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Mr. and Mrs. R. T. White of
Plum Branch announce the birth
of a son, William Alton, on Octo
ber 11th. Mrs. White is the for
mer Miss Sara Seigler.
Mrs. L. A. Swany and family of
Charlotte, N. C., spent a recent
week end with Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. McKinney of near town.
Mrs. L. H. Edmunds of Port
Royal is visiting relatives here this
week.
Pvt. and Mrs. R. L. Heller and
son, Master Roy, Jr., of Savannah,
Ga., spent several days here last
week with Pvt. Heller’s sister, Mrs.
A. N. Jaynes.
Higli Production, Efficient
Distribution Are Assuring
By AL JEDLICKA
f With production running high and the distribution sys-
tem operating smoothly, the U. S. coal supply should be
^ adequate throughout the winter, thus relieving the anxiety
^lof many consumers.
| Despite the comfortable stocks, however, there will be
*little room for careless use of fuel, with the result that con-
t sumers again are being cautioned to exercise conservation
? so as to enjoy rqaximum warmth throughout the year.
Although total production for the^
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year should aniount to about 616,-
Miss Ethel Swany, Miss Ann Sue
Swany and Miss Kathryne McKin
ney were recent visitors to Miss
Louise McKinney qf Augusta.
Misses Henrietta Gilbert * and
Sally Sims of Lander College,
Greenwood, spent the week end
with Mrs. C. A. Gilbert.
Mr. R. T. White of Panama City,
Fla., has returned, after a short
visit with his family. at Plum
Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Parks an
nounce the birth of a son, Thomas
Irvin, on Thursday, October 19,
1944.
McCormick School
News
Our Lunch Room
This year our school lunch room
is a great improvement over last
year’s. We have the cannery
right here at school and food for
the room can be canned here.
The cost per pupil is only twen
ty-five cents a week, five cents a
meal, which is very cheap. It
seems almost impossible that such
A 000,000 tons, and fall 10,000,000 tons
below the Solid Fuels administra
tion’s goal, the country will be able
i to easily draw on a prospective
. stockpile of some 63,000,000 tons to
’ make up the difference.
1 Since the last war, U. S. mining
' has made remarkable strides, with
. less than half as many workers
‘ turning out more coal from one-
’ third as many pits.
’• In 1918, 942,000 men in 18.319
. mines produced 579,000,000 tons of
- soft coal, whereas in 1943, 400,000
‘ men in 6,972 mines turned out 589,-
000,000 tons—a mark that will be
exceeded this year with even less
workers.
During the first nine months of
1944. soft coal production reached
471,535,000 tons, with average week
ly output at 12,079,000 tons, com
pared with 11,400,000 tons during
the same period last year. With
weekly consumption tillx-ated at
11,409,000 during the first nine
months of 1944, additions have been
made to the nation’s stockpile. \
Besides the record production of
soft coal, output of hard coal also
is running ahead of 1943, but the
total supply of anthracite will not
be sufficient to meet demand, trade
circles declared.
Exports Uncertain.
The total supply of coal available
for domestic purposes will depend
upon export demands, with the situ
ation complicated by a drop in pro
duction of British mines and prob
able labor troubles there, and the
ability of the Allies to get the pits
in liberated countries going again.
In respect to the ability of get
ting the pits in liberated countries
going again, the German withdraw
al from France was so rapid as to
prevent any systematic destruction
of the mines, which, in some in
stances, were guarded by the work
ers to hamper any wrecking.
On the other hand, the gradual
German retreat from the rich Do
nets basin in Russia gave the Nazis
enough time to methodically raze
the Soviet mines, with the result
that the country’s industry is badly
in need of rehabilitation.
In the effort to rebuild the foreign
coal industry, it was reported that
no less than 775 pieces of mining
equipment were scheduled for ship
ment during the first six months of
1944, with substantial amounts of
shaker conveyors, electric drills
and locomotives sent out. Besides' ■
France and Russia, the nations of ►
India, North Africa, Spain and Brit- '
ain have sought U. S. aid in re- I
habilitation. , ;
In Britain, where the mining in- L
dustry is not as greatly median- *
ized as in the U. S.y and where,
workers actually-- have resisted^
mechanization in fear of unemploy- 1
ment, labor differences have tend-;
ed to decrease production. 1
Although British miners received"
substantial wage boosts to bring!
their weekly averages up to about’
$22, they are said to be out for fur- j
ther increases, with possibilities of
more crippling strikes.
• Efficient Transport.
Here in the U. S. several factors >
have entered into the good coal sup- ^
ply situation, besides the outstand-*
ing production record of the skilled
American miner.
Efficient transportation is one of ,
these factors, with Great Lakes p-
shippers helping to take the load a
off the railroads and peifmit a more 1
extensive utilization of the latter. 4
Because of the aggressive leader- ^
ship of the industry, working hand i
in hand with government transpor- 5
tation agencies, a system for dis- -
tribution of solid fuels around the t
Great Lakes territory was formu- ?
lated, thus materially reducing /
need for railroad operations there
abouts.
Evidence of the efficiency with
which the railroads have handled .
coal deliveries is shown in their abil- |
ity to distribute the various types \
of the fuel—lump, egg, nut, stoker ;
sizes, etc.—throughout the country S
from their scattered production j
centers. &
Finally, the consumers them
selves have contributed to the good
supply situation by filling their bins
for the winter—early. By ordering
their coal during the summer
months, they helped maintain a ^
high level of production, and also l*
permitted a more balanced distribu- |
tion by the different transportation ,♦
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good lunches could be served at
such a low cost. At a cafe or res
taurant one would pay anywhere
from 25 to 35 cents a plate like
1 the ones offered here. Ice cream
is served on Tuesday and Friday
of every week and you don’t get
just a spoon full either!
One half of the school eats at
12:20 and the other half at 1:00
o’clock. The conduct of the stu
dents is exceptionally good and a
good spirit prevails.
A school lunch room is one of
the best things that any school
can have.
Belton Harmon.
A Faculty Opinion
This week we keep seeing groups
of students having discussions,
and it doesn’t take a sleuth to
know that citizenship or conduct
grades are the subjects in ques
tion. If students could see the
troubled faces of the faculty when
they begin to discuss individual
pupils, I’m sure we’d have an im
proved record for the next six
weeks.
Take your problems to your
home-room teacher, learn to find
a< problem and to solve it. Your
faculty has a personal interest in
each of you, and our work is to
help you improve. Let’s work
together for a better school!
The Cannery
- This year we have « cannery on
the school grounds and now it is
being used quite often since we
have had so many apples and
beans on hand to can.
The cannery is equipped with
tw:o large pressure cookers, a stove"
and all the other necessary equip
ment for canning.
It not only is used to can for
the school but for the public too.
A lot of people have canned dur
ing October, food to send to the
service men overseas.
Last week we strung and can
ned nine hundred quarts of beans
and this week we are canning ap
ples for the school lunch room.
We have about 1100 cans of ap
ples.
The cannery has been a great
help to people of the county and
also to the school lunch room.
Janette Cheatham.
Items Of Interest
Miss Vivian Jaynes is Dean of
girls at the High School. We hope
this may be another step toward
closer student-faculty relation
ship. Girls, take your problems
to your Dean, for she’s ready to
help you organize for definite im
provements in our school.
We are happy to add Billy Dukes
and Elizabeth Holloway to the
Citizenship Roll.
Important Notice
The community cannery located
at the rear of the High School
Building will be opened only by
appointment beginning October
31st. If you are planning to can
a beef, see the agriculture teach
er for an engagement. Have
your beef here early; not later
than 1:00 p. m. Please bring suf
ficient help to can your beef.
Panthers Down Batesburg-
Leesville 13-6
The McCormievk Panthers won
their second victory of the season
Friday by defeating Batesburg-
Leesville 13-6.
Archie Ferqueron scored our
first touchdown by carrying the
ball fifty yards, and over the goal
line in two attempts. He also
made the extra point with a line
plunge off guard.
Our second came in the fourth
and final quarter when captain.
Joe Luke White, blocked a punt
on Batesburg-Leesville’s thirty
yard line and recovered it on
their seven. Bobby Dukes then
fought his way off tackle for Mc
Cormick’s second and last tally of
the game. The extra point try
was not good.
Batesburg-Leesville made their
score when after fighting their
way down to the ten, they com
pleted a pass into the end zone.
Their extra point try was not
successful.
Both teams fought hard all the
way and there were few breaks
for either'side. The Panthers out
played the Batesburg-Leesville
boys and each team worked hard
for each of their points.
Future Games
The Panthers will be host to
the Iva football team Thursday,
November 2nd, and will play Lin-
colnton for the second time of
the season Monday, Novemb^t
6th. The Panthers were defeated
14-12 in their first game with Lin-
colnton and will be out to win
this one.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL NEWS
Activity Program
There is to be an Activity Pro
gram in the school this year. We
hope that there will be one hun
dred per cent participation in all
the grades as Supt. Weldon is
planning some interesting and in
structive programs.
4-H Club Boy Wins Prize
We wish to congratulate Billy
Parker of the 5th grade for hav
ing won second prize for the corn
which he entered at th3 State
Fair.
War Fund Drive
A great deal of interest has bee”
taken in the recent War Fund
Drive. The fifth and sixth grades
tied for first place and are look
ing forward to a part holiday.
Hallowe’en Party
The first grade enjoyed a Hal
lowe’en party Friday afternoon
under the direction of their teach
er, Mrs. Boozer. After playing
games, the children were given
favors of Hallowe’en baskets fill
ed with candy^
Notice Of Gin Days
We will operate our gin every
day through November 4th, after
which our gin days will be Friday,
and Saturday of each week until
further notice.
J. L. BRACKNELL;
Plum Branch, S. C.
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