TRUE TO ourselves; our neighb ors, our country and our god.
Forty-Third Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK., S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1944.
Number 11
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Washington, D. C., Aug. 14. —
(NWNS)—The most cussed, dis
cussed, feared and sought after
group in the many sided political
fight that will be with us until
November, will undoubtedly be the
new Political Activities Committee
of the CIO union. The power of
this group, which has become or
ganized for high-pressure politics
during the last year, was first
• brought to public attention at the
Democratic national convention.
At that convention both Demo
crats and Republicans were sur
prised over the almost dictatorial
power wielded over delegates by
Sidney Hillman, the spokesman
for the CIO group.
Both Mr. Hillman and other
leaders of the CIO have a nation
wide reputation for their commu
nistic activities and communistic
beliefs. They are the most left-
wing division of the New Deal, if
they are considered a part of the
New Deal at all. But their power
at this time is unquestioned — a
power which grows out of the fact
that they seem to have control
over several million labor votes
and have a fund of $3,000,000 to
spend on election activities.
They' are supporting the Demo
cratic ticket presumably because
they consider it as “the lesser of
two evils.” They have also found
that the New Deal leaders seem
to respect the power of unions and
are willing to give sympathetic au
dience to their pleadings.
There is no doubt that the CIO’s
Political Activities committee will
influence a goodly number of votes
this year, but it is also apparent
that any candidate who gets un
der obligation to this organization
is in an extremely dangerous po
sition. Whether President Roose
velt will be able to avoid such ob
ligation and still accept the CIO
support is a matter of considera
ble debate here.
The political wiseacres here, who
are willing to predict the outcome
of the election for anyone who
will listen, seem to give Roosevelt
the edge over Dewey. But even
the most ardent Roosevelt fans
think Dewey might win if he
would do one thing, namely: Pick
his cabinet, make it the very
strongest cabinet possible, and an
nounce the names before the e-
lection. In other words, they don’t
think the name Dewey can take
enough votes away from the Dem
ocrats to win; but they do think
the name Dewey, plus a four-star
list of cabinet members who have
won the respect of the nation,
might do the trick..
There has been considerable dis
cussion here over • the effect it
would have on the election if the
war with Germany ended before
November. This has been a favo
rite subject ever since Prime Min
ister Churchill made his famous
statement about the possibility
that the war might end sooner
than we have any right to expect.
But when you hear the arguments
presented by both sides to show
how peace in Europe would shift
votes, about the only conclusion
which can be drawn at this time
is that this, happy event might
not shift them at all.
Of course the end of war in Eu
rope would take a lot of the wind
out of the New Deal argument
that you shouldn’t change horses
in the middle of the stream. But
some analysts think the argu
ment, “He won the war” would be
an even more powerful one with
the vbters. On the other hand,
with the President running for of
fice in the role of commander-in-
Will Help Returning
Veterans Get Former;
And New Positions
Brig. Gen. Holmes B. Springs,
State .Director of Selective Service,
stated today that machinery has
been set vp and is now in opera
tion to assist all returning vet
erans in restoring them to their
former positions, securing new
positions for them, and assisting
them in every way possible to re
instate themselves in the civilian
community. The Selective Service
System, the War Manpower Com
mission, and the Veterans Admin
istration compose a state commit
tee, known as the Veterans Service
Commmittee, of which General
Springs is Chairman. A similar
committee composed of the clerks
of the various Selective Service
boards representing the Selective
Service System, and representa
tives of the Veterans Service, War
Manpower Commission, and repre
sentatives of the Veterans Admin
istration, has been organized in
various communities in this State,
and Information Service Centers
for veterans and war workers have
been set up and are now operat
ing. There are now 106 informa-,
tion Service Centers for veterans
and war workers established in
this state to render aid and ad
vise discharged soldiers. These In
formation Centers are located
Postmaster Releases
Rules On Christmas
Mailing To Armed
Forces Overseas
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
AUGUST 18th and 19th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P.. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
TALULLAH BANKHEAD _ WM. BENDIX
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“LIFEfeOAT”
Also
CHAPTER 3
“TIGER WOMAN”
and i
SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 24c
MONDAY and TUESDAY
AUGUST 21st and 22nd, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M.
CHARLES BOYER _ BARBARA STANWYCK
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V)
“FLESH & FANTASY
Also
SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
each of the Selective Service local
boards, in the twenty-two existing
offices of the Veterans Employ
ment Service of the ^Var Manpow
er Commission, and in the existing
facilities of the Veterans Admin
istration.
The objectives of the “Informa
tion Service Centers” are:
(a) To supply the’veteran with
complete information concerning
his or her rights, and how and
where to secure them, at the time
of separation from service.
(b) In a case where the veteran
did not secure adequate informa
tion at the time of separation
from the service to see that he or
she secures it at one of the three
following Federal Government a-
gericies. The United States Em
ployment Service; Selective Serv
ice; or Veterans Administration.
(c) In a case where a veteran
has not secured adequate informa
tion either at time of separation
or at the agency contacted, to see
that he or she has a single place
in the community to which to go
for such information.
(d) To see that the war worker
has a definite place in the com
munity where he or she can go to
learn all rights and how to secure
them. j
The Selective Service System is
charged with the responsibility of
rendering aid in the replacement
of veterans in their former posi
tions, the Veterans Employment
Service of the War Manpower
Commission has the responsibility
of assisting veternas and wai
workers in securing new positions
the Veterans Administartion han
dles all other veterans benefits ex
cept employment. This includes
adequate hospitalization facilities
for the care and treatment of vet
erans, (the right of each veteran)
which includes hospitalization
claims and procedures, education
of veterans, loans for the purpose
of construction of homes, farms
and business property, and many
other benefits which are provided
by the GI Bill of Rights.
If a member of the armed forces
upon receiving his discharge will
report to any of the Information
Service Centers, which are now in
existence, full information and
assistance can be given him in
either securing a new job or any
other benefits to which he is en
titled.
“Save strong string and box ma
terial and start to plan shopping,”
Postmaster General Frank C. Wal
ker advises Americans in announc
ing the rules for mailing of Christ
mas gifts for Army and Navy per
sonnel overseas, ? according to re
lease received by Postmaster J. E.
Bell from him.
This year the Christmas mail
ing period for both Army and Navy
overseas forces is the same—Sep
tember 15 to October 15. After
October 15 no gift parcel may be
mailed to a soldier without the
presentation of a written request
from him.
The great demands upon ship
ping and the need for giving pref
erence to arms, munitions, medi
cine and food is the prime reason
for the: early mailing date. More
over, gift parcels must travel great
distances to reach Army and Navy
personnel who are located at re
mote points,, and frequently the
transfer of large numbers to new
stations necessitates forwarding of
the packages and additional time
is required.
“The response that our people
made last year during the overseas
in mailing period demonstrated that
Above, f/ve
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POSTWAR EMPLOYMENT
Congress, and everyone else for
that matter, is much concerned—
and rightly—over the fact that
the termination of the European
phase of the war may find the na
tion still unprepared to take up
the slack in employment which
will be caused by war material
cancellations and by mustering out
war service men and women.
Certainly industry (for a time at
least) will require supplemental
aid in taking up this sla'ck, no
matter how great their postwar
turnover may eventually become.
The supplemental aid must con
sist, for the most part, of “made
work.” But the “made work”
ments. First' would be listed fbc
pressing needs; (next the nee&s
which do not require haste; and
last improvements which are de
sirable but not essential. These
lists — with approximate costs —
would be sent in to a county com
mittee to be condensed by it and
then forwarded to a state commilr-
tee. The state committee, com
posed principally of business mea
and women who could be depend
ed upon to show no district favor
itism, would inform a central com
mittee in Washington what their
requirements in men and moner
would be. A comprehensive cata
logue of all the various projeetz
need decided favorably upon, would lie
This kept up to the minute by the een-
not be of a wasteful nature
“made work” can be divided into tral committee so that a written
three categories — that which is inquiry from a job seeking stoase
pressingly needed; that which is mason or carpenter or commroi
necessary but not pressing; and
that which is desirable and should
be undertaken shortly after the
war only if the unemployment sit- 'would post local work projects on
they will cooperate in any meas
ure designed for the welfare of
our armed forces personnel,” Mr.
Walker said. “It is not easy to
concentrate on Christmas gifts in
the midst of warm weather here
at home but our people recognized
the need, and because they want
the men and women who are ab
sent from their homes to know
that they are 'not forgotten at
Christmas they“ took pains to as-
assure prompt delivery of Christ
mas gifts
“I know that our people will ob
serve the overseas mailing sched
ule once more this year but I do
wish to stress this fact: More care
must be taken in wrapping and
packing parcels securely and ad
dressing them clearly and correct
ly.
“It is not a pleasant thing to
visit a postal concentration center
and see the numbers of Christmas
parcels which will never reach
servicemen and servicewomen. Post
office personnel have orders to do
everything they can to effect de
livery of such gifts, because we
know how important they are for
the happiness of the armed forces.
Too frequently, nothing can be
done.
“I am sorry that anyone ever
mentioned that the size of a shoe
box is the approximate limit for
packages intended for gift mail
ing overseas. Unhappily • many
people became convinced that a
shoe box is the best possible con
tainer. We must be mindful that
these gifts must travel far, with I
shipping space crowded. If
uation demands. It will requifcp
the expenditure of billions upon
*billions of dollars and the labor of
millions of people to complete any
one of these catagories. #
Every city, town and hamlet in
the nation has a worn out street
or road; an antiquated school
house of a dangerous railroad
crossing. There are great stretch
es of river which need flood con
trol systems; there are old, un
healthy sewerage systems which
empty into rivers and harbors;
there are reforestation projects
which are far mqre necessary than
the public realizes; there is a con
stant need for more and better
hospitals; slum clearance in many
of our great cities is of vital im
portance. One could enumerate
these essentials ad infinitum t
Would a plan something like the
following be feasible—each town
ship to create a small committee
which would ascertain and cata
logue its “public works” require-
laborer would bring informatum
to the writer where jobs for him
were open. Local post offices;
their bulletin boards. Neither the
federal nor the state government*
would be permitted to do more —
in connection with the act of “em
ploying” — than tender informa
tion as to employment opportuni
ties. All projects would be bid far
by local competing contractors*
thus (as per PWA) avoiding some
of the pitfalls of the WPA. Pay
ment would be divided in some
way between state and federal
government. It’s all our money
anyhow.
If these catalogued lists were
available by the time men anA
women began to be mustered out.
of the various war works, a me
thodical absorption of labor wouMI
seem possible; and if labor warn
employed the industries and oth
er phases of our economic life
would naturally hum, and Qae
white collar worker would have
his job. Without some such meth
od the immediate postwar future
may become chaotic.
to begin saving these materials
now. As time goes on they are
going to become even more scarce
than they are now.”
Among the more important rules
for Christmas mailings to the
armed forces overseas are the fol
lowing:
The parcel must not exceed five
pounds, and must not be more
than 15 inches in length or 36
inches in length and girth com
bined. It should be marked
Christmas parcel” so that it may
be given special attention to as
sure its arrival before December
25.
Not more than one parcel may
be mailed in any one week to the
same member of the armed forces
the J by or in behalf of the same mail-
gifts are* to be protected in transit j er.
(§31
ADMISSION: Adults, 30 cents; Children up to 12,
12 cents; Children 12 to 15, 18 cents, including lax.
chief of the armed forces, the Re
publicans point out that there
would be a lot less reason to elect
him on that basis if victory in
Europe was an* actuality.
But since there is little chance
that the Japanese phase of the
war will end this year, the Presi
dent will still hold a powerful
$ card in asking the people to let
they must be packed in boxes
made of metal, wood, solid fiber-
board, or strong double-faced cor-
ragated fiberboard, reinforced
with strong gummed paper tape
or tied with strong twine. If both
ape and strong twine are used,
so much the better. If the outer
wrapper is crushed—and this is
ikely to happen—the loss of con
tents may be prevented if fire-
board boxes are wrapped in heavy
paper.
“We were unable to deliver
many parcels which families and
friends sent to men and women
overseas last year because they
were crushed in transit and the
gift and the outside wrapper be-
When combination packages are
made up of such items as miscel
laneous toilet articles, hard can
dies, soaps, etc., the contents
should be tightly packed so that
they will not become loosened in
transit and damage the contents
or the cover. Hard candies, nuts,
caramels (including those covered
with chocolate), cookies, fruit
cake, and chocolate bars individ
ually wrapped in waxed paper
should be enclosed in inner boxes
of wood, metal, or cardboard.
Perishable goods, such as fruits
and vegetables that may spoil, are
prohibited. Intoxicants, inflam
mable materials such as matches
or lighter fluids, poisons, and any-
came separated. We would have thing that may damage other mail
been able to make delivery if the
address had been shown on the
inside wrapper. We advise that
also are prohibited. Gifts en
closed in glass should be substan
tially packed to avoid breakage.
f him finish the war job.
everyone write the address of thr Sharp instruments, such as razors
sender and addressee inisde the and knives, must have their edges
package as well as outside. and points protected so that they
“Christmas gifts mean much to cannot cut through the coverings
our people overseas. Because an< ^ injure postal personnel or
strong twine, heavy paper and damage other packages,
boxes and fiberboard will prove of Relatives and friends who know-
real help in making delivery of that the personnel in the armed
gifts possible I urge those at home services to whom they plan to
send gifts are at far distant pois&t
should begin to mail their padfc-
ages on the opening day—Septem
ber 15—of the mailing period. Ladft
year late mailings, causing cob-
centration of great numbers at
packages in the final days of the
mailing period, threatened to de
feat the program. It is stressed
that success can be assured, wia*
the limited personnel and facilities
available, only if the public gives
full cooperation through prompt
mailings of the overseas gift par
cels from the opening of the maS-
ing period.
X
Revival Services
t At Bold Spring
Baptist Church
August 20-25tk
Beginning Sunday morning, Av
gust twentieth, and continuiRjg
through Friday evening, August
twenty fifth, the Bold Spring Bap
tist Church will hold its annual
revival services. • By request of .the
church, the pastor. Rev. A. B.
Croft, will deliver the messages.
The Sunday schedule is as fol
lows: Sunday school, eleve*
thirty a. m.; morning worship ser
vice, twelve fifteen m.; eveninsp
service, nine o’clock p. m.
There will be services each ev
ening Monday through Friday, a&J
these services will begin at nine o’
clock.
The pastor and people of B&M
Spring extend to all their many
friends a cordial invitation to at
tend every possible service. We wiR
be very happy to welcome to auj-
and all services all of our fom«r
members, and non-resident raeza-
bers. And we hope that you caii
come and worship with us. Know
ing that God will be in our ser
vices, we invite you to come acstl
share our blessings.
A. D. Croft.