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TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Hiird Year
Established June 5,1902 BJcCORBflCK, S. C., THUB SDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1944
Number 17
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Young America Must Be Prepared
^ Fn^rioui to the unfortunate occur*
« renee of the first global war, the
e American people—generally speak*
3 iag — were insufficiently versed in
,: world history. But that war—and its
i resulting Treaty of Versailles — in*
* volved us In the political life of the
Old World. It then became an obli*
‘ gation of our schools and colleges
1 to inform their piipils — the youth
^ of America—on the past history
^ M the Old World so that they might
^ be competent to exercise intelligent
V Judgment—based upon knowledge
V —to matters pertaining to our in-
* terests to foreign affairs. American
| school authorities did little about it.
4 \The second global war, and its
4 results, will further involve us —
, and to a much greater extent. We
& are not properly prepared for the
impart we are to play; and if the
^ faculties of our schools are still too
w* shortsighted to realize the neces-
\ sify for preparing Young America
: for its new role to world affairs,
* then the states should make the
* study of world history compulsory
; to at least those institutions which
\ the taxpayers support
Weirdly enough there is a school
> of thought which maintains the at-
< titude that history is an outmoded,
4 •‘horse and buggy” institution
^ which has no place ' to the fast
i moving world of today. Its follow*
^ ers believe that during their par
ticular existence human nature
has undergone a complete change,
and that from now on mortals will
react in some mysterious new man-
♦*§ ner. Now there is practically noth-
tog which is happening today which
''I has not had its almost exact coun
ts terpart in Ihe past. It is true that
jfwe did not use airplanes in war
fare, wireless in communication
or automobiles in transportation:
but we had other methods of kill-
tog each other,' of communicating
with each other and of transport
ed tog ourselves. And these methods
4 had toe same objectives, and prac
tically the same results, as have
those of today. Wars of the past
have resulted to treaties and in
peace mairitaining organizations
just as will the present war. Wars
have been fought for every known
reason which the human mind has.
been able to conceive, and have
been fought over and over again
for these same reasons; and the
present war and the last great
world wahjfcre no exceptions to thip
rule. There is nothing much new in
modern history. It is usually the
same old thing tied up in a different
kind of wrapping paper.
So it seems reasonable to believe
that the world will rock on more
or less as usual, with civilization
advancing as the centuries pass.
And if this be the case we must
have knowledge of past events and
reactions to order to chart our fu
ture courses. The European is well
versed to world history when he
graduates from his school or col
lege. He moat be or he would be in
capable of handling the complicated
situations which the past has built
up in the continents of Europe, Asia
and Africa. So if we are to become
part of it all, we must know what
we are doing. World politics are
dynamite and we must know how .
to handle it as well as do those
with whom we are to associate
from now on.
To the theory that “history never
taught anybody anything”—Hend- ;
rick Willem Van Loon, in “The
Story of Mankind,” makes this re
ply—“Those who argue that way
might just as well claim that a .
timetable never teaches us any
thing and a tide-chart teaches us
nothing and a road-map teaches us
nothing; of course they don’t when
we deliberately refuse to look at
them. On toe other hand, if we
will only consult them carefully and
understandingly, they will save us .
from a great many disasters and
shipwrecks.”
Court Convenes j American Legion
Here Next Monday Meeting October 5th
The October term of General
Sessions court for McCormick
County will convene in, the court
house here next Monday morning,
October 2nd, at 10 o’clock, with
Judge J. Henry Johnson of Allen
dale presiding.
J. B. Curtis
Dies Suddenly
Mt. Carmel, Sept. 27. — Early
Tuesday morning just after aris
ing and going out in the yard, Mr.
Joe B. Curtis, age 74, died quite
suddenly in the yard.
Mr. Curtis had been suffering
for some time, with a heart trouble
but seemed to be in much better
health.
Mr. Curtis was a fine citizen,
upright, honest and honorable,
and was a faithful member and
deacon of the A. R. P. Church
here and will be sadly missed in
the church and also in the civic
life of the town. He married Miss
Sallie Ann Lane over 50 years
ago, who survives him, also four
daughters, Mrs. Henry Dunaway,
Tignall, Ga., Mrs. Ben DuBose,
Lisbon, Ga., Miss Nita Curtis, Mt.
Carmel, Miss S’ara Curtis, Knox
ville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren
! and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was conduct
ed in the A. R. P. Church Wednes
day afternoon. Burial was in
Mt. Carmel cemetery.
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On Thursday evening, October
5, 1944, at 8:30 o’clock, the Amer
ican Legion will hold its regular
monthly meeting in the communi
ty house. All ex-service men of
World War No. 1 and World War
No. 2 are urged to be present.
We have literature on the G. I.
Bill of Rights, and it will be ex
plained and discussed. Also the
national life insurance and other
matters of importance will be dis
cussed. Don’t forget the time and
place.
C. K. Epting,
Commander,
G. E. Campbell,
Adjutant.
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Rev.'H. E. Stephens
To Preach At Asbury
Church October 1st
American Flag For
Every Person Of
Armed Forces Who
Died In Service
Mt. Carmel News
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Mrs. Hunter McKinney, Mrs. Ida
Black, Mrs. W. A. Scott, Martha
Jean McKinney, Miss Monnie Har-
ling and Mrs. W. H. Horton were
visitors in Abbeville Monday af
ternoon.
. Mrs. Gladys Bowyer of Anderson
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs
W. A. Scott.
Mrs. W. B. .Sharp spent several
days in Atlanta last week.
Miss Harriette Seabrook of
Charleston returned home last
Wednesday, after a ten days’ visit
with her grandmother, Mrs. W. H
Horton.
Modoc News
Rev. H. E. Stephens, principal of
Washington High School, will
preach at Asbury Church, at Mer
iwether, Sunday, October 1, at
11:30 a. m. \
Foster Speer,
Pastor.
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Mr. and Mrs. K. E. White of
Parksville and Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Bussey were dinner guests Sunday
to Mr. and Mrs. O. J. White.
Mrs. T. D. Howie was dinner
guest Tuesday to Miss Lucy Bus
sey.
Mr. E. F. Bussey was a business
visitor to Augusta Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Bailey and
daughters from Augusta made a
short visit to friends here Mon
day.
Miss Lucy Bussey has returned
home, after a two weeks’ stay in
Atlanta.
Sgt. T. J. Stone from Camp Stu
art sent the past week here with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Stone.
Mr. E. D. Garner from Martinez
was spend the day guest here Sun
day to Mr. E. F. Bussey.
Mr. G. E. Dukes from Moncks
Corner is spending some time here
with homefolks.
622 Bales Of Cotton
Ginned In County
To September 16th
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
WASHINGTON
Mt. Carmel A. R.
Presbyterian Church
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The Sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper will be celebrated next
Sabbath, in the A. R. Presbyterian
Church. The other congregation
in Mt. Carmel, The Southern Pres
byterian, has been invited to join
with us in this service; and all
other friends are invited, as this
is World Communion Sabbath.
S. W. Reid,
• Pastor.
Wesleyan Service
Guild Meets
The Wesleyan Service Guild of
the McCormick Methodist Church
held its regular meeting Monday
night, September 18, at the home
of Miss Myrtle Ruth Deason, with
Miss Evelyn Mann as assistant
hostess.
Mrs. Merchant, district Guild
secretary, from Greenville, was
guest speaker. She gave an in
forming and inspiring talk on the
aims and achievements of the
Wesleyan Service Guild.
During the business session, the
Guild decided to have a rummage
sale Saturday, September 30th.
During-the social hour the host
esses served cake and iced punch.
Helen Bradley,
Publicity Chairman.
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Shoes Containing
Leather Remain
On Rationed List
Washington, Sept 25.—Congress
man Butler B. Hare has been ad
vised by Major James V. Hunt of
the War Department that the
Government has provided an Am
erican flag for every person of the
armed forces who has died in ser
vice and in cases where the person
is buried in the United States, his
or her flag always accompanies
the body to the place of interment
where it may be retained by the
family of the deceased, but where
persons have been buried overseas
and where the flag was not re
tained by the family for persons
buried in the United States, such
a flag may be presented to the
family of the deceased upon appli
cation of some member thereof.
The flag measures 5’ by 9’6”.
The Congressman was advised
that Form 2008, issued by the U-
nited States Veterans Administra
tion, should be used in filing ap
plication for such a flag. Blanks
may be secured from Mr. W. C.
Murray, Room 354, House Office
Building, Washington, D. C., or
from the Veterans Administration
in Columbia, South Carolina.
When such blank is properly ex
ecuted it should be forwarded to
the Veterans Administration in
Columbia, South Carolina.
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Kudzu Mowing And
Hay Curing Demon
stration Tomorrow
Explains Rights Of
Ex-service Men And
Women Under Ser
vicemen’s Readjust
ment Allowance Act
There will be a kudzu harvest
ing demonstration at Olin War
ner’s farm, 5 miles northeast of
Bradley, on Friday afternoon, Sep
tember 29th, beginning at 2:00 o’
clock.
Mr. Warner is one of the most
successful kudzu growers in the
upper Carolinas. He is a pioneer
grower and has sold thousands of
crowns and has already harvested
from two to three tons of hay per
acre from one large field this
year.
Kudzu bids to be one of our
leading hay crops, besides its oth
er uses. Mr. Warner has it grow
ing in various ages and is well in
formed as to the handling and
growing of this perennial. A visit
to this farm should prove helpful
to any one interested in kudzu.
Seeing is believing, so meet us
at the county agent’s office at
1:00 o’clock and let’s go see this
wonder plant handled as it should
be.
G. W. Bonnette,
County Agent,
B. W. Crouch,
Conservationist.
COTTON GINNING REPORT
Census report shows that 622
bales of cotton were ginned in
McCormick County from the crop
of 1944 prior to September 16, s as
compared with 1,434 bales for the
crop of 1943.
Very respectfully.
J. W. Britt.
Special Agent.
Date, 9, 26, 44.
Shoes containing leather re
main on the rationed list wheth
er or not they have rubber soles,
E. H. Talbert, district OPA direct
or, said today.
No change has been made on
the rationing regulations of any
shoe containing leather. This
means that shoes with canvas up
pers that have a leather insole,
leather toe or ankle patch, back
strap, or eyelet reinforcement or
tongue, are still rationed.
The OPA official made this
statement after an OPA news re
lease announced the removal of
non-leather shoes with rubber
soles from rationing. The public
in many instances interpreted the
releases as meaning that leather
shoes with rubber soles were re
moved from rationing too.
Mr. Talbert emphasized the fact
that the regulation removing fab
ric shoes with rubber soles did not
mean that the rubber situation
had improved, and did not affect
the regulation covering the ra
tioning of men’s rubber boots Jind
rubber work shoes.
Rummage Sale
September 30th
The Wesleyan Service Guild of
the McCormick Methodist Church
will hold a rummage sale in the
Harmon Store Building on Satur
day, September 30th.
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Pentecostal Church
Services Sundav
There will be services at the
Pentecostal Church Sunday, Oc
tober 1st: preaching by Rev.
Ralph Taylor. Everybody welcome.
J. H. Williams,
Supt.
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Card Of Thanks
It is believed that many ex-ser
vicemen are not fully acquainted
with their rights under the Ser
vicemen’s Readjustment Allow
ance Act of 1944 which was recent
ly passed by Congress.
Title-5 of the Law provides al
lowances for unemployment not to
exceed $20.00 per week for those
persons who served in the active
military or naval service of tl»e
United States at any time after
September 16, 1940, and whose dis
charge or separation papers show
that the discharge or separation
was under conditions other than
dishonorable. To qualify for these
allowances the ex-serviceman must
have had at least ninety days of
active service unless he were dis
charged or released by reason of
an injury or disability incurred in
service in line of duty.
The South Carolina Unemploy
ment Compensation offers the fol
lowing advice to the veterans who
are unemployed. If they are able *
to work, they should call at the
nearest office of the United States
Employment Service and request
that they be allowed to make ap
plication for these allowances.
These offices have been instructed
to accept such applications. The
veteran should take with him bis
discharge or separation papers;
and if*he has a Social Security
Number, he should take his Social
Security Card which bears the
number. At these offices, the vet
eran will be given further infor
mation about his rights and will
be told how he can continue his
claim from week to week for allow
ances to which he may be enti
tled.
The number of weekly allow
ances which will be paid an ex-
serviceman depends on the length
of his active service. For each of
the first three months of service,
the veteran is entitled to eight
weeks of allowances and for each,
additional month of service, four
weeks of allowances. For example,
a veteran who was in the service
four months would be entitled to
twenty-eight weeks of allowances
for unemployment, his first three
months of service entitling him to
twenty-four weeks of allowances
and the next month entitling him
to four.
The maximum number of weeks
of unemployment for which allow
ances will be made is fifty-two.
These weeks must occur within a
period of two years after date of
discharge from service or two years
after the termination of the pres
ent war, whichever is the later. An
eligible veteran who has had as
much as ten months of active ser
vice is entitled to the maximum of
fifty-two weekly allowances.
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E. B. Price District '
Forester In Aiken
We wish to express our appre
ciation for the kindness and
thoughtfulness of our neighbors
and other friends during the ill
ness and death of our husband
and father.
Mrs. C. C. Burdette
And Children.
Columbia, September 19.—State
Forester Chas. H. Flory has an
nounced the transfer of Mr. E. B.
Price, formerly District Forester
with the South Carolina State For
est Service at Spartanburg, to the
Aiken District as District Forester
in charge of that office.
Mr. Price is a native South Car
olinian, having been born in Wal-
terboro where he spent his early
school years. He later attended
Clemson College and the Univer
sity of Georgia, receiving his B. S.
in Forestry from the latter insti
tution in 1939.
Mr. Price came with the State
Forest Service as Forest Technician
in September, 1939. In 1940 he waa
promoted to the position of District
Forester, in charge of the Spartan
burg District, which position he
held until being transferred to-
Aiken.