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TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Third Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1944
Number 24
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The move to break the Little Steel
formula, and thus set the stage for
general wage increases among all
union members, which was tempo
rarily sidetracked during the elec
tion campaign, is now being
pushed tor all it is worth. Union
leaders, fearing that the issue
would become a political football
if they leapt it in the limelight dur
ing the vicious presidential con
test, politely kept it on the side-
lines until November 7, but now
they are confident that the formula
. Which has frozen wages will, soon
be eliminated.
If this happens, it will probably
result in an upward revision of
■ wages in most union contracts and
! Is apt to encourage labor dis-
turbances while contracts are be-
• tng revised. In addition, the union
! leaders are seeking new rulings re-
/garding vacation pay, a guaran-
teed annual wage and provisions
for dismissal pay.
, These last two factors are con
sidered of greater importance by
j many labor leaders than approval
• of wage increases and it is believed
that some would be willing to for
get about general increases if they
could get satisfactory agreements
on these “security” provisions.
• Realizing that, from now on, more
and more war factories will cur
tail production, the unions want
! some immediate arrangement
i made for dismissal pay which will
I give members funds to tide them
! over between jobs. And they also
I feel that an arrangement for a
guaranteed annual wage, which
| will discourage layoffs during the
j conversion period, would be a ma-
• jor victory for labor.
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' The heated discussion in the polit-
: ical campaign of whether congress
i would give more cooperation to Mr.
Dewey or to Mr. Roosevelt is be
lieved to have helped make con
gressmen conscious of the need for
trying to avoid letting their party
allegiance interfere with their
thinking and their voting on the
complicated problems of foreign re
lations. The party line-up. which
was so clear in the votes on war
preparation measures, is not ex
pected to be so obvious now.
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Senator Conn ally and his foreign
relations committee are believed to
have almost completed a plan for
the structure of an Internationa] or
ganization for preserving the
peace. This plan will be used as a
basis for discussion at the United
Nation’s conference which will
probably be held soon after the first
of the year. The plan, it is under
stood, is concerned primarily with
the problem of keeping peace after
the war and does not cover the
terms of peace. But the foreign re
lations committee is also separate
ly considering peace terms which
not only include terms for Germany
and Japan, but also with the Axis
satellites, such as Hungary, Ro
mania and Bulgaria. These smaller
nations, said Senator Connally,
“cannot expect to escape from the
war unpunished or without paying
for the sins they have committed.
What the final terms of peace will
be for them is only speculation,
now, but they must be made to
pay.”
One of the most difficult prob
lems in arriving at peace terms
will be the terms which will apply
to Italy. . Senator Connally merely
said that this was a “special case”
and needed to be studied individu
ally.
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During their visits with their
constituents, congressmen learned
that the people, who admit that
the settlement of foreign relations
are in some cases over their
heads, are vitally concerned about
immediate action for a plan to
handle the problems of conversion
and job protection on the home
front. It is expected that a pro
gram to handle this domestic
problem will be one of the first acts
of congress.
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Thanksgiving Service
At Mt. Carmel
J. L. Jennings
Claimed By Death
Funeral services for J. Lewis
Jennings, 74, who died last Thurs
day morning at his home here af- j held at Mt - Carmel Thursday, the
ter an illness of 10”days were con- 2 ^ rd in stant, at 11:00 a. m. in the
ducted Friday afternoon at 4:30 Associate Informed Presbyterian
The Thanksgiving service will be
FRIDAY end SATURDAY
November 17th and 18th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:15 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
RODDY MeDOWELL EDMUND GWEEN
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LASSIE COMES HOME
(In Technicolor)
Also
CHAPTER 4
“GREAT ALASKAN MYSTERY”
and
SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 24c
MONDAY and TUESDAY
November 20th and 21st, 7:15 P. M. and 9:15 P. M.
GEO. MURPHY GINNY SIMMS
in
“BROADWAY RHYTHM
(In Technicolor)
Also
SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
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o’clock at the McCormick Metho
dist Church with the Rev. J.
Claude Evans, pastor, in charge,
assisted by Dr. S. W. Reid, pastor
of the Pressly Memorial A. R. P.
Church, .and the Rev. L. K. Simp
son, pastor of the McCormick Bap
tist Church. Interment followed
in McCormick Cemetery.
Mr. Jennings was the son of the
late Ann Cogburn and William
Jennings of this county, where he
had spent his entire life. He was
a member of the Republican
Methodist Church and took an
active part in the community life.
He served as city alderman for
eight years and was re-elected on
Tuesday of last week for his
fourth term as county commis
sioner. FoY a number of years he
was engaged in the mercantile
business here. His wife, Effie Hol
loway Jennings, died in 1936.
Surviving are five sons, Wyatt
P. Jennings of Charlotte, N. C., W.
Edwin Jennings of New York,
Bryan Jennings of McCormick,
John Wesley Jennings of Colum
bia and J. Andrew Jennings oi
Greenwood and Greenville; one
sister, Mrs. Lizzie Edmunds of
Spartanburg; one brother, Jesse
Jennings of McCormick.
Active pallbearers were Dr. C. K.
Epting, C. H. Huguley, J. Frank
Mattison, M. C. White, C. C. Mor
gan and J. B. Harmon, Jr. The
honorary escort was composed of
the city and county officials.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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3,359 Bales Of Cotton
Ginned In County
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To November 1st
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
WASHINGTON
Church.
Rev. J. N. McCord, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, will preach
the Thanksgiving sermon.
It seems a fitting thing for a
community to come together and
in a public service, recognize God’s
goodness to us and render thanks
unto Him. The one leper who re
turned to give thanks for his heal
ing got a special blessing that the
other nine missed.
S. W. Reid,
Pastor.
Legion And Auxiliary
Hold Armistice Day
Celebration
Dowtin H. D.
Club Meets
ADMISSION: Adults 30 cents; Children up to 12,
\ 12 cents; Children 12 to 15, 18 cents, including tax.
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COTTON GINNING REPORT
The Dowtin H. D. Club met
Tuesday afternoon, November 7th
In the home of Mrs. P. W. Roper,
with six members, Miss Bell, and
a visitor, Mrs. W. R. Bowen, pres
ent.
Mrs. Roper, the president, called
the meeting to order. Devotional
was conducted by Mrs. R. L. Dow
tin.
An interesting program on Rus
sia was led by Mrs. P. J. Dowtin.
This was our re-organizatior.
meeting, and for the coming year
the following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. P. W. Roper,
Vice-President, Mrs. J. C. Dow
tin,
Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. K.
Dowtin,
Local Leaders, Mrs. P. J. Dowtin.
Mrs. E. B. Smith.
Department Chhairmen:
Agriculture. Mrs. T. A. Dowtin,
Beautification, Mrs. K. Dowtin,
Citizenship, Mrs. J. C. Dowtin,
Legislation, Mrs. D. H. Langley
Publicity, Mrs. R. L. Dowtin,
Membership, Miss Annie Chiles,
Health, Mrs. E. B. Smith,
Education, Mrs. P. J. Dowtin,
Music and Recreation, Mrs. P.
W. Roper,
Armistice Day was celebrated by
The Thomas J. Lyon, Jr., Post of
The American Legion and its Aux
iliary Friday evening at the com
munity house.
Dr. C. K. Epting, post command
er, was in charge and he intro
duced other officers of the Legion,
Mrs. Mildred Nave, Auxiliary pres
ident, and Mrs. R. L. Dendy, Aux
iliary secretary.
The principal speaker was Hon
Joseph Cox of Johnston, who spoke
of the Legion’s accomplishments
and in thinking of the post-war
world, advanced the plan for a
world court backed by force.
A musical program was given by
Miss Catherine Smith, vocalist,
and Mrs. J. K. White, pianist.
A Dutch oyster supper was
served.
6th War Loan
In County To
Open Monday
The Sixth War Loan Campaign,
coming at a time when it appears
that the Allies are ready to launch
the decisive blow in Europe and
when the task of recapturing the
Philippines is actually in progress,
will open in this county next Mon
day.
Once more an organization of
McCormick County citizens are
ready, as a vital patriotic service,
to conduct the campaign in the
county, under the chairmanship of
G. J. Sanders, Jr., and with a goal
of $95,000.
Officials emphasize that the de
cisive phase of the war is at hand,
and that it is calculated to be the
costliest phase, with the demand
for ammunition, weapons, ships,
planes and supplies at a peak. This
centers upon the people at home
the greatest obligation yet to buy
war bonds.
In Columbia this week, Christie
Benet, chairman of the State War
Finance Committee, and state
leader for the forthcoming cam
paign, put it this way:
“The war is far from being ov
er. The biggest and most impor
tant and most expensive phase of
it is just beginning. Our men on
the fronts of the world are facing
their most severe tests and the
moments of their greatest danger.
There was never a time when it
was mere necessary for the peo
ple at home to make certain not
only that our fighting men have
every possible implement for their
success and their safety, but to
give them the comforting knowl
edge that we at home are sup
porting them to the limit. One of
the vital things we are asked to
do is buy bonds. In the Sixth War
Loan, that duty of all of us wrill
be heavier than ever. Now is the
time to line up in support of the
things we believe in.”
The campaign will run from
November 20 through December
16, but in all counties efforts will
be made to reach goals as soon as
possible, and it is expected that
the solicitation of South Carolin
ians to buy bonds will be greater
than in any previous campaign.
Mt. Carmel News
Mr. Raymond Wells of Manning
was a visitor here Sunday and
Monday.
Sen. and Mrs. L. L. Hester were
Abbeville visitors Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Covin of
Greenville were week end guests
of friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gilliam of
Greenwood w T ere visitors here Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold King of
Fla. were visitors here Monday.
Mrs. Gladys Bowyer of Ander
son, Mrs. Sarah Tarrant, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Weir and children and
Mrs. Robert Scott of Greenwood
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Black and John
of Walterboro and Jimmie Black
Mr. and Mrs. Key of Florida were
spend the day guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Scott Sunday.
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Red Cross Now
Prepared To Expe
dite Communications
To Philippines
Local Girl In
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Choir
Gainesville, Ga., Nov. 9. — Mies
Religion and Welfare, Mrs. R. L. Mary L. Seigler, freshman at Bre-
Dowtin. jn&n College and daughter of Mr
Plans, were discussed for the sr.-d Mrs. J. W. Seigler of McCor-
Christmas party which will meet r. -^k, S. C., is n member of the
Finance, Mrs. W. E. Robinson,
Census report shows that 3,359
bales of cotton were ginned in
McCormick County from the crop
of 1944 prior to Nov. 1st as com
pared with 3,807 bales for the crop December 5th in the home of Mrs. YWCA Choir, under the direction
Mrs. C. K. Epting,
Chm. McCormick County Chap
ter American Red Cross,
McCormick, S. C.
Red Cross now prepared to ex
pedite communications to Philip
pines. One Red Cross message on
form 1616, will be accepted from
any person in this country to any
prisoner of war of U. S. Civilian
interne. We cannot guarantee de
livery, but message will be han
dled by army postal service. Fol
lowing points must be observed:
1. All messages must be written
form 1616—number of words
^mited by space on front ✓and
back of forms. Forms now on file
; n each chapter.
2. Correct rddress is necessary
before message can be accepted.
3. Chapter should send messages
by air mail to home service. Na
tional Headquarters, American
Red Cross, Washington, D. C.
4. Messages accepted cr.Iy
through November 30.
5. Messages will not be subject
censorsbin regulations covering
correspondence to enemy countr
but to regular army overseas mail
censorship.
6. At present messages cannot
be accepted for men missing in
action, free civilians, or Filipino.
Steps shouM be taken imim-
r’irtely to ip form the commun: j
of this message servic'\ Red C- i
■ no* only submit>
Cf 1943.
Very respectfully,
J. W. Britt,
Special A.gent.
Date, 11, 11, 44.
P. J. Dowtin.
cf ijr. Ben J. Potter, organist.
cp^c'al mcs~age. but continue w;; -
The hostess, assisted by Mrs. P. Miss Seigler is a pcpu’ar and in"
J. Dowtin, served a delicious sweet active student cn Brenau campus.' .
course with Russian tea. arr 1 a cf Phi I.Iu, national’
Reporter. sccial sorcrity.
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John C. Wilso”.
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