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■t •. • * ■m \ y Jfi TRUK TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Forty-Third Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1944 Number 23 /i w r WAEMftJGitSkf D. C. — On November K, wh«n congress again •onvanes after its election "vaca tion,'* it will be faced with some of the most difficult problems which asQr congress in the history of our country has had to solve. As a result of the election cam paign, members of both parties are now well aware of the people's de sire for strong decisive action on international affairs. Former so- ed "isolationist’* members are ineneved to have accepted the need ;for entering into alliances with • other nations. The election has done ‘.a lot of good in establishing points of common agreement between the | two parties. The ''strictly party” ’voting, which has been so apparent ; during die past two years, will un doubtedly be curbed — at least on ! matters of foreign relations. As for (domestic affairs, there is no reason ;to believe that the election will have i altered the wide differences in ' philosophy which exist between • members of the two parties. Con- (gressional battles over security • measures, labor control, taxes and j unemployment relief will probably continue with full force. But, because of what the election has done to clarify thinking on measures which must be taken to • insure future peace, it is ex- j pected that such measures can now ! be enacted with greater speed and with more unanimous approval than would have been possible be fore the election. Most all congressmen seem to fa- , vor a world organization which will have the authority, backed by men fund arms, to enforce international iw and nip in the bud any warlike res on the part of any nation in the world. There will be consider able difference of opinion over the question of whether our repre sentative in such a body shall have authority to act without approval of congress, but a law will un doubtedly be passed which will define just what authority our rep resentative or representatives will have. And it is generally agreed by congress that the frame-work of an international organization to prevent future wars should be built right now, before the war has ended. In addition to the complicated problems of foreign relations, - which will take precedence over all other matter, congress will be asked to act as quickly as possible in working out clear and practical plans for the postwar employment of returning veterans, for the re conversion of industry to peacetime pursuits, for coping with the un employment which may follow the end of the war, for revising our tax program to give industry more funds for speeding civilian pro duction, for reducing the cost of government, and for the gradual relaxation of government controls over business and individuals. It is quite probable that the legis lation passed by congress during the next few months will determine the permanency of peace and whether we will have depression or prosperity following the war. The congress faces tremendous responsibilities. But it is generally believed, here, that, with the battle over the presidency fortunately out of the way, politics will take a back seat and congress will meet its re sponsibilities in a manner which would have been impossible during the earlier sessions'of 1944. November 11, 1944 end ©£ 'War. •jgeein xee* / a / County To Get Ready For 6th War Bond Drive mmmmuii BUY f&RE WAR BONOS “Nobody knows what is going to happen after this war, but the stage is all set for the same sort cf thing that happened after | World War I. What we want to avert is the disaster that has come when people buy land on the basis of high prices for farm Legionnaires And Auxiliary Members 1VI™ For TTiP nited States Employment Service men wanicu rui auc consisting pf 1^500 i Q cai fniit.imf Merchant Marine •o All Legionnaires and their wives and all eligible Auxiliary members ..... ,, and their husbands are urged to products and then are unable to att€nd the annual ob _ pay off the mortgage when prices | servance and "dutch” oyster sup- decline.”—O. C. Samuels, National per Friday night, November 10th, I at 7:30 o’clock at the community house. We have secured an outstanding speaker, and entertainment is pro vided for all. Farm Loan Association. HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C ; FRIDAY ana SATURDAY November 10th and 11th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. PAtLETTE GODDARD FRED MacMURRAY Let us get together again and renew our comradeship. C. K. Epting, Commander, Mrs. Mildred Nave, Pres, of Auxiliary. X — * Mt. Carmel News in 66 STANDING ROOM ONLY Also CHAPTER 3 “GREAT ALASKAN MYSTERY” and SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 24c U. MONDAY and TUESDAY November 13th and 14th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:15 P. M. MARGO-TOM NEAL ROBERT RYAN m 66 BEHIND THE RISING SUN Also SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS and LATEST NEWS EVENTS 99 Dr. S. W. Reid of McCormick and Mr. Jim Miller were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott Sun day. Messrs. Will and Warren Cowan wert business vsiitors here one day last week. Mrs. Gladys Bowyer of Anderson was a visitor here Monday. Cpl. Charles Bowyer was also a guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott Mon day evening. Mrs. Cleveland, Red Cross Field Worker, and Mrs. C. K. Epting were business visitors in Mt. Carmel Friday afternoon. Misses Lennie and Eliza Covin enjoyed a very pleasant visit with their sister, Mrs. George Peel, in Anderson and attended the Fair. Mr. Bradley Morrah of Green ville was a visitor here several days last week. Sen. L. L. Hester was on our sick list last week and spent a day or two in the Anderson County Hos pital, but we are glad to say he returned home very much im proved which is good news to a nost of : ? riends. Miss Julia Cade was a visitor in Anderson one day last week. ADMISSION: Adults, 30 cents ^Children up to 12, 12 cents; Children 12 to 15, 18 cents, including tax. Card Of Thanks We wish to thank our friends for their many acts of kindness shown us during the illness and death of our loved one, J. D. Dun lap. We also want to thank Dr. Workman for his untiring efforts. We shall ever hold each of you in grateful remembrance. Mrs. J. D. Dunlap, And Children. “A critical shortage of seamen and officers to man merchant ships sailing into the war zones threat ens within the next few weeks to delay delivery of supplies to the European and Pacific war thea ters, according to a joint state ment today by Vice Admiral Em ory S. Land, USN, |RETD.| Chair man, War Shipping Administra tion, and Paul V. McNutt, Chair man, War Manpower Commission. “As a result the two agencies have joined in an intensified drive to recruit the necessary personnel of both trained seamen and new men willing to go to sea. Citing the shortage of skilled personnel to man merchant ships how sup plying the Phillippines Beachhead and .other theaters of war, Ad miral Land said— “ ‘Although we have been able to keep our ships sailing with a minimum of delays, the efficient and safe operation of our vessels has been jeopardized by the as signment of men above their grades and the employment in un skilled ratings of a disproportion ately large number of men with out previous sea experience. > “ ‘On October 20, while the Phil ippine invasion was in progress, *ve had in the entire United States only a sufficient number' of skill ed officers in American seaport, able to operate about 10 vessels — whereas on the same day we hac requests for enough men in thes. critical ratings to operate about 45 ships. “ ‘During the past summer had months in which as many at j00 men leaving American ports as licensed deck officers either had no license, or sailed above the grade for which they were li censed. During the same period, there were as many as 1,000 men m one month who had left Amer ican ports as engineers who had no license or were sailing above their grade. Unable to secure nearly enough licensed radio ope rators we have continued to use enlisted personnel of the Navy to provide a full complement of ali vessels.’ ‘‘Assuring Admiral Land of the full cooperation of the War Man power Commission in helping to lick this critical problem, Com missioner McNutt said— “ ‘The entire facilities of the War Manpower Commission’s U-j fulltime offices and 2,000 itinerant offices blanketing the nation, are availa ble to the War‘Shipping Adminis tration’s Recruitment and Man ning Organization Tor the purpose of providing the experienced sea men needed so ut^entiyto 'man our Merchant Marine*. ; '* v / ’• « 'Alb local US£8 Qttlfts r have been directed to' intensify their recruiting of experienced seagding personnel. We are asking. ^gapj(< ers to release immediately men who have had previous sea expe rience. Such men are guaranteed the same reemployment' seniority rights as those accorded members of the armed forces, |Public Law 87.| In addition, no employer may hire experienced merchant sea men and officers who come ashore looking for jobs, unless they are re ferred by the USES. We are urg ing all men now employed ashore who are experienced seamen, both officers and experienced seamen, to apply to the nearest office of the USES so that they may be re ferred to vital posts in the Mer chant Marine. Their contribution to the war effort will be immeas urably greater as members of the Merchant Marine than in wai plants ashore. “ ‘With the navigation season on the Great Lakes drawing to l close, many experienced seamen will become available for othe. work during the off-season. We are urging all those who can pos sibly do so, to accept work in off shore shipping during the winter. The War Manpower Commission nas made arrangements for the limited referral of these men t; openings in the Merchant Ma rine.’ * ‘‘Adding more details to the ex treme seriousness with which the manpower problem in the Mer chant Marine is viewed, Admiral Land asserted— “ ‘At no time during the past year has the recruitment of ex perienced seamen proceeded suc cessfully enough to replace the thousands of officers and seamen assigned to positions above their grade. During the last three months the number of experienced men recruited has barely met the numbers known to have left the industry during the same period, although the delivery of new ships continues at a high level and ap proximately 5,000 additional men to man them are needed each month’ The approaching Sixth War Loan Campaign, opening Novem ber 20th, is called by leaders one '■‘f “the most important,” with the biggest, and costliest operations yet now going on in the war. Representatives of this county’s War Finance Committee heard, at a state-wide meeting in Columbia, the figures on the tremendous fi nancing needs of the government, and were urged to emphasize to the people of this county how vital it will be to buy fviids in t the next drive. During no previous campaign has the war activity been on such enormous and cost ly scales. The county’s pjpresentatives were told by Christie Benet, state bond chairman, that “we are fighting for the greatest cause on earth,” and that the cost is “stu pendous.” In the next fiscal year, Mr. Ben et said at the Columbia meeting, the government will need 99 bil lions of dollars, of which the sum of 90 billions will go into the war effort. The national income dur ing the year, for individuals, will be 153 billions, he said. Local state and federal taxes will re duce that to 133 billions, and since, it is estimated, buyable goods will be valued-at 96 millions, citizens will have 37 billions in which to invest or save. It is out of this that the government hopes will come war bond buying. At the Columbia meeting it was announced that the state’s quota for the Sixth War Loan will be $49,000,000, and that this county’s allotment of that, or its goal, will be $95,000. G. J. Sanders, Jr., is war bond chairman for the county. Modoc News Mrs. G. E. Dukes spent the past w6ek with relatives in Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. William Reese of Greer were week end visitors here to Mr. Reese’s mother, Mrs. Rosfe- lind Reese. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Reese from Barnwell spent the week end here among relatives. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Howie were dinner guests Sunday to Mr. E. F. Bussey and Misses Lucy and Ro salie Bussey. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smauley of Augusta were visitors here Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Smauley. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Bussey were the week end guests to Mr. and Mrs. O. J. White. Mr. E. F. Bussey and Mr. Wilbur White made a short visit to Au gusta Monday moaning. Miss Etoyle Clem of Augusta •pent the week end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clem. Mrs. Lloyd Florence from Ath ens, Ga., was a week end visit here to her mother, Mrs. C. Stone. X Card Of Thanks I wish to use this method of ex pressing my most sincere thanks to my neighbors and other friends or their many acts of kindness o me during the illness and death of my husband, John B. Harmon. Mrs. John B. Harmon. WAR BONDS l MEAN MORI THAN A GOOD INVESTMENT r VAv.,. N\