Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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tfcCORMlCK MESSENGER, McCURMICK. M>) <i i.AKOi Thursday, August 31, 1944 3 BRICK EFFECT SIDING I can now furnish the above, which takes the place of lumber: looks good on old buildings. . Only $3.84 per square, delivered to your nearest depot. J. W. CORLEY Agent McCormick, S. C. ; NORTH * • • , south The saying, "East is east and : west is west and never the twain ' shall meet" might well be applied , to elections in our country by sub- ‘ stituting the words north and south. There have been exceptions. In 1928, Florida, North Carolina, Okla- '.homa, Texas and Virginia all i backed Herbert Hoover against Al- fred Smith. But in practically ev- . cry other election since the South supported Grant in 1872, it has been a foregone conclusion that the Re* ’ publican candidate starts the race 4 by spotting his opponent to the 124 ‘ electoral votes of the 11 states re ferred to as the solid South. In ' addition to the 5 states named above, the other members of this {group are Alabama, Arkansas, 4 Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and ' South Carolina. To keep the record straight, Oklit- , homa did vote Republican in 1920, giving Harding a small majority, smd Louisiana supported Hays in 1876. I believe that covers all ex- . ceptions since the election of Presi- dent Grant. In the northern camp there has " been greater fluctuation—which was most evident in 1936 when all but two states—Vermont and Maine— voted for Roosevelt. Vermont is the ' only state in the nation which 'has never voted Democratic, Maine hav- I ing ventured into the Democratic fold in 1912 when, because of a split ' in the Republican ticket, that state gave a plurality to Wilson. PROTESTS . . . absence I have recently been studying a poll on the coming election. It . seems safe to say that the South will once again stand solidly behind Ute Democratic candidate. There < has been considerable rebellion ' against the New Deal in some quar ters of the South, but not enough to indicate much probability of Mr. Dewey getting any of the 124 elec toral votes which President Roose- . velt has carried in his vest pocket ever since he went into the White House. One southerner queried in this poll said. “Nine out of ten of the people here are condemning the New Deal but they’ll still vote for Roosevelt when they go to the poOs.** Another said, “The Demo crats who object to the New Deal : will not protest by voting for a Re publican. If they protest at all, it will be by staying away from the polls." * The election totals show that, al though the South has been “In the . bag" for the Democrats in most ev- ' cry election year, the one-party tra dition is not to the liking of a good . many southerners. It may be a long time before the South will sup port a Republican ticket, but it is Volte possible that a Republican by any other name might attract a good portion of the southern vote. INDEPENDENTS . . . 25% As for the North, which is tradi tionally Republican, there has been considerable shifting back and forth. There is much less of the sectional loyalty to party displayed in the South. But there are many towns in the North which always have given almost 100 per cent sup port to the Republicans. In one town with which I am acquainted, there was one individual who for years was pointed out as a sort of a curiosity and referred to as “the Democrat.” Although there are certain vir tues attached to being affiliated with a political party, the blind loyalty to the Democrats shown in the South and the comparable loyalty to the Republicans displayed in some northern towns does not seem to be a healthy condition. When north erners and southerners both want a President who will work for the best interests of the country as a whole it would seem much more sound if the choice was made according to the qualifications of the candidates involved with less emphasis on the party promoting the candidate. At the present time it is estimated that about 25 per cent of the Ameri- can voters are independent voters— that is, they are willing to shift their affections from one party to the oth er when they think the candidate warrants their support. It is that 25 per cent which decides an elec tion. It seems to me that the vitali ty of our democracy can be evalu ated to some extent by the rise or fall of that percentage of independ ent voters. House Representa tives Passes Bill For The Distribution Of Surplus Properties Washington, Aug. 22. — After a full week of deliberation the House of Representatives today passed a bill providing for the disposition of war surplus properties. The outstanding objectives of the bill as explained by members of the committee in charge is to effect a plan for disposition of these properties so that the greatest pos sible funds may be obtained for the United States Treasury and at the same time obviate the possi bility of profiteering and making the equipment, materials, etc., a- vailable to the public at fair and reasonable prices. Some of the pertinent objectives of the bill are: (1) To afford returning veterans an opportunity to establish them selves as proprietors of agricultu ral, business and professional en terprises. (2) To encourage and foster post-war employment opportuni ties. (3) To afford smaller business concerns, farmers and agricultural enterprises an opportunity to ac quire surplus property on equal terms with larger competitors. (4) To afford former owners of surplus real property acquired by the Government an opportunity to reacquire such property. (5) To dispose of surplus prop erty as promptly as feasible with out fostering monopoly or restraint of trade. (6) To prevent insofar as possi ble unusual and excessive profits being made out of surplus proper ty. (7) To realize the highest ob tainable return for the Govern ment from such properties. (8) To encourage mutually ben eficial trade relations with foreign nations and to develop foreign If ntm-oreakdown Before THIS WAR IS OVER, there may be only two kinds of people in America ... 1. those who con still got to work in automobiles, 2. those who are forced to walk. If you want to be in the fortunate group who will still be riding to work in automo biles, join Gulf’s “Anti-Breakdown” Club today. How do you do it? Just come in for Gull’s Protective Maintenance Plan! This plan was conceived by experts in car care. Gulf developed it because car mainte nance is a most important civilian job. .li :^L Protect (four car at 39 danger points..: I-XvlvXX'* ctm m 7 -f M 'Vf GULF’S Protective M “"^^ubrication KliSir IT’S] 1111! ViWXif: ■mm-. M MM Pi I / | ~'ZSrZ 1 **** '%'**** /-k Get an a PI >oin * m . el l? n ^ at yovr Gu/fst** 0 '* You are invited to a Special Showing Of BEAUTIFUL FUR COATS Attractive Prices Wonderful Values Convenient Terms, or use our lay away plan. Southeastern Fur Company “Augusta’s Only Exclusive Furriers.” 911 Greene St. Augusta, Ga. %i SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. In Court Of Common Pleas. DAISY LEE THOMAS and BRAD LEY LEE, Plaintiffs, VS: GARY LEE. JEFF LEE, CASPER LEE, MARSHALL LEE, ERNEST LEE, ARCHIE LEE, NOAH LEE, PRESSLY LEE and HARRISON ARNETTEE, Defendants. TO THE NON-RESIDENT DE FENDANTS, JEFF LEE, CASPER LEE, MARSHALL LEE. ERNEST LEE. ARCHIE LEE AND PRESS LY LEE: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NO TICE, That the summons and corn- paint in the foregoing action was in thp office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Mc Cormick County, South Carolina, on the 28th day of August, 1944; ♦hat by the terms of said sum mons you are summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to said complaint on the subscriber at his office in McCormick, South Carolina, within TWENTY (20) DAYS after the service hereof up on you, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in • his action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. J. FRED BUZHARDT, W. H. NICHOLSON, Plaintiffs’ Attorneys. McCormick, S. C., August 29, 1944.—3t. Gasoline powers the attack^ Von? waste a drop/ an ^raJ LTEf t and J° r rf _ ta over- Tor If'*' core WM,— -fo co/oid' j W '"M HELP speak to lu® at th ® . clay w hen you fe ct should Maintenance PI 80 Gulf’s Protective 15 services l— ' i-V::-: markets. It is estimated by some that up wards of $70,000,000,000 worth of properties will be involved. More than 100 amendments were offer ed to the bill, although relatively few were accepted. Much interest was manifested in the amendment by Congressman Poage of Texas that would allocate and donate to the Soil Conservation Service such surplus equipment that might be used to advantage in its work. The amendment offered by Congress man Tarver of Georgia providing that all machinery or equipment used in the war training program should be donated to public schools and colleges, and the amendment offered by Congressman Hare of South Carolina designed to pre vent profiteering in any of the properties by providing that none of the properties purchased from the Government could be resold at more than 20 per cent above the purchase price also provoked considerable discussion. However, none of these three amendments were approved, but will probably receive further attention when the bill reaches the Senate. X National Go-To- School Drive They Are The Only EYES You Will Ever Have j British Soldiers Turn Farmers | mm DR. R. W. ROPER OPTOMETRIST Ground Floor, Marion Bldg. Augusta, Ga. Willvs builds the rugged ✓ Light Truck / Passenger Car ✓ Light Tractor ✓ Power Plant : ' : Y:X: : 3 : y: ; : •• Y : -x>;: •’ ' ; •• ’ v • x • ‘ •• / :•>. Xv'-i-X . v,;"' S. S y:V'; ' 1 ^ ; " . : * •• 4 \ . • Y. Yf t K -i. S ■s' M Y • • ill man of the War Manpower Com mission, writes the following a- bout the importance of going to Harvesting is going on in full swing in Normandy in spite of &e war and a good harvest is expected. British soldiers, off duty, n*e helping French farmers with the harvesting in the midst of «t(i I*‘ads of machines of war. Above is a general view of the reapivs e» verk. Never before has it been so im portant as now that our boys and girls enter school this fall, ac cording to Mrs. Paul R. Brown, at tendance teacher. Every boy and girl needs the best education and training the nation can provide. John W. Studebaker, U. S. Commissioner of Education, says “To give up a ^ob in September and return to school may mean a temporary sacrii of income. It may seem to ; • an sacrificing work essential to he war. But the ‘battle static”’ of every boy and girl of school ge is in school. Your nation csks that you return to your pc of duty in high school and st; by it until you have finished the b.” It takes training to keep • ace with the great advances in .‘hills going on now in wartime. 1 And the post-war world will requi c e- qually as much training — and maybe more. Get your education now, so you will be ready for the exciting life ahead, boys and girls. Go to School! To Boys and Girls of High School Age, Paul V. McNutt, Chair- school : t “Many of you have spent your ' summer vacation on farms, in „ stores and factories helping with the job of winning this war. Now that school is soon to begin once more, I trust that you will return to your classrooms and laborato ries. Of course, it may be neces sary in some labor-shortage areas to continue to enlist the help of high-school youth in supervised jAfrork-school programs. We are defending ourselves today against enemies who have attempted to make slaves of us all. When we have beaten them back, we will have won half the battle. But the big struggle will still remain, of seeing that our freedom stays won. i “In this struggle you will have a big part to play. This is why it is so important that you con tinue your studies to equip your selves to understand the great problems ahead and how to deal with. them. The opening of school this fall is your ‘D-Day’ in the struggle for a better world. I hope that every one of you will meet its challenge wholeheartedly, just as your older brothers are meeting their challenge all over the world.” Maid of Orleans Welcomes Yanks Mil The statue of the RIaid r 1 Orleans. In the square of the city of Orleans, bids the American > -a tors welcome. Photo radioed from France as the American and ....ed troops were pressing through the city on way to Paris. Community pleasure gatherings are first steps towards community cooperation for better farming. When we make farm p look better we are sure to t ter.