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/ McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, March 2, 1944 \74cnald The many friends of. Mrs. Em ma Smith will be glad to know she has entirely recovered from her recent illness and is with her daughter, Mrs. B. W. Best, Be- thune. Friday for Boston to visit her husband, Lt. Robinson. Their lit tle daughter, Gail, remained here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Drucker. Mrs. David Robinson left last Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted Registered Optometrist in Charge 826 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. Mrs. W. S. Arrington has re turned from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Emory Bentley in Charleston and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Arrington in Tavares, Fla. Mr. J. J. Collier of Plum Branch was among the visitors here Mon day. two sons. Bob and Charlie, spent the past week end with their son, Pvt. G. J. Sanders, Jt*., at Ft. Benning, Ga. Pvt. Sanders un derwent an operation on Satur day. Miss Helen Willis spent week end with her parents, and Mrs. C. C. Willis. last Mr. POULTRY TRUCK AT McCOR MICK MAR. 3RD, 10:00-11:00 A. M. We will pay the following prices for poultry at the depot platform at McCormick on Match 3rd: COLORED HENS, per pound 23c LEGHORN HENS, per pound — 22c 'V • . , —• 5 - ■» ' C » ROOSTERS, per pound 14c TURKEYS, per pound 30c DUCES & GEESE, per pound 12c GREENVILLE POULTRY CO. GREENVILLE, S. C. Rev. and Mrs. L. K. Simpson left Monday for Columbia to at tend the Statewide Evangelistic Conference at the First Baptist Church where Mr. Simpson spoke Tuesday afternoon on the sub ject, “Conserving the Results of a Revival Meeting.” Miss Miriam Edmunds, student at Queens College, Charlotte, N. C., spent the week end here with her parents, Mr. ^ud Mn>. l. Edmunds. Mr. J. C. Winn of Plum Branch was a visitor here one day the nast week. Pvt. Maurice Price of Camp Wheeler spent a few days here the past week with his family. tfie YOU’RE A FASCIST! The fashionable name to your “best friend” today Fascist”. If you don’t like a son because he doesn’t keep ears clean—he’s a Fascist. Republicans are Fascists hey are opposed *tp the £y LYTLE HULL “Fascism” fs in reality just an other name which - was used to get control of a government into the hands of a'lew. Communism, Socialism, nearly all the other “isms” have the same purpose i v view. A comprehensive narao for- Mr. Charlie Sanders, student at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, is spending the week end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Sanders. At the McCormick Baptist Church Thursday evening 120 peo- and Mrs. C. C. Willis .spent pie studied the book, “Christian- Mr Sunday with Mr. Young of Troy. and Mrs. W. A. Mr. E. L. Lenquist of Greens boro, N. C., and Mr. T. L. Talbert of near Edgefield, S. C., were business visitors here- Tuesday. Miss Margie McCain, student at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, is spending the week here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. McCain. Mr. j. L. Wells of Plum Branch was a visitor here yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Massey and Mrs. Edward Rondeau and Mr. Mike McGrath of Greenville spent the week end here with Mr. D. M. McGrath. Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Sanders and ity Our Citadel”, by Rowland Q. Leavell, of Tampa, Fla. The Mis sionary Societies of Buffalo, Troy, Bethany, Bold Spring, and Re- hoboth Baptist Churches were well represented and the local pastor, the Rev. L. K. Simpson, was the teacher. Between periods there was an hour of fellowship and the local W. M. S. and Y. W. A. served a salad plate with hot tea. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hartline of Laurens arinounce the birth of a daughter, Lora Faye, Feb. 10, 1944. Remember — You Always Save At... Rev. and Airs. LeRoy C. Brown of Abbeville, Ga., announce the birth of a son, LeRoy C., Jr., on February 4, 1944. Mrs. Brown is the former Miss Catherine Wells of Plum Branch. X Plum Branch News OLLANT-BELK COMPANY SPRING COATS Swansdown — Redfem ^ . 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Banks, who is at tached to the Army Air Corps and stationed in Colorado, enjoyed a ten-day futlough recently with his mother, Mrs. Louise L. Banks, and little sister, Bettye Claire. Misses Gladys Winn and Mable Winn spent the past week end at Columbia College as the guests of Miss Carolyn Rice. Mrs. Rosa Strother of McCor mick spent several days recently in the home of Mr. and Mrs James M. Strother. Major and Mrs. J. M. ; Robert son of Ft. George G. Meade, Md., spent two days the past week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Crawford. Friends of Mrs. Dan White, whose home is in Miami, Fla., will regret to hear that she is critically ill in the hospital in that city, following a heart at tack. i Mrs. W. W. Jackson visited Mr. Jackson the past week at South Port, N. C. Mrs. Maurice Self spent the past week end as guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Freeland. James E. Collier, S 2-c, of Bainbridge, Md., has just return ed to duty there after a five-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Collier. . Rev. and Mrs. M. C. Looper of Belton visited in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bracknell and Mr. and Mrs. s. J. King on the past Sunday. Rev. Mr. Looper filled the pulpit at the Baptist Church at the morning service. Miss Louise Bracknell returned Friday from a week’s work with crats, and because most of them believe that our old horse and buggy Constitution is the best means ever yet dsicovered to pro tect tne rights and the freedoms of a people against a “govern ment by force,” The Democrats are Fascists because they are run ning the country in a manner which doesn’t suit Earl Browder and his followers, and because most of them also believe in our Constitution. Mr. Ropsevelt is a Fascist because he lives in the nicest house in Washington and because he has money of his own. Mr. Wallace is a Fascist because he thinks everyone else is. The Industries are Fascist because they are associated with “Busi ness”—which always means “Wall Street” to the people who can’t see over the Wall—and “Wall Street” is just naturally the birthplace of Fascism because there are a lot of Bankers in it. Labor is Fascist because John L. Lewis is supposed to think he would look well in the White House; and all farmers are Fas cists because there are a few men in Washington who are called the “Farm Bloc” and who aresuppos-, cd to tell the President and con gress what they can and cannot do. Farmers are just naturally Fascists anyhow because many of them own a piece of because they keep on them all is “Dictatorism.” Now Mr. Roosevelt doesn’t wan’; to be the First American Dictator,, and we doubt if Mr. Wallace or Mr. Lewis covet that job—thoux.i they haven’t written us anythin ; about it. Business men want t"> make all the money they can but they prefer to have someone els^. run the government. Farmer; are too busy to be Fascistical y inclined. The real Fascists an those who want to destroy ou : Constitution and our government al set-up so that they or their party—whatever that • happens i > be—can take over the control! rf the U. S. government and run th> country to suit themselves. Arid these are for the most part thr very people who are calling ev eryone else a “Fascist.” Some cl them are obvious, they are thi type who are always telling uj that we should do away with our old-fashioned institutions, hk i congress. “How can you run a war,” they ask us, “With a slow- moving machine such as our Con stitution provides?” “We must b? realistic,’* is another of their rather meaningless sayings, “W; can’t think of America as just a country which we love and cher ish—we must think of her only as part of a great international ‘set-up’ which will run the won i as she should be run.” ✓ Well— mebbe so; but we can love our land and own country just the same an4 supplying ! not be a Fascist. the terribly needed sinews of w&r —“come hell or high water.” Ev erybody’s a Fascist who isn’t a “Liberal” — whatever that is and most of them are Fascists'to each other. But “Fascist” is the fashion able word in this country toda/ and will doubtless keep growing in popularity until we can thin ; up another one—like “Sinatra- ism” maybe. a study course in the home of Mrs. J. L. Bracknell. The book was a study of Home Missions entitled “Christianity Our Citadel.” About 16 members of the society were present, and Mrs. ence and Susie Patterson, this week. Mrs. Hunter McKinney is spend ing this week or part of it with her sister, Mrs. Inman Griffin, in Langley ! Atlanta, Ga. conducted the discussions. At the noon hour a most bountiful dinner was served, cafeteria style. Mrs. Lillie Lanley is visiting in the home of Mrs. Viola Smith in McCormick. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hollo way of Augusta spent Supday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hol loway. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Forrester had as their guests the past Sunday, Mrs. E. P. Tait, who is Mrs. For rester’s sister, Mrs. H. P. Tait, Mrs. L. B. Tait and Misses Vina Tait and Kate Shaw, all of Anderson. Tommie Forrester was host on Sunday afternoon to the G. A.’s and R. A.’s at his home here. Mrs. W. E. Crawford, who is the G. A. leader, and quite a good number of members of both organizations were present. At the conclusion of the meeting delicious refresh ments were served by Mrs. For rester, assisted by Mrs. John R. Moore. X Mt. Carmel News We are having ideal spring weather now. We are hoping that the cooler weather may not b> severe enough to kill the frui . Trees are bursting into bloom rap idly. Yeoman 2nd Clas^ Billy Gilliam was a happy, welcome visitor lx Mt. Carmel Sunday evening. H’j spent Sunday night visiting his- mother, Mrs. Cecil Gilliam. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gilliam of Green wood were also guests of their mother. Sgt. and Mrs. Henry Beaird of Davidson, N. C., spent an enjoya ble and pleasant week end u; guests of their parents, Mr. and. Mrs. W. A. Scott. Mrs. Hunter McKinney is spend ing a few days in Atlanta witlx Mrs. Inman Griffin. Navy Department Reports Robert M. Gilchrist Has Been Killed In Action wood were among the guests on Sunday. Sgt. and Mrs. Beaird re turned to Davidson Sunday after- the B. T. W. of the Baptist Church | noon, in Denmark. Mrs. Herbert Mrs. Ida Black spent Monday night in Calhoun Falls with Mrs.} Bryson. j Robert McCord Gilchrist, Avia- Mrs. W. A. Scott, Messrs. Hunter, tion Machinist’s Mate second McKinney and W. H. Horton were class, son of Mrs. Sallie McCord visitors in Calhoun Falls Monday, Gilchrist and the late Bob Gil- afternoon. 1 Christ, of the Rehoboth commun- Sgt. and Mrs. Henry Beaird of ity of McCormick County, has been Davidson, N. C., were pleasant! officially listed as killed in action guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott \ in the Caribbean area, according for several days last week. Mr. 1 to a Navy department letter re- and Mrs. Robert Scott of Green-; ceived by his mother recently. Gilchrist had been placed in the status of missing in action after he was lost while attacking GALLANT-BELK COMPANY HOME OF BETTER VALUES . . • . , • * GREENWOOD, S. C. White and little daughter, Nell, spent last Monday in Greenwood. Messrs. G. E. Langley, W. E. Crawford, J. M. and E. R. Strother and Herbert White of Knoxville, Tenn., visited the past week end with their families here. The members of the Interme diate B. T. W. enjoyed a social on Friday evening, Feb. 25th, fit the home of Miss Sudie White. About 15 young people enjoyed games and refreshments. # Mr. Billy Gilliam, yeoman 2nd class, of U. S. Navy, was a happy. welcome visitor in Mt. Carmel Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Har old Gilliam of Greenwood accom panied him and were guests of their mother, Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Sunday night. Chief J. J. White of the U. S. Navy enjoyed quite a pleasant vis it in Mt. Carmel, McCormick and Augusta about ten days. Mrs. D. L. Bryson spent Sabbath with her mother, Mrs. Ida Black. a submarine on August 6, 1943, in the Caribbean. Other planes, sent to attack the submarine, reported that no sign was to be found of the first plane or its personnel. During an extensive search, the letter said, small parts of the missing plane had been found but no sign of its occupants. “In view of these circumstances and considering the length of time that has elapsed without any indication that your son sur vived, it is with the deepest re gret that you are advised that Mrs. Herchel Fife of Atlanta is the decision has been S' feW ; made that On Saturday, Feb. 26th, the W. visiting her brother, Mr. James your son lost his life on M. S. of the Baptist Ghurch held Miller, and cousins. Misses Flor-, Q t 1943,” the letter concluded. 'll' *