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Forty-Second Year
TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHB ORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
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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-
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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.
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MONDAY and TUESDAY
MARCH 20th and 21st, 7:13 P. M. and 9:05 P. M.
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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,
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REV. ROBERT H HARPER T
and to respond to the call ' for
funds with the greatest possible
generosity.
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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
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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.