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t -ty-T!iird Year
K^«hli.K«l June 5,1902 McCOBMICK. S. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1944
Number 20
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i WASHINGTON D. C. (NWNS)—
{Until recently it was confidentially
«-expected that the War tabor Board
't would
lent would
icreases fc
With
' plete its stu
• breaking th
la. which h
Jess frozen,
’action to grant increases would be
pushed through in time to please
labor voters.
> But, strangely enough, because of
.a step taken by Phillip Murray,
ihead of the CIO, who has bfeen one
of the main figures in demanding
. wage increases, it is now r-uite pos-
' sible that action will be -delayed
: until after November. 7. Whemer
J (Mr. Murray acted purpose!^ to
bring about a delay for political
4 reasons, or whether he did it with
out thinking, it being widely debat
ed here but the general opinion is
that the question is now too much of
' a “hot potato” to handle during the
election campaign.
What Mr. Murray did was merely
to say that labor would feel better if
, the raises were granted before elec-
, tion. By making such a statement,
• however, he put the President in the
position at giving a preelection gift
' to labor if he approved increases
• before election—and practically all
political analysts here agree that
- thip would create considerable an
tagonism among non-labor groups.
Some spokesmen close to the situ
ation think Mr. Murray made his
statement merely to appear to be
holding to his former demands for
' immediate action but that actually
he has agreed that it would be best
to postpone action until the political
battle is over.
Labor, in general, seems to be
trvinrs to.‘-‘ha-Sood’-L until the elec
tion. i Labor leaders realize that
the President gets blamed for
support ev<
, is ■ , p\,
i, who Wj
Ibleto
s. M .
ion takep py Ur
Worker ;hf
of mstotehartce
in Detroit war plant*. That strike,
which threatened to be one of the
most serious in our wartime history,
since it wooM have brought produc
tion to a standstill in most Detroit
“You c*ii*t7fr«W.utfe the WVlySbor
Be
The unioti officers also termed It an
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overWe rWngdt IhVs.cr.t S,«i«
here that the President shouldn’t
appear at any public gatherings out
side of Washington during the cam
paign, If he wished, the President
could overrule this decision, but it
is not expected he wbilld do so
unless be considered it absolutely
necessary. It is pointed out that,
when the President spoke to the ,
Teamsters Union in a Washington ,
hotel, all of the .people attending :
were checked by the Secret Service
ahead of time. Biit this, of course, *
would hardly be possible if he \
were to speak in a place like Madi- ‘
son Square Garden, New York City.
Democratic leaders, although ob
viously disappointed over the rul
ing, point otit that the President
reaches nao r st of his audiences by ;
radio apyway and can continue to
do this from. Washington. Rumors ‘
that the ruling was made because of
the President’s health, rather than f
as a safety measure, seem to have ,
no foundation in fact.
Mrs. Mary Ann Byrd
Claimed By Death
Mrs. Mary Ann Fuller Byrd, 63,
widow of the late William A. Brjrd,
Sr., of Edgefield, died here Mon
day morning at 11:30 o’clock at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Robert A. Dukes, after a few days
illness.
Funeral ’services were conducted
Plum Branch News
’Contribute Now
to The \Tar |
Relief Fund
Yoti dan ‘do something _ _ _
right now! for boys in feat-
tie Zones _ - - and prison camps.
F*or ^tVihg Allies . _ and for
casualties right here at home
Miss Carolyn ftice, ^tiiderit at!
Columbia College, and Misses A-i
manda Collier 'arid Gladys 'Winn,?
Lander College, Were recent Week
end visitors af. hortie.
Mrs. Leila Watkins of Isie of
; Palms left Saturday, after a Visit
to h<h* siste^, ^Trs. B. Robertson,
and Mr. Robertson. She drove to ^ ... _
_ „ Tr „. , Jacksonville, fbr the w&ter ** ve
from the Saptlst Church of and Was iccdm'iianWd by Mrs. Lfl- cre “! d iamlly problems. Yes, you
Edgefield Wednesday morning at ii e Lartgley, who Will visit Mr. and i <5an do something now about a11
11 o’clock with her pastor, the Rev. Mrs. J. S. Shuter in Jacksonville. I of n ^ dS ’ ^ f5 ne "
P. H. Anderson, Jr., in charge. In-j Mrs. Guy Carr and little son, the War jBelief Fund
trement followed in the Edgefield Guy, Jr., returned this week from now t,eing solicited in every sec-
cemetery. . a visit to friends and relatives in ti0 £ McCormick County. We
Mrs. Byrd was the daughter of charlotte. Friends are glad to Said.fciv^rfg gjnerous^ as
the late C. C. and Lilly Adams kn ow that her husband, Capt. as ^ od has Prospered us - j
‘Tf you want to be happiy down
on the farm, you have to mix bus
iness with sentiment. Never let
Vbur sentimental urge to dig in the
soil rise above your best business
Ifedgment urites you We prepared
,!t0 pay for the fun.” — O. C. Sam-
tiei, secretary-treasurer. National
'Farm Loan AssociatUm.
“The relatively high level of liv
ing of the people on the family
farms of the western world is
based on a combination of com
mercial agriculture and the pro
duction ^6r home Use.- Over-em
phasis of either is to be avoided.”
Fuller of the Liberty Hill section
of Edgefield County, now McCor
mick Coipity- She had made
Edgefield her home since marriage
and {held life membership in the
Edgefield Womans Christian Tem
perance Union and the Edgefield
U. D. C. She was a devoted mem
ber of the First Baptist Church of
Edgefield.
Besides Mrs. Dukes, she is sur
vived by another daughter, Mrs.
J. E. Rawlinson, of Chester; two
sons. Pvt. Charles F. Byrd of Ft.
Belvior, Va., and William A. Byrd
of Greenwood; seven grandchil
dren and the following brothers
and sisters: W. W. Fuller Edge-
field, Dr. C. C. Fuller, Greenwood,
Mrs. F. A. Moorer, St. George, Mrs.
W. R. Hilton and Mrs. L. R. Hogan,
Atlanta. Another brother, Dr. R.
M. Fuller, of Gfeenwood, died
three weeks ago.
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Exams Announced
For Ten State
Positions
Carr, is improving satisfactorily .'Hie County^ quota is $2,600.04
in an army hospital from wourias “<*. «nle» «ver*me B‘yes gene-
he received recently overseas.
W. C. Bochman of Columbia
spent the past week end with {Mrs.
Bochman and little daughter,
Lynn, in the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Winn.
Mrs. A. T. Moore of Ridgeway is
rously it will not be raised
Even in our Wildest imagination,
we can’t conceive of the hardships
our boys are enduring. >
Some day, however, We’re going
to come face to face With some
one who has gone through these
spending some time here in the hOTrors and then wel1 reaIi!Se how
— Dr. Henry C. Taylor, director.
The Farm Foundation.
Ml
McCORMICK, S. C
Mfi
a'lfi 5A¥l iftftAY
October 20th and 21st, 7:15 P. M. and, 9 P. M.
Ifatfcee Saturday S:30 P. M.
JIMMY LYNDON CHARLIE SMITH
6fc
Henry Aldrich Haunts A House
Also
LAST CHAPTER
“TIGER WOMAN”
and
SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 24c
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Competitive mer/t examinations
for ten classes of technical arid
administrative positions with the
South Carolina Unemployment
Compensation Commission were
Announced recently fey E. H. Brad
ley, merit system supervisor, fr&h
his office in Due West. It is plan
ned that written tests will be hiefld
jlin November T)ut applications mil
T>e filed with the supervisor riot
later than October 30. _
*£he positions for which exami-
imtionk We fytifafced and the sal
ary ranges for each were announc
ed as follows: executive director,
$390-416, chief of research and
statistics, $250-290, chief of bene
fits add chief >of . contributions,
each $250 to $290, field deputy,
$190-220, junior, senior and prin
cipal claims examiners ranging
frofn Vlfefe to $250, accounting
clerk, $155-180, and bookkeeping
machine operator, $120-140.
Applications must be filed be
fore the closing date and must be
on the official blanks which may
be secured by addressing the Merit
Supervisor at Due West or upon
request at any United States Em
ployment Service office in the
state. An information folder is
also available which describes the
duties and minimum requirements
for each position. Those appli
cants having the necessary quali
fications will be notified of the
time and place to appear for the
written tests.
MONDAY ami TUESDAY
October 23rd and 24th, 7:15 P. M. -and 9:10 P. M.
BETTY G^ABLE JOE E. BROWN
in
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“PIN UP GIRL
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A DISNEY CARTOON
SPRINGTIME FOR PLUTO
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
ADMISSION: Adults, 30 cents; Children up 12.
32 cents; Children 12 'e 1 i), 18 cents, includhm tax
USC Autumn Term
To Begin Nov. 1
Columbia. Oct 16—The Univer
sity of South C .r -P will begin
its regular fall term Nov. 1, Dr.
John A. Chase, dean of adminis
tration, has announced.
Dormitories will open October
31. and all freshmen and under
graduate transfer students enter
ing the University for the first
time will be required to report to
Drayton Hall at 8 a. m. Nov. 1
for a program of testing and guid
ance.
Registration will take place Now
2, classes beginning the following
day.
The fall term will last until Feb.
24, the spring term being sched
uled to begin March 5.
The 1944 summer term, now in
.■v progress, will end Oct. 18.
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home of Rev. and Mrs. Foster
Speer. We are glad to report that
Rev. Mr. Speer is improving some
now, after being confined to his
bed the past two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Rearden,
little Misses Dot and Shirley Wall
and Mary Allene Wells visited the
Walter Reardens in Edgefield the
past Sunday.
Mrs. Dave Dover, who has been
in Joplin, Mo., some time, while
her husband was stationed at
Camp Crowder, Mo., is spending
some time with her father, E. L.
Langley.
Mrs. John R. Moore is visiting
her husband, Lt. Moore, in Atlan
tic City, N. J., at this time.
Mrs. Paul White of Greenwood
spent this week with her two
children, Ben and Judy, in Plum
{Branch.
Sgt. J. Austin Willis of Camp
Blandirig, Fla., recently visited in
the home of his parents, Mr. and
s. Joe Willfs.
. ; and Mrs. R. M. ft inn visited
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Godsey In
Greenwood Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. C. W. Brock well atid chil
dren, Charles arid Lillian, nf New
berry, receritiy visited in the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
ftidGtten.
L Ea "
is Visitirig in the home of
Mrs. J. T. Reynolds.
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great the need was for giving gen
erously to the War Relief Fund.
Let us not wait for that realiza
tion, because then it Will be too
late. Give now for the services to
our men and the starving, home
less millions of Europe. The reports
have not been good so far. We
must wake up and give—thanking
God that it’s only money we are
asked for!
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c/tlcQ&irtudk
Farm
Ml. Carmel News
ExchXftge Oub Fair
'Opens In Augiisttt
On October 30th;
Augusta. Ga., Oct. 16.—High
lighting the participation of
neighboring counties of Augusta
the Exchange Club Annual Fall
Fair opens its gates for its twen
ty-second annual showing o'
Monday, October 30.
Richmond, Burke, Columbia
Jefferson and McDuffie countie
in Georgia and Aiken, McCormick
Edgefield and Saluda counties ir
South Carolina will vie for hon
ors and prizes totaling $1,000 i
*he department of community ex
hibits.
Special emphasis has been 'plac
ed on Agriculture and Livesto r
this year and officials of the fai
xpect the entries in the*?-' cL<?
fications to be larger and finei
ban ever before.
Needlework, poultry and mod
airplanes will also play importan*
roles in the exhibit buildings.
Tuesday, October 31st, has beer
set aside for Children’s Day. All
children will be admitted to the
grounds free and substantial re
ductions will be made in prices of
rides and shows.
The Les Kimris Aerial Act, per
formed by French Aerial Stars 90
feet in the air, will be staged
twice daily, afternoon and even
ing, as a free attraction for all fair
visitors.
A brilliant display of fireworks
ignited each night.
World of Myrth Shows, the
world’s largest midway, will fur
nish the midway attractions.
CBy G. W. Bonnette,
County Agent)
, Mbst cotton farmers are report
ing a little better yield than they ,
hid anticipated, in trfe 'fa&t few)
days I have heard frtany of my
farmers say that they are making
a bale 617two more tb$n they fjlg-
ured. Cotton just seemed 'to ingke
right oh inspite of the esrterfded
dffetteht.
. jjjEg should 'fee gKiritea., *$
large acreage this yejtr., {Cf * ^
gets bfetter Some ddtffti be pH
urifeer hs a coVer drop 'iri’d i<.
planted. Rdfoeirfber
practices th regard to growing’oats
—fertilize with about 300 poUfitis
of complete fertilizer, use gbod
seed, and plant "two 'arid one hal
or three bushels of seed oats per
acre—and plant as early now as
possible. TREAT SEED—IT PAYS.
Better start scattering “LIME.’
This job is staring you in the face.
Go to the State Fair if you have
a chance as many worthwhile sug
gestions may be received.
j GREEN COTTON
STALKS and do away with the
home of many BOLL WEEVILS
(Too late for last week)
Mi&S Eliza ’C6Vih, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ben Fort-
son, retUrnd^ Home last Friday.
Mr. arid itfrk Gode Philips of
Due West *wefe Visitors in Mt. Car
mel Saturday afternoon. Mrs. J.
W. Boyd, WHO h$S been spending
some tirrie wroh them, accompan
ied theiri to Her home in Mt. Car
mel.
MTS. W, A. Scott and Mrs. Hfcn-
ter McKinney Weife McCormick
rtfim u i«OTftr»y.
Miss Sara Curtis left Saturday
rtfght to Return to h& work in
Mrs, J. Bowick and Miss Matilda
atferiddd ^ meeting & ‘the
H v D. Chib Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Mary haerdaway of |r. Ir, is
spendirig sririie tirrie Wfth her
mother tfeife.
Mrs. Hunter McKinney enter
tained the lit&e girls last’ ityekclay
with a birthday dinner in honor
of Martha Jeahe’s ninth birth
day. The attractive little girls
C V • II. ■
were Ann Helms, Peggy Ayers,
Nancy Chastein, Joan Burris^ Pat
sy Campbell, all of Calhoun Falls.
After the delicious dinner, the lit
tle girls spent the afternoon- in
playing nice games which they all
enjoyed very, much. As the sun
was sinking in the west, Mrs. Mc
Kinney carried them back to Cal
houn Falls. They left singing
Happy Birthday To You, and
wishing their sweet little hostess
many more happy birthdays.
Mrs. J. D. Cade was a visitor in
Anderson Tuesday.
Miss Matilda Bell of McCormick
was a visitor here one day last
week.
Many friends of Mr. Willie Hes-
fcdr are glad to see him able to be
out again. Under the skillful
nUrsing of Miss Beffie Hester he
made\a quick recovery from what
might have been serious injuries.
Mrs. D. L. BrySon and Mrs. Mice
Frazier were guesite of Mrs. Ida
Black Sunday.
T(fr. Emerson Hutto, a taftier
citizen of Mt. Ciarmel, is visiting
the town after an absence of 50
years.
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Coft&H&iSoii News :
u. :i ~
YSjr E&rij. W. Crouch/
ifeVeri , ’Jk'rriiers have alreatl
placed Shcjr .rirdefs for kUb
They are, Jennings Gary
J. f’eijfeufeifdh, L. L. Hester,
W. 'Cade, ft. H. Hester, De la Hoi
School, D. J. MAllister, E. L. Ladfe-
iey, John Wilkie, and Emily Mc>-
ragrie. All farmers that wafet
kudzu crowns should place their
orders by November 1st, as crowns
will be scarce this year.
Mr. W. C. Strom is constructing
terraces on his farm near McCor
mick with a tractor and disc-til
ler.
There* are two small bales of
kudzu hay in the county agent’s
A green stalk decays twenty one offlce Come „ and look at them .
imes as fast as a dry, hard cot
ton stalk.
TREAT PEACH TREES NOW
for me BORER, as he is boring
oles is the tree near the grouriv
See your county agent for th
remedy. He has the material tc
use.
Don’t wait until too late to have
/our livestock treated for Hemor
hagic Septicennic. Your count)
agent can help you make this ar
rangement with the State vet
erinarian.
Plant 6 or 8 bushels of gra ;
per acre on a good piece of soil
for the grazing patch.
Order kudzu crowns now thru!
your agents, so that we will get
the best and get them early.
wmmrm
'BUY MORE WAR BONOS
“Since cotton is the principal
crop, it is obvious that crop rota
tions for the Cotton Belt should
be centered around this crop.” —
“Soils and Men”, USDA.
Mr. T. C. Faulkner has some
men cleaning out terrace outlets
today.
Mr. J. M. Hemminuer unloaded
four cars of lime last ‘ek. All of
>Jiis lime is to be us jn his own
farm.
Are you still trying to do square
farming on a round hill!
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Order Forest Tree
Seedlings Now
Aiken, S. C., October 13. — The
time for planting pine tree seed
lings will soon arrive and all land-
owners interested in planting
seedlings this year are urged to
order now. These seedlings mar
be purchased for $2.50 per thou
sand (cash with order) delivered,
$2.00 per thousand shipped C. O.
D., or $2.00 per thousand delivered
at the Nursery, Sumter, S. C.
Orders for seedlings can be
placed with your County Agent.
County Ranger, Soil Conservation
Service Representative, or the Dis
trict Forester’s office, Aiken, S. C,