McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, November 02, 1944, Image 1
For^feThird Year
TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C.* THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1944
Number 22
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f ’ Washington, D. O. (NWNS) .—The
, President is believed to be very
\ much impressed by a plan for
5 (gradual reconversion to peacetime
\ Industry which was presented to
hhh recently by Henry Kaiser, the
miracle man of shipbuilding and
prefabrication.
Because of Mr. Kaiser’s accom
plishments, plus his ability to cut
through Washington red tape in get>
X ting needed action, he has won the
v respect of members of both polit-
( leal parties and has become one of
the men Washington officials nat
urally listen to. He has gained the
reputation of talking only when he
has something worthwhile to say
In addition to his ability to get
along with Washington officials he
Is also understood to have the re*
spect of labor and of most other
industrialists—although a few are
f known to be jealous of the pub-
v licity his work has received when
x they consider 'their accomplish-
i' ments to be as great as his.
^ But in general, a plan presented
‘ by Mr. Kaiser is apt to be given
' more consideration than most of the
• many plans with which Washington
’■ is being deluged,
i Although the details of Mr. Kai
ser’s plan have not been revealed,
the important things about it are:
<1) It calls for the immediate start
of reconversion, instead of waiting
for final victory in Europe; (2) it
| calls for keeping alive those war
! production companies which now
i are finishing their wartime con
tracts. and (3) it provides for the
major part of the reconversion job
to be done by industry itself rather
than by government.
In brief, Mr. Kaiser has suggest
ed that some manufacturers re
main in full.war production while
others begin manufacturing civilian
goods. This, he proposes, could be
accomplished by a group of Indus
trialists taking over the plants
which arc closing up and moving
into them the machinery and work
which is interfering with others
turning to civilian production. Mr.
Kaiser says that we now have plen
ty of steel and aluminum, as well
as other materials, to take care of
all war needs and have plenty left
over for normal manufacturing.
The main thing Mr. Kaiser asks
from the government is that it re
lax its controls over machine tools
so that industry can go ahead with
a souhd plan to produce all the war
goods that are needed plus a grad
ually increasing supply of civilian
goods. „
Any action on actual approval of
a reconversion plan of this kind
must, of course, wait until the rou
tine of government gets back to
normal after the election. There is
no4loubt that having an election
at this time has seriously inter-
ferred with the progress of govern
ment postwar planning. In the
opinion of many government heads
and war leaders there couldn’t
have been a worse time to have an
election. But it is hoped that the
congressional committees, the gov
ernment bureaus and the cabinet v
officers who are formulating these
all important plans will make up
for the delays as soon as the elec
tion fight is over.
Government workers, in general,
do not seem to anticipate a change
in administration on January 20.
although most anyone you talk to
here will admit that it is going to
be a close election.. With most con
gressmen and political workers out
of the city, however, and many of
the government employees going
home to vote, there seems to be a
strange lull in political activity
here this week.
, I all stewards of our natural re-
RlitPFAUft IHTH THEMl sources - ° wnership ° f iand does
James D. Dunlap
Claimed By Death
Funeral services for James D.
Dunlap, 74, well known McCormick
County citizen who died at his
home in the Bethany community
at 4:40 o’clock p. m. October 25th,
after an illness of several weeks,
were conducted from the Bethany
Baptist Church, of which he was
a deacon, by his pastor, the Rev.
C. L. Whittemore, assisted by Dr.
Alvin Orr, of Anderson, at 3:30 o’
clock Friday afternoon. Interment
followed in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Yancy E. Seig-
ler, Wallace L. White, Ed. C.
Cheatham,-- Ernest L. Hollings
worth, Raymond McDonald and
Maurice C. White. •
A native of Oconee County, the
son of Elijah and Mary Martin
Dunlap, he moved to McCormick
County in 1919.
Besides his widow, the former
Miss Minnie Barker of Westmin
ster, he is survived by six daugh
ters, Mrs. C. R. Hunt, Westminster,
Mrs. Will Fretwell, Salem, Ore
gon, Miss Nannie Mae Dunlap, Mc
Cormick, Mrs. Ernest Murphree,
Baltimore, Mrs. E. L. McKenzie, -
Coatesville, Pa., Mrs. E. H. Chris
tian, McCormick, three sons, D. O.
Dunlap, Anderson, J. D. Dunlap,
Jr., U. S. Air Corps, W. H. Dunlap,
St. Petersburg, Fla., three broth
ers, J. F. Dunlap, McCormick,
Claude Dunlap, Greenwood, Dixie
Dunlap, Westminster; two sisters,
Mrs. S. J. Adams, Westminster, and
Mrs. H. M. Harbin, Westminster:
eleven grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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Fall Meeting Of Farm
Women Held
The fall meeting of the McCor
mick County Council of Farm
Women met in Mt. Carmel in the
A. R. P. Church on Wednesday,
October 18th, with 61 present.
While this was fewer than usual,
the quality of the meeting did not
suffer from the lack of members.
It was an excellent program, a
delicious, abundant pre-war type
of dinner, and good fellowship a-
bounded.
Mrs. J. Fred Buzhardt presided,
with an ease and dignity befitting
the place and occasion. In the
absence of the secretary, Mrs. J.
Ed. Bell, Mrs. E. R: Price acted as
secretary.
The devotional was brought by
Rev. J. Claude Evans who drew
an analogy between the heaven
ly and earthly homes, citing no
prejudice, no gossip, no jealousies,
no grudges, envies, or hatred ex
isting in the former, nor would
Lhey exist in the latter, if enough
of Christian love abounded.
A warm welcome was given by
Miss Susie Patterson of Mt. Car-
Plum Branch News
Mrs. W. C. Bochman and little
daughter, Lynn, visited the past
week end with relatives in Kings-
tree.
Guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. H. M. Freeland the past week
end were Mrs. Hugh Margaret
Burch, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cul-
breath and little daughter, Ann,
all of Aiken.
Mrs. R. J. Boyd/ Sr., of Char
lotte, N. C., visited relatives in
Plum Branch and Parksville the
past week.
Visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. Winn this week are
Mrs. Annie Sue Cochran, Jackson
ville, Fla., and Mrs. J. C. Godsey
and little son, Jimmie, of Green
wood. Miss Gladys Winn of Lan
der College and Miss Mable Winn
of Augusta were week end guests.
Miss Annie Homphreys of Wood
ruff visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Humphreys, the past
week end.
Mrs. A. T. Moore has returned
to her home in Ridgeway, after a
visit to her sister, Mrs. Foster
Speer, and Rev. Mr. Speer. Friends
will be glad to know that Mr.
Speer is much improved since his
A Shower
T prefer to believe that we are
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not carry with it the right to de
stroy land; it does carry the re
sponsibility to protect and improve
the land. Every farmer holds his
soil in trust" for generations to
come.”—Secretary, of Agriculture
Wickard. . » .
John B. Harmon
Claimed By Death
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
JV^cCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY nml SATURDAY
November 3rd and 4th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
DICK ARLEEN—MARY BETH HUGHES
in
“TIMBER QUEEN”
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Also
CHAPTER 2
“GREAT ALASKAN MYSTERY”
and
SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 24c
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MONDAY and TUESDAY
November 6th and 7th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:15 P. M.
SPENCER TRACY IRENE DUNN
in
1 “A GUY NAMED JOE”
f charge.
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Also
SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
John B. Harmon, 76, well known
McCormick County planter, died
at his home in Bordeaux Friday
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, after a
short illness.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Republican Methodist
Church of which he was a mem
ber Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’
clock with his pastor, the Rev. J.
Claude Evans, and Dr. S. W. Reid
of the Pressly Memorial A. R. P.
Church officiating^ Interment
followed in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were M. S. Willis, M.
L. Gibert, W. G. Link, A. B. Link,
P. B. Moragne and W. W. M. Lind-
ley i
Mr. Harmon was a native of
Bordeaux, the son of the late John
Harmon and Nannie Norwood
Harmon, pioneers in this section.
He spent his entire life in that
neighborhood where he took an
active part in community life.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Miss Mattie Pelot, of At
lanta; two nephews and a niece.
mel Club, and the response from
the Young’s Club was read by Mrs. | recent illness
A. J. Hendrix in the absence ol the j ^ ColUer . s 2 oi Banana
president, Miss Alma Young. Rev. River . visited in the home 0{
J. Claude Evans then showed a h!s p ar ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Col
chart illustrating the uses of the lier tha n o^
War Fund, and urged gifts com- Raymond Holloway of Au-
mensurate with need. A roll call g Us t a spent last Tuesday in the
of clubs and report of each pres* home of Mr and ^ Ed Hollo _
ident was then heard. All clubo v/a y
were represented except Wideman spend the day guests in the
and Dowtin. Miss Alma Young, home of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Rice
Young s Cmb president, not being 0 n last Sunday were Mrs. Sara
present, Mrs. Ferqueron kindly Broadwater, Mr. and Mrs. W. P
read the club report which had Stevens and Miss Polly Stevens of
oten sent to the meeting. Augusta.
All the reports were good, show- The Junior B. T. U. held a Hal
ing splendid response to the pro- lowe’en social at the home of 3et
gram brought monthly by Miss tye Ann Langley on Tuesday night,
Bell, home agent. Mt. Carmel, 3i£t. Each member invited one
Sandy Branch and Meriwether guest and about thirty little folks
Clubs were outstanding in activi- had an enjoyable evening of
ties.- The latter was. .awarded the J games, stunts and Hallowe’en
gavel, for the first time, tho’ the p ra nks.
judge said it was very difficult to To add to the evening the old
decide which was to be ^ “best”, traditional witch came to her den
Mt. Carmel ranked second, and where she brewed her witches tea
Sandy Branch, third. The home an d fascinated the children with
agent, Miss Doris Shuler, of Ab- the exciting fortunes she told
beville, acted as judge and pre- them.
sented the gavel. The address was For refreshments they, enjoyed
made by Mrs. G. E. Hawkins, of home-made candies, cookies, fruits
Greenwood, 2nd vice president of and nuts.
State Council, whose grace of x.
person, and charm of manner did
Plum Branch, Oct. 31.—A most
enjoyable affair took place on Sat
urday afternoon when Mrs. J. Le-
Roy Pettus, recent bride, was hon
ored with a miscellaneous shower
by her aunts, Mrs. Corrie Wens
and Mrs. H. M. Freeland, in th*
home of Mrs. Freeland.
In keeping with the season, au
tumn leaves were used throughout
the living and dining rooms where
the guests were entertained. Mrs.
Freeland presided at the bride*;
book.
An interesting and amusing pro
gram of appropriate contests was
enjoyed, followed by an interlude
of music, with Mrs. E. C. Ride at
the piano.
To remind the guests that Hal
lowe’en was near, a poem about
witches and ghosts was read, an
nouncing the arrival of a ghosl*
who proved to be a special friend
of the bride, when she placed a
huge white bag of lovely gifts at
her feet. Miss Marian Freeland
played the part of the ghost.
A delicious chicken salad course
with hot coffee and cookies was
served to about thirty-five guests.
Assisting the hostesses in enter
taining were Mrs. E. C. Rice, Mrs.*
W. M. Freeland and Mrs. Charles
Culbreath.
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Mt. Carmel News
not distract from her excellent I To Discuss Question
speech. Postwar plans for club #
work was the theme of her Of Using PriSOUerS
thought, with accent on helping ^
youth to assume responsibility and L/I W SLY 10 W OTK In
to develop personality; helping the W7 . 1 i r\ -n
returning service men to adjust | W OOQS AnCl On T aTOlS
themselves to civilian life, by pro
viding, among other things, home
and community recreation anal There will be a meeting at the
gainful employment. She askec county court house Saturday, No-
the women to consider to what ex- vember 4, at 11 o’clock, at which
tent should power be withdrawn time a special representative of
from the Federal Government, the War Manpower Commission
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in | and ur g e ci them to remember that will be present to discuss with
Conservation Netvs
ADMISSION: Adults, 30 cents; Children up to 12,
12 cents; Children 12 to 15, 18 cents, including tax.
(By Benj. W. CrcucljJ
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James Bo wick is constructing
terraces on A. C. Bradshaw’s farm
this week.
The kudzu advertisements that
were .in the windows of the coun
ty agent’s office have been moved
to the Augusta Fair.
John Wilkie is building terraces
on C. E. Wilkie’s farm below Plum
Branch.
Farmers have already placed or
ders for 35,000 kudzu crowns. This
is enough to plant 70 acres.
I saw some real action in one
of Mr. Dorn’s fields out on high
way 43 this morning. One tractor
pulling a disc-tiller was maintain
ing terraces, another pulling a
trailer and a lime spreader was
scattering fertilizer, two more
tractors were pulling disc-harrows
and still another tractor had a
grain drill at work. I looked for
a mule, but could not see one.
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• .ne small farm and family life sawmill operators, pulpwccd deal-
are ideal units of America. She j ers, and farmers the question of
presented interesting figures to using Prisoners of War to work ir
show voting strength of country the woods and on farms,
and said that only 10.1% of S. C. Coronaco Air Base, situated
voting strength is used and urged near Greenwood, South Carolina
voting a a “wasted right”, when may be made available to these
it is not used. Her address was prisoners if there are openings e-
edifying, with enough spontaneity nough to warrant a Prisoner oi
of delivery, to be enjoyable. War camp being established there
It was unanimously voted to hold All sawmill operators, pulpwood
all future Council Meetings, for dealers, and farmers, who are in
duration of war, in McCormick, terested, are invited to attend thi
since it is easily accessbile to all meeting, and discuss with the rep-
clubs, and gas and tires must be resentative any feature of the
conserved. Later the meetings Prisoner of War plan that they
will be held in the hostess club’s may desire. Prisoners of War ma>
locality as heretofore. be worked as agricultural workers
Reports for respective commit- and in the woods in connection
tees were givert as follows: On with sawmilling and getting out
State Council Meeting, by Mrs. Ed- | pulpwood.
ward Gilchrist; District Council 1 - - !
Dr. and Mrs. Payson Wh\te off
Columbia enjoyed a very pleasant
week end visit with their sister;
Miss Annie White, recently.
Mr. Alex Murray of Andersou
and Miss Pearl Murray of Wash
ington, D. C., were pleasant vis
itors here one afternoon last week-
Mr. Jimmie Boyd ' of Abbeville
was a recent visitor here.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Norris woe
visitors here Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Jane Haliiday, of -Mexico,
who is a student -in Andersen*,
spent a pleasant and happy week
end with her cousins, Misses Flor
ence and Susie Patterson. Miss
Haliiday is quite a talented younj
lady and is the daughter of Rex.
and Mrs. Chisholm Haliiday, wb*.
for years, have been faithful mis
sionaries in Mexico and are doteg -
fine work in drawing so maaqr
nearer to God.
Mr. D. W. Harling and Mas
Monnie Harling, who enjoyed .at
pleasant visit to relatives im
Greenwood, Greenville and other
places, returned home some tazee
ago.
Mrs. D. L. Bryson spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. P. K. Black.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott, lft_
and Mrs. Hunter McKinney arui
Martha Jeane enjoyed a pleasant
visit to the Greenwood County
Fair one evening last week. Mrs.
Robert Scott came • home witli
them for a short stay.
Mr. and Mrs. James Boyd off
Greenville were guests of Mrs. J.
W. Boyd Sunday evening.
Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. Robert
Scott, Mrs. Hunter McKinney aiuft
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Horton west?
visitors in Abbeville last Thursday
morning.
Mrs. J. D. Cade and Mrs. W. H.
Sharp were shopping in Calhoam
Falls Tuesday afternoon.
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Young’s H. D.
Club Meets
That Binds”, all adjourned to the
community house for dinner, and
the flower exchange, presided ov
er by Mrs. A. J. Hendrix. It was
Meeting, by Mrs. J. J. Minarik;
Treasurer’s Report, by Mrs. D. J.
McAllister; On Resolutions, by Mrs.
J. W. Bracknell; Time and Place.
by Miss Willie Young, and Creden- 1 a treat to have Mrs. Hendrix back,
tials, by Mrs. L. L. Hester. after missing the Spring meeting
The Exchange Club Fair was of Council. Beautiful flowers a-
presented by Miss Bell, who urged doming every available space in
all clubs to furnish exhibits. The church and community house gave
exhibit this year will be sponsored an added impetus to the exchange
A successful farmer must learn by Mt. Carmel and Chestnut'of plants. ’Twas a profitable,
£ to know every farm problem by Ridge, with all others helping. pleasant meeting and we thank
i.’ its first name. j After singing “Bless by The Tie you, hostess club!
The September meeting off
Young’s Home Demonstratlo*
Club was held in the home of Mrs.
J. C. Young with eight member^
three visitors and Miss Bell pi»-
ent.
Mrs. Young read Daniel I chap
ter. A miscellaneous program wx*
read by the members.
Miss Bell gave a very interesltuK
and helpful demonstration on Na
tional Nutrition and the Bass
Seven.
During the social hour the hoe&-
ess served chicken salad, crack
ers, tea and boiled peanuts.
The club adjourned to meet wlSa
Mrs. R. C. Young in October.
Reporter,