities of unprecedented proportions, as the war enters Its most crucial stage, and with a stagger ing task ahead ip the post-war period, the American Red Cross opens its 1944 War Fund appeal March 1, con fident that the Ainerican people will respond to the limit of their Ability. President Rppsevelt, president of the American Red Cross, Norman H. Davis, chairman and active head of the JA st organization, and Leon Fra$6r, na tional War Fund chairman, join in urging the people pf this country tc help Red Cross reach its national objective of $200;000,000 because of * the vital part it must play within the next twelve months. Chairman Davis, In opening the campuijth. will stress the fact that with the decisive stage of war at hand, the Red Cross must assume a greater buy den than ever before, and at the same time must provide aid to servicemen being returned in ever- increasing pumbefs. Red Cross operatious over the entire world during 1943 have dwarfed its activities during the first two years of war. An even greater burden will he placed on Red Cross services in 1944. Thousands of American men add women are now in Red Cross service with U. S. troops at home bases and overseas. Field directors, hospital, club afld recreation workers are with American armed forces in virtually every command. Mr. Davis asserted. Both in Europe and in the Far East. Red Cross workers have either gone with invasion forces into new combat areas, or have followed within a very limited time. On the home front, the Red Cross has broadened its service tremend ously. Field directors are serving in every plzable military establishment und camp throughout the country, and recreation and social service worker* 1 are located in Army and Naval hospitals. One of the most important and necessary war-time Red Cross func tions has been the collection of human plood for plasma. Thirty-five blood donor stations are now operating. The dramatic story of the Red Cross .Blood Donpr Service, through which thousands of soldiers and sailors bava been s^ved frpm death, began in Feb ruary, |Wfl. when the Surgeons Gen eral of the Army and Navy asked th» Red Crossi to procure 15,000 pints of blood. Lgpt year more than 3,700.00# pints of blood Fere collected for the Army and Njayy. This year the goal ie mpre than S.OOp.QOO pints. With major battles of the war yet to coine. the Army has asked the Red Cross to supply many millions of sur gical dressings. American men wounded in battle will fjppend acutely pn the vast Bed Cfpeg surgical dressing pro duction program. Numerous other Red Cross home j operations, such dth prisoners of War packaging centers, where more than a million parcels for war prisonere are prepared each month for shipment overseas, are supported by citizen- j participation in the Red Cross War Fund. • i So extensive is Red Cross service- during this war that every American civilian can contribute something to at least one of its functions. To con tinue this gigantic work, all Americans must assume their share of the re sponsibility of carrying on this far- reaching service. >! The $200,000,000 quota will enable Red Cross to alleviate suffering and. pain at home and abroad, and to carrjr on its vast military welfare service. at once have a winning Mft—won’t you accept? All seeds are scarce and high f you haven’t already bou^h our garden seed, do so - our Victory Gardens lefinite part to play in o war. At a meeting of all agricultural gencies in the county, a prograrr ‘•as mapped out to promote gar- oning. The cut in the amount f food that will be available in ; n cans makes it very essential i put much emphasis on fresh vegetables. It is time to plant lespedeza if you have the seed. Your coun ty agent is doing every thing in his power to get seed. I wish to warn you that summer lespedeza seeds are very scarce—buy on sight —I can get a few good Arksoy soybean seed now at a very low price (see me at once). X Modoc News Sgt, and Mrs. galmadge from Spartanburg were week end visitors here to the former’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clem. Mrs. O. J. White and Miss F~"- nie Kate Key were spend the dv/ uests in Augusta cn Tuesday of ’his week. Mr. Cooledge Clem from Hpi~- ridge, Md.. is spending this w-’ek ',t heme with his parents, Mr. nd Mrs. W. S. Clem. Mr. Charley Bussey fr-^n’ "berKston is spending the wee’: here among homefolks. Misses Del and Pollv MeD?"' V ^f Charleston were week end v> s - tors here to Misses Eunice and "Jehoy McDaniel. Miss Annice Brooks f 1 —t Greenwood was a week end vM- tor here to Misses Etoyle and Per- melia Clem. Mr. E. F. Bussey made a sh^-t visit to McCormick Tuesday oi this week. Mr. and Mrs. K. E. White frr>-\ Parksville were dinner guests Cun- Clem| day to Mr. and Mrs. O. J. White. -