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I Me- # : \ - 1 I TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Forty-Second Year June 5, 1902 McCORMICK. S. <... THUB SDAY, MAY 4, 1944 Number 47 Mr. L. M. Loveless Promoted To Avia tion Metalsmith 2< Chicken Salad Supper Tonight At Community House The Senior Class of the Mc Cormick Methodist Church will have a chicken salad supper at the Community House, Thursday, May 4, 1944, for the benefit of the, the late Mrs. Eula Mae Mc- Sunday School of the Methodist | Mahan Loveless, of the Buf Church. 50c per plate for one and all. The public is cordially invited. 7 to 9 n. :n. X T. E. L. Class Meets Word has been received hers ♦hat Mr. Lawrence M. Loveless, son cf Mr. James W. Loveless and The T. E. L. Class of the Mc Cormick Baptist Church was de- lightly entertained Wednesday af ternoon of last week at the home of Mrs. W. M. Strom with Mrs. R. BL Talbert, Mrs. C: K. Epting, Mrs. N. G. Rankin, Mrs. P. C. Dorn, Jr., Mrs. P. C. Dorn and Mrs. Robert A. Dukes, assisting. Mrs. James Cherry of De la Howe led the devotional, paying a beautiful tribute to “Mothers”. Members of the Dorcas class were special guests and each of these mothers was given a beautiful corsage, as was Miss Patricia Evans who sang “Mother Mc- Crea,” and Mrs. Cherry. The busi ness session was conducted by the class president, Mr. H. N. Cole man, and Mrs. J. M. Dorn direct ed the recreation. A chicken salad course was served with' Russian tea. There were 40 present. X Card Of Thanks falo community, has recently been promoted to the rank of aviation metalsmith 2-c, in the U. S. Navy. He is now stationed somewhere outside the continental United States. Buffalo Grange To Meet May 8th The Buffalo Grange will meet Monday night. May 8th, at 8:4b at the Buffalo school house. X Price Facts We wish to express our grateful and, heartfelt appreciation for the many kindnesses shown us at the time of the death of our hus band and father, David M. Ward- law. We shall treasure in our The maximum price for live fryers, sold at retail is now forty (.40) cents per pound. The maximum retail price of snap beans is nineteen (.19) cents per pound. The maximum retail price of lemons, all sizes, is thirteen (.13) cents per pound. Apples, bananas, oranges, grape fruit and lemons can no longer be sold by the dozen, but must now be sold by the pound. X Card Of Thanks County Democratic Convention Held Monday Morning sympathy.' Mr?. David M. WardUw And Children. We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for all the loving kindness that was shown us dur ing the saddest and most trying hour of our lives—the death of our son and brother. We pray hearts these deeds of love and th^t God’s richest blessing may rest up on each of you. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fleming, And Family. THEATRE McCOKMICK, S. G FRIDAY und SATURDAY MAY 5th and 6th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. " „ vv* Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. ROY ROGERS-SMILEY BURNETTE m SILVER SPURS” Also CHAPTER ONE “ADVENTURES OF THE FLYING CADETS*’ and SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 24c . MONDAY and TUESDAY MAY 8th and 9th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:25 P. M. JOAN LESLIE—GEO. MURPHY STAGE CAST The McCormick County Demo cratic Convention met at eleven o’clock a. m. May 1st Chairman Buzhardt called the mee'insr to o'.dor an3 Rev. J Clarde Evar«; eponed with prayer. The following officers we™ e- lected. J. Fred Buzhardt, re-elected County Chairman, J. O. Patterson, re-elected Sec retary, H. C. Brown, elected State Exec utive Committeeman. Delegates to the State Conven tion, one-half vote each: J. F. Buzhardt, L. L. Hester, H. C. Brown, W. B. Quarles, J. L. Bracknell, J. P. Brunson, J. O. Patterson, W. M. Freeland. Alternates: J. L. Caudle, R. N. Edmunds, W. T. Strom, P. R. Brown. H. C. Brown offers the following motion: That the present enrollment books be used, new names added where necessary and the books purged after the closing date. This motion was unanimously a- dopted. J. L. Bracknell offers the fol lowing motion: That the convention go on rec ord as favoring only one cam paign meeting this year and dis courage the habit of a house to house canvass. This motion was adopted. After the Convention adjourned the County Executive Committee met, fees were fixed for candi dates for the different offices. All offices were placed in the pri mary. Date for filing pledges and pay ing entrance fees was fixed to open at 12 o’clock noon, May 1st and close at 12 o’clock noon May 16th, 1944. The campaign meeting will be held at the county court house on a date to be announced later. The following resolution endors ing the Hon. B. B. Hare for re- election to congress was adopted. RESOLUTION WHEREAS. Hon. Butler B. Hare has ably - represented the Third District, South Carolina, in .the Congress of the United States for a number cf years, and, WHEREAS. Mr. Hare has been an active leader in legislation which will lead to the building of Clarks Hill Dam, the outstanding power project of the Southeast and. WHEREAS, Mr. Hare has suc cessfully worked to prevent thf Cpl. L. S. Strom Com missioned Second Lieutenant In Army Fort Benning, Ga., April 25.— (Special) — Lawrence S. Strom of McCormick, S. C., was commis sioned a second lieutenant in the Army of the United States today upon successful completion of the Officer Candidate Course at The Infantry School at Fort Benning. Lt. Strom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Strom of McCormick, 3. C. The new lieutenant was induct ed into the Army on August 3, 1943, and served with the Infan try before going to Officer Candi date School four months ago. He held the rank of corporal before being commissioned. The new officer is a graduate of McCormick High, McCormick, S. C., and Clemson at Clemson, S. C., where he was prominent in academic and extra-curricular ac tivities. At the Infantry School, world’s largest institution of its kind, the local officer took a four months’ course to fit him for his new re sponsibilities. The course covers the technique of handling all the varied modern infantry weapons and the tactics of leading small infantry units in combat. At the same time he is taught such di verse, yet necessary, subjects as military lav/, mess management and administration, and is con stantly impressed with the enor mous responsibility of an officer in time cf war. The men who attend Officer Candidate School are recent In fantry ROTC graduates of colleges all over the country. Others in clude the best privates, corporals and sergeants from regular Army outfits, selected by their superiors for outstanding intelligence and qualities of leadership. During the course even the mildly incapable are weeded out, so that the men who graduate with commissions are Americans finest soldiers, fully qualified to be the leaders in our rapidly growing Army. -X- McCormick School News BEAUTY CONTEST SUCCESS The annual beauty contest was held last Thursday night and it was a grand success. Miss Bertha Mae Harris was crowned “Miss McCormick County” and “Queen of McCormick High” for the third successive year, while Misses Jo Smith and Willie Ethel Brown won second and third places, re spectively. Cliff Fleming, Jr., was crowned “King of McCormick High” with Belton Harmon run ning second and Herman Jennings integration of the races in the I hird. Betty Jane Deason and United States Employment Office j Charlie Sanders were crowned n the District of Columbia, and i “Queen and King of the Gram- si all times, worked against j mar School: as 1ST [ Federa 1 in 66 •-W- THIS IS THE ARMY (IN TECHNICOLOR) Also SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS */>'.» o; ADMISSION: Adults, 30 cents; Children tip to 12, 12 cents; Children 12 to 15, 18 cents, including tax. he encroachment of the Government upon States’ rights and. WHEREAS, we feel that Mi- Hare is one of the most able rep resentatives in the National House of Representatives, now, there- ore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mc Cormick County Democratic Con vention in regular session assem bled: 1. That Mr. Hare be commended for his hard work and faithful service, not only for the Third District, but for our County as a whole, especially in respect to the matters mentioned above; 2. That this convention go on record as endorsing Mr. Hare for re-election to Congress to repre sent our District; 3. That a copy of this resolution be mailed to Mr. Hare and to all the newspapers covering the Third Congressional District. DONE AND RATIFIED this the 1st day of May, 1944. J. Fred Buzhardt, Chairman. ATTEST: . J. O. Patterson, Secretary. icr. In the “Kiddie Parade” the win- were Claude Gary Dorn, first place; Patricia Crouch, sec- ?nd place; and Alvin Kelley, third place. Fcr entertainment, a mock beauty contest was presented in which many high school boys took part. Among the hilarious-look ing contestants, Gary Brown was voted the “prettiest” boy on the stage. The grammar school also helped in the entertainment. Their glee club rendered several songs, and Miss Patricia Evans, the fourth grade teacher, sang “San Fer nando Valley” and “When They Ask About You.” COMING SOON! “For Pete’s Sake” is to be pre sented by the senior class May 19. We have begun practising and we’ll guarantee a full evening of fun and laughter. JUNIORS AND SENIORS ATTEND METING The juniors and seniors attend ed the county council meeting at the Hollywood theatre Tuesday. The theme was “Nutrition” and a Walt Disney comedy was shown before we came back to the school for lunch. SORROW We are all sorry to hear of the death of Christine Fleming’s brother, Keith, who was badly burned in an explosion of the en gine on a Seaboard train, where he was working. He died in the York County Hospital • Friday night. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fleming of McCormick County. Christine is in the seventh grade. PREPARATIONS FOR BANQUET The junior girls are making and selling sandwiches every day to their fellow students in order to raise money for their junior-se nior banquet. Judging from the crowd gathered around the sand wich booth every first recess, we think these girls are doing a “rushing” business. IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Bertha Harris was ad mitted to the Columbia Hospital Tuesday where she will undergo an operation. We wish for her a speedy recovery. In her absence, Mrs. Harvey Sanders will teach the sixth grade. CITIZENSHIP ROLL 5th Six Weeks 11TH GRADE— Katherine Schumpert, Guynell Dunlap, Helen Fooshe, Bertha Mae Harris, Betty Seigler, Frances New, Jo Smith, Thomas Culbreath, Bedola Campbell. 10TH GRADE— Janette Cheatham, Billy Freeland, Belton Harmon, Bruce Jaynes, Daniel New, Barbara Owings, Pauline Henderson. 9TH GRADE— Gary Brown, Richard Culbreath, Bobby Dukes, Claude Huguley, Lois Edwards. 8TH GRADE— Marion Davis, Bobby Huguley, Virginia Smith, Anne Link. 7TH GRADE— Johnelle Caudle, ? Garfield Bowick, Bill Creighton. 6TH GRADE— Irma Joan Connor, Frances Ann Dansby, Janet Caudle, l Raymond Brock, Betty Jane Deason, ? Anne Sanders, £ Bob Sanders, . ; 1 ^ Leonard Dorn, y Bobby Edmunds. 5TH GRADE— Douglass Britt, Phyllis Chamberlain, Ken Dowtin, Betty Frances Edwards, Julia Holloway, Pat Parks. 4TH GRADE— Joan Bonnette, Mary Ann Cosey, Jimmie Franklin, Ruth Jaynes, Billie Jaynes, Connie McAbse, Charlie Sanders, Jimmie Smith, David V/ardlaw, Betty Anne Campbell. 3RD GRADE— Effie Neal Banks, Christine Dillashaw, Jean Henderson, Jan Parks. Joyce Walker, Rose Weldon, Helen Whitten, Hobson Langley. 2ND GRADE— Georgia Britt, Sue Campbell, Dorothy Dillashaw, Kathryn Dorn, Bobby Faulkner, Martha Rogers, Harvey Sanders, Sara Will Talbert, John Edwards, Billy LaGroon, Shirley Holloway. 1ST GRADE— Peggy Bowick, James Goff, Lena Mae Loveless, Faye Parks, Billie Sharpton, Thomas Young. The faculty wishes to acknowl edge the following students who have come close to making the citizenship roll this period. These students have reached about six. of the eight points by which good citizens are judged in our school- We hope that their names will appear on the actual citizenship roll next month. They are: Doris Lee Floyd, Mary Louise Seigler, Hal Dowtin. t Carl Henry Strom, ; Johnny LeRoy, Archie Ferqueron, j Robert Hanvey. -i George Bonnette, Tommy Gable, Edwin Rice, Katie Bell Willis, Hazel Kelley. Dewey Jennings, Virginia Seigler. Albert Campbell, Thurmond Brown, Billy Creswell. X— !i 3, i The Situation Demands Extra Gardening Effort Clemson, Apr. 29.—Citing Presi dent Roosevelt’s recent statement that food still remains the first essential in winning the war and that Victory gardens are of direct benefit in helping to relieve man power, transportation, and living costs as well as the food problem itself, A. E. Schilletter, Clemson extension horticulturist, urges all gardeners, town and country, not to let unfavorable weather pre vent an all-out effort to have- plenty of good gardens this year- The situation as to canned veg etables and fruits shows the real need for home production of these- products, Schilletter says. Data furnished by Chester Bowles, OPA.. administratcr, show that— “On the basis of anticipated production in 1944, it is estimated the civilian supply of canned fruits and vegetables will be about 200 million standard cases com pared with 242 million in 1943 r 247 million in 1942; 321 million ii* 1941 and a 5-year average of 285 million for the 1937-44 period. Military and governmental needs for 1944 are estimated at 149 mil lion cases compared to 86 million cases in 1943, an increase of near ly 70 per cent. The only way to keep point values from rising sharply next summer is to pro duce and can more food. I hope every person with a plot of ground will have a patch of vege tables.” There is still time in South Carolina, Schilletter advises, to prepare and plant spring and summer gardens with expectation of success and then there is am ple time to plan for bigger and better fall and winter gardens. there is help if needed in the form of printed information and in the form of farm and heme agents and other agricul tural workers. X ' “High consumption levels for dairy products may be expected after the war. This will be due argely to the fine and effective- nutrition program of our govern ment, and the boys coming home- with a firmer conviction than ev er concerning the worth of dairy products.”—Merrill Maughan, Am erican Dairy Products Institute. X r “The Nazis and Japanese have butchered men and women in a campaign ‘ of organized terror. They have stripped the lands they hold of food and other resources. They have used hunger as an in strument of the slavery they seek to impose. Our policy is the di - • rect opposite. United Nations forces will bring food for the starving and medicine for the sick.”—President Roosevelt.