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TRUE TO OURSELVES,. OUfc NEIGHBORS, Oi K COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Hlird Year
-tMhi. hed June 5, 1002 McCORMICK, S. C* THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1944
Number 19
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WASHINGTON, D. C. (NWNS)—
There is a growing feeling here
that it would hasten the end of the
war in Europe if Roosevelt,
Churchill and Stalin would giye the
German people a clear definition of
what they mean by “unconditional
surrender.** On the assumption that
many Germans would rather not go
through another winter of war when
they are beginning to feel that de-
. feat is inevitable anyway, it is be
lieved by many experts that they
would give up quickly if we made
it clear that they would be as well
off under our terms of “uncondi
tional surrender” as they are un
der wartime conditions.
The German propaganda ma
chine has made the Germans feel
that their present suffering is noth
ing compared with what it would
be if they gave up. Recently it
made good use of Secretary Mor-
genthau*s suggestion that Germany
be transformed from an industrial
to an agricultural nation to warn
the people again of the dire conse
quences of defeat.
Few people in this country have
much idea as to what plans the
• Allied administrators do have for
the Germans. The first inkling of
' a plan was given recently to the
German people and the American
' people at the same time when Gen
eral Eisenhower, in a proclama
tion to the Germans, said the Allied
armies were coming “as conquer
ors but not as oppressors.”
“We shall overthrow Uie Nazi
rule,” General Eisenhower said,
“dissolve the Nazi party and abol
ish the cruel, oppressive and dis
criminatory laws and institutions
which the party has created.
“We shall eradicate that German
militarism which has so often dis
rupted the peace of the world. Mili
tary and party leaders, the Gestapo
and others suspected of crimes and
atrocities will be tried and, if guilty,
punished as they deserve.’*
General Eisenhower went on to
explain that the military govern
ment set up by the Allies in the
territory they conquer will expect
absolute obedience and will take all
authority away from Germans as
long as it is necessary. But the
general did not give the Germans
any hint as to what they could ex
pect after they surrender except in
the use of the one phrase that the
Allies are not coming “as op
pressors.”
The President’s three-man cabi
net committee, appointed to work
with him on a plan to deal with
Germany during the period of oc
cupation, is said to have reached
no agreement. The committee in
cludes Secretary of Treasury Mor
gen thau, Secretary of State Hull
and Secretary of War Stimson. The
committee is understood to have
become cool to Mr. Morgenthau’s
plan to make Germany an agricul
tural nation, although this plan is
known to have met with consid
erable favor in England. Those on
the committee are understood to
agree with the President that the
treatment of all the German people
should be harsh enough to make
them have no stomach for future
wars, and that the plan should also
include total disarmament of the
German nation.
It is expected, however, that the
cabinet committee will soon reach
an agreement on some plan which
will then be discussed with the lead
ers of the other Allied nations.
Since congress will be recessing un
til after election, it probably won’t
have much to say about tentative
plans which are offered.
Although the date for the end of
the war still seems to be anybody’s
guess, the War Production board is
making its plans to try to be ready
for reconversion of 40 per cent of
industry even if the war should end
tomorrow. But, in general, there
is less optimism here about an ear
ly end to the war than there was
a month ago.
County Council Of
Farm Women To
Meet October 18th
The fall meeting of the McCor
mick County Council of Farm
Women will be held on Wednes
day, October 18th. at Mt. Carmel
A. R. P. Church. Mrs. G. E. Haw
kins, 2nd vice* president of - the
State Council, guest speaker, will
make an address on “Looking A-
head in Club Work.” Each club
president will make a short report
on work accomplished during the
year.
A school bus has been secured
from the McCormick High School
to take members and visitors to
the meeting. Those wanting to go
on the bus should be at the court
house by 9:15 o’clock.
Mrs. A. J. Hendrix, chairman of
Beautification-Housing, is asking
each person to take a plant for
the plant-exchange.
Council members will take a
lunch, and the Mt. Carmel Club
will furnish a drink.
Matilda Bell,
Co. Home Dem. Agent.
Solicitors Named
For The War
Relief Fund Drive
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School Children ’
Invited To State
Fair October 20
“This is a good time for the
city fellow to keep out of the farm
real estate market unless he has
had farming experience and fig
ures he will run the farm him
self.” — I. W. Duggan, governor,
Farm Credit Administration.
“It has been estimated that
Every school child in this coun
ty is invittd to be the guest of the
South Carolina State Fair at Co
lumbia on Friday, October 20, Paul
V. Moore, secretary, has announc
ed.
“For the young • folks,” Mr.
Moore said, “we have a model air
plane contest that promises to be
one of the outstanding features of
on
three million people could be pro-1 th e fair; the largest midway
vided with worth-while work on a! earth and a most ex f e “ en ‘ grand :
stand show. We want the boys and
their
full or part-time basis designed to
protect land, water, and forest re
sources.” — Raphael Zon in Land
Policy Review.
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C
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October 13th and 14th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P, M.
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October 16th and 17th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M.
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LATEST NEWS EVENTS
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girls of South Carolina and
teachers to come to Columbia and
see the progress their state is
making, which is reflected by the
Fair.”
The Fair will admit all children
and teachers free but the federal
admission of 10 cents will have to
be paid.
The Fair opens Monday, Octo
ber 16th, and runs the entire week.
The Carolina-Clemson football
game will be played Thursday, Oc-
tobtr 19, at 2 p. m.
Has Call To
Recruit Guards
For Defense Plant
The United States Employment
Service has received an urgent
call to recruit Guards for a de
fense plant in a nearby state. This
plant is rated as one of the most
important in the war effort and
men who are physically fit and
who are not now employed in es
sential industry, or at their high
est degree of skill, are urged to
contact the local U. S. Employ
ment Service office, 516 S. Main
Street, Greenwood, S. C. Free
living quarters are furnished but
the workers must furnish their
own meals. Pay of $41.60 per
week is guaranteed and it is pos
sible that higher wages can be
earned. Applicants must be from
21 to 45 years of age, not less than
5’ 8”, pass a physical examination,
and have at least an 8th grade ed
ucation. A representative of the
Greenwood Employment Service
will be in the McCormick County
court house Friday morning, Oc
tober 13.
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Conservation News
The McCormick County commit
tee for the War Relief F*und met
at the court house Monday night
! and plans were completed for rais
ing the county’s quota of $2,600.00
; during the next few weeks,
j It was decided that the Home
; Demonstration Clubs sponsor this
as. vital war work in their respect
ive communities and the following
! are requested to serve as solicit
ors:
!BETHANY—
Mrs. E. H. Christian,
Mrs. Yancey Seigler,
Mrs. E. W. Callison.
! CHESTNUT-RIDGE—
Mrs. C. A. Gilbert,
Mrs. A. J. Hendrix.
DOWTTN—
Mrs. Paul Dowtin,
Mrs. P. W. Roper.
MERIWETHER—
Mrs. J. J. Minarik, Meriwether,
Mrs. L. C. Rich, Carks Hill,
Mrs. Fred Bass, Parksville.
MT. CARMEL—
Mrs. D. J. McAllister,
Mrs. Hunter McKinney,
Mrs. W. A. Scott.
PLUM BRANCH—
Mrs. H. M*. Freeland, White
Town,
Mrs. E. C. Rice,
Mrs. Foster Speer.
REHOBOTH—
Mrs. B. S. Culbreath,
Mrs. E. M. Morgan.
SANDY BRANCH—
Mrs. J. B. Walker,
Mrs. B. C. Owings.
WILLINGTON—
Mrs. L. F. McNair,
Mrs. Jim Hemminger.
WIDEMAN—
Miss Kathleen McKinney,
Mrs. C. R. Edmunds.
YOUNG’S—
Miss Alma Young,
» Mrs. Ansel Talbert,
Mrs. Jack Gable.
MODOC—
Mrs. Caroll Bussey,
Miss Lucy Bussey.
DE LA HOWE—
Miss Lura Jean Watson,
Prof. J. M. Cherry.
BUFFALO—
Mrs. Charlie Talbert,
Mrs. S. L. Britt.
BELLVUE—
Mrs. Jack Morrah,
Mrs. Bob Watkins.
Solicitors for the town of Mc
Cormick are:
BUSINESS. DISTRICT—
W. N. Smith,
P. R. Brown,
Rev. J. Claude Evans.
SOUTH OF RAILROAD—
Mrs. W. M. Talbert,
Mrs. Jack Gantt.
WEST' OF AUGUSTA STREET—
Mrs. W. P. Parks,
Mrs. Paul R. Brown.
EAST OF AUGUSTA STREET—
Mrs. R. L. Faulkner,
Mrs. J. Fred Buzhardt.
Supt. W. H. Weldon will plan for
collecting the gifts from the school
children.
W. S. Mims will plan the work
among the colored people.
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McCormick School
News
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ADMISSION: Adults, 30 cents; Children up to 12,
12 cents; Children 12 to 15, 18 cents, including tax.
(By Benj. W. Crouch)
Mr. W. C. Strom recently har
vested a field of kudzu for hay on
his farm in the Meriwether com
munity. Mr. Strom states that he'
got five tons of good hay from
3 1-2 acres of kudzu.
The terracing unit has just com
pleted 80,000 lin. feet of terraces
on Mr. J. L. Smith’s farm 2 miles
north of McCormick.
Mr. Blake, the dairyman at De
la Howe School, has already plant
ed his winter grazing system.
Mr. G. C. McKinney was seen
mowing cotton stalks while the
stalks still had green leaves. It
looks like he will be a jump ahead
of the boll weevil next year.
A few of the agricultural work
ers form McCormick attended a
kudzu hay curing demonstration
on Mr. Olin Warner’s farm in
Greenwood County. “Seeing is'
believing” and believe me we saw
kudzu in every stage and age. Mr.
Warner is increasing his plantings
each year and says that his goal
is 100 acres devoted to kudzu.
Cr operation
Cooperation is working together
to promote a common object or
effect. In our communities we
need to cooperate to live our lives
better. '
Another cf the important places
in wheih we should cooperate is at
school. Tills is one of the main
things that make a better school.
If there is no cooperation in a
school, nothing can be accomplish
ed. If a pupil refuses to take au
thority, he fails to learn anything
because his teachers cannot co
operate with him. One way to co
operate with the teachers is by
being kind and polite. If a teach
er tries a certain plan, and at the
same time the pupils do all they
can to have it eliminated, it does
no real good. If everyone coope
rates, school is made more enjoy
able, but if every pupil tries to
have the school run the way he
wants it, then it seems confusing
and hard. It compares very much
to a football team. Every player
has a definite accomplishment.
One player can cause a play to be
a failure, but if every player co
operates, the play is a success. Co
operation is a good thing for us
to follow, because it will help us
in many ways. We Should re
member this and help to make
our school a better one.
Danel New,
Robert Dillashaw.
J. H. A.
McCormick Junior Home Eco
nomics Association met October
6, 1944, in the High School Audi-
toruim and the following program
was rendered:
Devotion—Louise Rice,
Song—America,
Installation of the officers.
After a short business meeting,
we enjoyed several contests and
delicious refreshments.
McCormick Panthers Defeated
The McCormick Panthers were
defeated Friday by a very fast
Ware Shoals team, 0-19. .
No points were scored in the
first half, but in the second the
Ware Shoals boys started to move
with long end runs and passes.
Their first touchdown came in the
third quarter by way of a long
end run, the second and third in
the final quarter—one with a
pass, completed into the end zone,
and the third on an intercepted
pass which was run eighty yards
for a touchdown.
Due to the lack of substitutes
most of our players had given out
and many hurt after the ; first
half, but they stuck it out and
played a good game to the fin
ish.
Archie Ferqueron, who did most
of the ball handling for our team,
played exceptionally well. Look
ing good on line plays, punts, and
nasses, completing two out oi
five passes, and averaging abou
60 yards on punts.
The line, which was up against
stiff opposition, also played a good
game, holding well on punts and
passes and getting down fast or.
punts.
Joe Luke White, who was elect
ed captain for the season, played
“heads up” football as center an.'
backer. He also aided in
keeping his team-mates on their
.ots and rushing the backfield.
Although this game was lost,
you will have to give your team
credit for playing a good, clear
game and losing like sportsmen.
This Friday the Panthers will
play Ninety Six at Ninety Six.
Last week’s game was played a-
gainst Washington, Ga., and won
12-6.
Co.ngr atufltftvns
Congrautlations, football team!
We know that a good team car.
win or lose gracefully. It makes us
happy to know that our team can j
do both. Let’s continue to be good j
that Mr. Evans has met with ns
.his y^ar, and we enjoyed it very
much. We are looking forward to
these meetings and hope that Mr.
Evans will visit us again soon.
Library
The High School pupils have re
arranged the library. All of the
ocoks have been put at one end
of the room and are in their prop
er order. We are all enjoying
these books and magazines. Stu
dent librarians have been appoint
ed to help keep the library in or
der. They are: Mary Lou Seigler.
Willie Frances Smith, Paul Le-
Roy, Raymond Brock, Mary Hen
derson, Sara Gable, Janet Caudle,
Bette Deason, Johnny LeRoy, Ha
zel Kelly, Virginia Seigler, Frances
Bodie.
We hope to get some new books
and to make other library Im
provements this year.
New Principal At Grammar
School
Meet our now principal — Mrs.
James Seigler. Mrs. Seigler was
formerly teacher at Bethany and
we are happy to have her with vs
this year.
Departmental Work
This year departmental work is
being done in the fourth, fifth,
and sixth grades. The teachers
are Mrs. Florence Wardlaw, Mrs.
Ed. Rice, and Mrs. Seigler.
Improvements At Grammar
School
Some of the improvements thafc
were completed during the sum
mer months: Columns and out
side woodwork of building paint
ed, paved walk leading from front
steps to sidewalk, and cemented
floors in the girls’ and boys’ base
ments.
Beta Club
We have almost finished or
ganizing our Beta Club. The mem
bers who are eligible have been
notified. The new members are:
Gary Brown, George Bonnettr.
Lois Edwards, Claude Huguley,
and Richard Culbreath.
Items Of Interest
Mrs. Patricia Scott (Pat Evan*)
has visited in the Grammar and
High School. We were happy tv
have her visit us.
Four members of the High
School faculty are graduates of
McCormick High School.
Mr. Lewis, from the State Dept,
visited the school Monday.
Buy Kudzu
Crowns Now
Prospects indicate that kucboi
crowns will be scarce this year
and even if they ar j available will
very lik r> ly be high ’ ccord-
ing to W. L. White, local Soil Con
servation district supervisor. In
view of these prospects, the dis
trict supervisors are arranging to
contract now for crowns to be de
livered during the coming plant
ing season. i
Representatives of several agen-
j cies met in conference with Mr.
White recently and worked ovfc
plans whereby farm owners want
ing kudzu crowns may make ar
rangements now if they want to
take advantage of this cooperative
purchase plan.
The important thing is that-
farmers arrange for their crowns
now. One thousand crowns will
plant two acres and will cost $12.-
00 delivered to the farm. Mail or
give your check for as many
crowns as you want to Mr. W. L_
White, Rt. 2, McCormick, S. C., or
see him in person. Mr. Whitt
states that Mrs. Hitt in Mr. Bc»-
nette’s office has also agreed tv
take orders for this planting
stock.
If you want some cheap feed for
years to come, get in your order
for crowns and get your laiid
ready for planting as soon as pos-
jsible, urges Mr. White, district su
pervisor.
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rpnrts, boys, for your class-mates! “We must produce more and
and faculty are proud of you! better cotton per acre if cotton
Chapel to survive as a major crop in the
Chapel was held Monday. Wo South. Conserving the soil and
opened by singing Faith of Our building back some of its lost ra-
Fathers, were led in prayer by pacity to produce is the first ste>
Reverend Evans, and then he towards lowering the cost of pru-
spoke to us. This is the first time duction.” — Farm & Ranch.