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' / i. . '• •• ■ ■ t. t . •• .■ *• • '•» j-' l" i l s*-:)»/iMv* . • f. ?. ; ,.r*. ; J » * ! ^ & h » 5 - \ t n ■ i . Forty-Second Year TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHB ORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. i ::h: Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK. S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1944 Number 41 McCormick School v News McCormick Lions Hold Regular Meet rn MR. MRirsnitf MFFXfs The McCormick Lions Club held its regular meeting Tuesday and Girls’ Glee Clubs Monday, night, March 14, at 8:00 o’clock. Between the practices, our Chanel | The club has placed its initial Washington D C (NWNS)— ’needs of the armed forces. But was held, and Mr. Neilson helped order for 20,000 cigarettes to be March 13—Scandalmongers here:there is more behind it than the student body learn “Swing sent to our boys in service over ate licking their lips in anticipa- i merely excess • buying. For in- Low, Sweet Chariot.” We always seas. This project of the club tion of some juicy revelations in formed sources point out that look forward to our Monday was made possible through dona- the near future as congress looks farmers may have difficulty dis- chapel programs when Mr. Neil-itions of the public placed in jars intr> such mysteries as our Arab- posing of butter unless rationing son can be with us to help with in various business places. The ian oil oroiects the government’s is relaxed and that to release the our music. I Club wishes to acknowledge its SC.OOO.OOO-pound’ hoard of butter, 1 government hoard to civilians SHRUBBERY ! thanks and appreciation to the and the background of the large would make the situation worse, i We high school boys and girls donors - ‘ in the “ —"’ 4n ^ The ~ outcome probably will be have entered into a campaign to| Eleven members of the club that the excess supply owned by make the shrubberv around onr attended a State-wide Lions the government will be shipped building look better. Already, meeting in Columbia, March 7, ^ overseas under lend-lease and Gene Walker, a seventh grader, for an address by Lion Dr. E. G. ^"TTne^subiectTof* wide ‘discus- that the point value for butter and Claude and Bobby Lowe Gill, President of Lions Interna- ' - hay* onv startling re-; will be decreased here to assure Huguley, ninth and eight graders, tional. A report of this meeting But all are smolder- ; distribution of all butter that is have brought some good rich dirt was made to the club by' Rev. J. fAe J>V LYTLE HULL EDUCATING THE HEATHEN black market operations sale of gasoline. It may be that none of these attartkms, which have recently mg actively now and any one of "them might erupt at any time. WIKI charges of all kinds re- -X- available t° helo enrich the soil around Claude Evans. As for the gasoline black mar- the shrubs. We are expecting A delightful supper was served ket, this became a major topic of others to do their part. by the ladies of the club, gar ding these situations are being discussion when Chester Bowles, j RED CROSS DRIVE heard here, but sources close to OPA administrator, stated that The Red Cross Drive has begun the government agencies involved at least 5 per cent of all gasoline at our school. The ninth grade refuse to get excited until inves- sold to civUians is going through has challenged every grade in the tigations have been made. Some black markets and that “A’ ra- high school, and they are expect- predict that inefficiency may be tion book holders could get 25 mg much competition. Our fight- uncovered, but nothing more sen- per cent more gasoline if the ing men are counting on us as oxls black market could be stopped, school boys and girls to do our The Arabian oil project is a Mr. Bowles told of a plan to help part. Let’s give generously! complicated situation which only fight this black market by pena- v SENIOR GIRL SCOUTS MEET those who have made a thorough lizing motorists who do not en- The *nri ccouts met Thursday study of it are in a position to; aorse coupons, but there seem to night, March 9, at the scout hall judge. It was brought into the be few who believe that will ef- All the girls took an active part limelight when James A. Moffett, fectively help the situation. Trie in painting the walls of our hail, formerly federal housing admini- Automobile Club of New York, for After we hart painted a while, we it must continue its many other strator and more recently chair- ! example, says that the mamr were invited to join the boy varied services, including disaster man of the California Texas Oil problem of black markets is sales scouts and teach them some folk relief and training of civilians in ‘ company said that the Arabian to motorists without requiring dances. Everyone enjoyed this, protection of the home front, pipeline planned by our govern- coupons by dealers who obtain and afterward went back and Carrying the* compassion of the Local Red Cross Drive In Full Sway The American Red Cross Chap ter in McCormick Countv is again appealing for funds with which to carry on its vital wartime functions of service to our m^n in the armed forces and to the It has been very seriously pro posed by a number of American educators, that after the defeat of Germany and Japan and their various satellites, we, the victors, force these nations to educate their children—politically—as we shall dictate. (One wonders if Mr. Stalin and the learned pro fessors would agree upon the fun damentals of the curriculum.) This scintillating idea drew the following observations from Dean William F. Russell of Teacher's College, Columbia University, at a recent conference of the American Association of School Administra tors. “Who are we, people of the United States to set ourselves up to teach the other peoples of the world?” “Certainly we are in no obedience even in Germany whei« obedience is a natural heritage; and to help him he had three or four million thugs whom he dug out of the gutters of the great cities of Germsftiy; dressed up m “brown shirts” and drilled in "Dic- tatorism”—parading this time un der the name of “National Social ism.” The educators who suggest tins new form of internatonal dicta torship appear to overlook the fact that dictatorship and compulsigB are the/principles to which De mocracy is diametrically opposed. They propose a system of mental control which would require pCHt- ical slavery to make functionable. Democracy is spreading rapidly all over the earth. There was no such political system in existence at the time we won our indepfn- position to play the role of edu- dence 150 odd years ago. But its cational Messiahs.” “Let us cease to talk of world citizenship as something for other people to a- dopt, of good will as a message to carry to the heathen, of criti cal inspection of other people’s schools, of universal text books, of spread did not result from the of mental or physical force. De mocracy is a voluntary condition —utterly opposed to the use ct force to govern people. Force is its greatest enemy, and its use — as suggested by these well-rnean- manv victims of war In addition teaching ideas that are ‘right.’| ing edwators—wmrtrt ^reditit many victims or war. in addition, Let , s first t&ke the beam out 0 f.and retard its world-wide growl* our own ejfe. Let us not have as few other things could. the effrontery to talk of educa- j 7'ostwar military supervision <2 tional imperialism.” ’ the Axis countries, until such time In order to appreciate the utter as the world is assured that these ment was “the biggest scandal I’ve ever seen,” that it would be their” suppy with stolen or coun- closed our own meeting with the American people to our men in ° f npan Pr Rn«?ir* WhlC]1 . rrn~ i« — oil n arfc nf TTrr>»-i/4 tjoh canea i or in uean nussen s of no value in the war, that it! lieves OPA has not made a careful was an unjustified venture by enough analysis of the black mar- terfeit coupons. This group be- Girl Scout benediction. ' ' MIES FERGUSON VISITS BROTHER re- all parts of the world, the Red , , . irv . Cross deserves the support of every citizen in this county. Many agination—'-the ^hypothetical situa- of Secretary Ickes in handling the oil situation. He asked lor a congresssional investigation and consideration of removing Mr. Ickes from office. The major oil companies have torists. brother who has been stationed that we must give more and more There also seems to be some in the Hawwaiian Islands for the as the victory drive of the United question as to how much of a past four years was enjoying his Nations becomes intensified m shortage of gasoline there actual- first furlough. ^ ly is—and it is expected that con- CHAPE** PROGRAM AT gressional investigation may soon GRAMMAR joined Mr. Moffett in objecting j oe launched to get the facts on The Grammar School and sev- to the pipeline, which the govern- i the whole problem of distribution eral visitors eniovert the chapel ment intended to build at a cost of $165,000,000 and which would use hundreds of thousands of tons of steel. They not only say this oil is not needed but they also ob- 'jeet'bh the grounds that* this project would definitely put the government into the oil business. The butter problem has prob ably resulted from lack of care ful planning on the part of the government in estimating the of gasoline to civilians.. Notice . the weeks ahead. Groups are often together cut- schools. At once the mechanical impossibility of such an under taking becomes apparent — unless nations will not soon again *‘e- rupt,” is quite another matter. This procedure could in no way be classified as /‘Dictatorship”—as the word is used today. It wouli constitute a system of policing similar to that practiced by any other police force, and would t»r simply a temporary and justifia ble exoedient. for self protection. T> would rot -dictate to people the victor absorbes the vanquish- what they must do—it would te» them what they must not 'da. Surely it is not ^undemocratic tm protect oneself—but surely it is HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C program oresented by the second and third grades last Thursday. Irma Joan Connor, from the ^ ^ _ sixth grade, did a military tap Cormick people to hold the home ____ dance. She was accompanied atl Ir £D t - ,,, the piano bv Betty Jane DeaSon. I The committees haye been ap- Until further notice, I will run A group G f second and third' roi,nced and thP drive to raise my grist mill on Tuesdays and graders in colorful old-fashioned $3,200 between March 13-24 is in costumes sang several songs and sway. Some are responding danced the “minuet.” A playlet, generously. , w ^ entitled “Betsy’s Secret” was 1 Everyone is urged to weigh the then enacted. u a V, e I e » d y ? n the wr.-rv-rvwwT.r^-raw.T ww.wr battlefield, the comfort and recre- ~ D 5rTcc f-or ation provided through Red Cross . D r- M 188 SfJj | overseas service clubs, the aid to trude McGrath V1 | lt 1 f d b .^ servicemen in family emergency. Grammar and High Schools last i ar g e 0 r small, the hope and corn- week and vaccinated pupils and for | given by’the Red Cross to the helpless victims of war ting, sewing and knitting for the nation altogether and Heaven Red Cross; others are busy get- YnSfn t0 ting messages to and from the P^. r . ma *?. y and Ja P a o* Chronic ^ boys in service. A group is now indigestion is too much to ask of undemocratic to try to shape, by studying home-nursing and many j us - _ f ° rce » lives the other peo- are the efforts made by the Me-' u t0 ° k v, a mimber ox pies of the iearth. Undemocratic years to build up his regime of and unprofitable.. • Saturday only. MRS. FANNIE MAE PARKS Plum Branch, S. C. FRIDAY awd SATURDAY March 17th and 18th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. LAUREL & HARDY in DANCING MASTERS Also CHAPTER 11 CAPTAIN AMERICA 99 a ml SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS Malinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus lav MONDAY and TUESDAY MARCH 20th and 21st, 7:13 P. M. and 9:05 P. M. DOROTHY McGUIRE ROB’T. YOUNG in 44 CLAUDIA Also A DISNEY CARTOON and LATEST NEWS EVENTS m a & ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents; Children 12 to 15, 17 cents, including defense tax. teachers for smallpox. 1 CITIZENSHIP ROLL FIRST GRADE— | Mary Bouknight, Peggy Bowick. Carolyn Langley, Lena Mae Loveless, Fave Parks, Billie Sharpton, Thomas Young, James Goff. SECOND GRADE— Martha Rogers, Bobby Faulkner, Sue Campbell, Sara Will Talbert. Kathryn Lott Dorn, Georgia Britt, Harvey Sanders. Dorothy Dillashaw. THIRD GRADE— Effie Neal Banks, Christine Dillashaw, Joan Henderson, Hobson Langley, Jan Parks. Joyce Walker, Pose Weldon. H Q lon W^Mten. FOURTH GRADE— Joan Bonnette, Klugh Connor, Charlie Sanders, Mary Ann Cosev t Thrmip Franklin, Ruth Jaynes, Hillie Jaynes. Betty Ann Camnbell, T>p+tv Aon° McNeill. FIFTH GRADE— Douelass Briti, Phyllis Chamberlain, Ma™ Grace Dansbv. Fe'ty ^YAnces Edwards, Julia Holloway, j-p Thomas Seigler, Ken Dowtin. SIXTH GRADE— Janet Caudle. Trma Joan Connor, r>pvrnond Brook. Fj-o^vps Ann Dansby, BeHy Jane Deason, Bob Sanders, fir' — '' Fr>-”(]f‘xs Bobbv Edmunds, T./>nr*orrt Dorn. SEVENTH GRADE— Johnel Caudle. Billy Creighton, EIGHTH GRADE— Marion Davis. Virginia Smith, Bobby Huguley, Anne Link. NINTH GRADE— jl Richard Culbreath, U Claude Huguley, Lois Edwards. TENTH GRADE— Jamxette Cheatham, m? 4 S ix % Inch JSmtimi REV. ROBERT H HARPER T and to respond to the call ' for funds with the greatest possible generosity. X Discuss Care And Repair Of All Farm Machinery On Feb. 29th Mr. Smith, a rep- -ospntative of the Allis Chalmer Company, held a very ‘ timely meeting as his “Tonics” were Care and Repair of all farm ma chinery. With a tractor in front of him Mr. Smith went over most every part giving the function *«nd stressing the importance of its care. A properly cared for trpetor or machine needs much less repair. T.otpr the nrogram two sound uictures were shown. Food pro duction and soil conservation were stressed in these pictures County agent G. W. Bonnette and S. C. S. Technician B. W. Crouch were called upon by the chair man, J. W. Bracknell, and con tributed worthwhile thoughts a- long the same line of construc- M ve work. r * t ' inf°rested farmers and 4-H Club members were present and expressed themselves as hav ing enjoyed this meeting. The ;»fv nr held un stairs in Bracknell’s Store, Plum Branch. J. W. Bracknell, chairman and promoter. medicines in the spring of the .year i- due largely to the lack-cf vegetables in the winter diet. If more greens and leafy foods were eaten daily throughout the year less money would be spent lor medicines and doctors’ bills anil there would be less suffering from many of the ills that are constant ly with us. Green vegetables are valuable in the diet because thqr supply mineral substance ao* vitamins. ’ , Hints The wide-awake gardener has planted Irish potatoes, radishes onion sets and plants, and Mb Jesus Crucified. Lesson for March 19: Mark 15: 21-47. Golden Text: Isaiah 53:5. ^ . . Chief -incidents of the Cruci-! English peas and spinach up fixion may be summarized by | gr ®^' i 5 lg - . .. . thinking of the persons present. I ,^ a 5 e plantings now if groan* Simon of Cyrene was compelled wld d o work to bear the cross when Jesus fell under its weight; an unknown person, just before Jesus was Potatoes — Irish Cobler, v Bl Triumph; tubers 4 inches to inches deep in rows 2 1-2 feet Billie Freeland, I on Harmon, Bruce Jaynes. ELEVENTH GRADE— Bedola Campbell, Guynelle Dunlap, Helen Fooshe. Bertha Mae Harris, Frances New, Jo Smith, Thomas Culbreath. BEAUTIFICATION AT GRAM MAR SCHOOL crucified, offered him a drug Part; him 10 inches to 12 inefce* which He refusedr the soldiers ( apart, 12 to 15 bushels per acic. crucified Him and gambled for' * s P inaPb — Long Standing His seamless robe; the Centurion Bloomsdale; sow seed one-luHI said, when Jesus died, “Truly £ch deep in open 1 ounce to m this man was the Son of God;” j . row f ^ 1-2 feet apart thiM the two thieves crucified with 4 mches to 6 inches apart. Him cursed and railed on Him, ^ ets _~V Early W °”5 er ’ but one of them later called on Dark Red. . s ° w one-hatf Him for mercy; the chief priests i ncb to 1 ? ncb deep; thm anu (perhaps including the high transplant to rows 2 1-2 feet; priest), scribes and elders and seedlings 3 mches to 4 inche^ a- some of the multitude mocked Part. J^us. and when Jesus said. “I 1 j. Laxt0ns o thirst,” someone lifted a vinegar- Hundredfold; sow seed 2 mches conk-rt snnntrp to lins r 1 ’ n r ‘ v>er ‘- 1 Quart to 100 feet; soaked sponge to His lips. rQws 2 12 fe sqw th ^ The Lord’s acknowledged ufill friends were few enough. There Farslev — Moss Curled; sow seef is no record of any disciple being one-fourth inch deep in the open. nresent but John. Certainly only. ^_2 ounce to 100 feet; transplant he, the mother of Jesus. seedlings 10 inches apart eae* the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene stood near the cross.: Kale — Curled Siberan; swr It appears that when Jesus com- j one-half inch deep in open; 1 mitted His mother unto John ounce to 100 feet; rows 2 l-2*feet (John 19: 26, 27), He at once l ed apart; thin 4 inches to 6 inches Mary away and neither was pres- ■ apar t ent at the end. We can only. Mustard — Giant Southern conjecture that Joseph of Anm- curled; sow seed one-half inca atheaa, who provided a tomb f or ifieep in open; one-half ounce to Jesus. and Nicodemus, who l00 feet; rows 2 i-2 feet apart; brought spices to anoint the | seedlings three inches to four body, were present at the cruci- i nC hes apart, fixion. | Make plantings in hotbed: The death of Jesus was unique.! Tomatoes — Wilt resistant — Of thousands killed on crosses. Rutgers and Marglobe. we think only of Jesus when we I Pepper — (sweet) California, hear or see the word, “crucifix- Wonder, Ruby King, Perfection! ion.” Determined from eternity, Pimento, (hot) Long Rad willingly approached by Jesus, Cayenne Eggplant — Black Beauty. Make plantings of the following celebrated by the redeemed in heaven, theme of Paul’s glorying. ^ and means of our redemption, let vegetables as soon as soil wiil ds: *r^ 0l Vt° nf 6 Christianit^' Mustard, lettuce, parsnips, car- °Q 1 11 on rots - onions, cauliflower, spinaefe. Work has"begmT’on"beautifying 8afvary, not one was Neutral And radish, parsley turnips, cabbage the grounds 6 of the gran/ma? none can now be neutral toward! school. Much enthusiasm is being the crucified Lord. cabbage, cauunower, BrussD- manifested by the patrons and j _ I punils c* the school, who are con- ! ;.4' j boys. labor. This beautification project is being made possible through the efforts of Mr. Weldon, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Bonnette, De la Howe State School and the agriculture X Work For Ma of tonics and onions (seetf- oUicr Sprouts, lettuce, ling). Such plants as tomatoes, eg^- PaMiawS, Ol P./ ci, V.-,Ucv. .. •Y/'-t tatoes, etc,, should not be plants! until the ground is warm and Jtfi danger of frost is over. Matilda Bell, County Home Lw.a. argent.