McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, November 23, 1944, Image 1
TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Third Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1944
Number 23
McCormick County
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Workers For Sixth
War Bond Drive
County Chairman G-. J. Sanders
has appointed the following pa
triotic citizens to assist in the
Sixth War Loan Drive for McCor
mick County. We have never
failed to reach and exceed a bond
quota and the same response is
anticipated at this time:
J. L. Bracknell, Plum Branch,
Mrs. F. L. Bass, Parksville,
Carroll Bussey, Modoc,
Jeff Sharpton, Clarks Hill,
Mrs. Marie Minarik, Meriwether,
Mrs. H. M. Freeland, White
Town,
Mrs. Avis Britt, Buffalo-Belle-
vue,
Mrs. W. H. McNair, Willington,
Mrs. Hunter McKinney, Mt. Car
mel,
Mrs. Jane Cade, Bordeaux,
R. H. Quarles, Sr., Bethany,
Mrs. P. J. Dowtin, Dowtin sec
tion,
J. C; McComb, Bethia section,
E. F. Gettys, De la Howe,
Mrs. Jack Gable, Youngs sec
tion.
Publicity Chairman, Mrs. C. H.
Huguley,
Sonciiors for McCormick:
Schools, W. H. Weldon,
Mrs. Luther Bowick,
Mrs. J. Fred Buzhardt,
Mrs. P. R. Brown,
Mrs. James Dorn,
Mrs. E. L. Rogers,
Mrs. J. B. Harmon, Jr.,
Mrs. W. P. Parks, Jr.,
Mrs. J. E. Bell,
Geo. W. Bonnctte.
W, S. Mims will supervise the
work among the colored people.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to use this method of
6th War Loan
Gets Good Start
In County
Starting this week, the Sixth
War Loan Campaign moved for
ward in McCormick County, where
the goal is $95,000
In the statewide planning for
the drive, early buying is being
urged, and there are indications
that this theme is having its ef
fect.
This campaign has come at a
time when War Mobilizer James
F. Byrnes, Robert Patterson, under
secretary of war, and other high
officials are warning that vast
supplies of ammunition and other
elements of warfare are greatly
needed. The American war ef
fort on all fronts, it is pointed out,
is now at a peak never before
reached.
With the fighting men now call
ed upon for this tremendous ef
fort, Christie Benet, state war
bond chairman, said in Columbia
this week:
“We should make an immediate
demonstration of the fact that
we know the war is at a decisive
stage by buying bonds as early as
possible in the Sixth War Loan
Campaign. We have been told by
Robert Patterson, under secretary
of war, that the immediate need
for heavy artillery ammunition is
critical. That shov/s the scale o.i
which the fighting is taking place
in Europe, in the Pacific and in
Italy. Mr. Patterson said: ‘Al-
though our production of heavy j
artillery ammunuition has tripled - 11
since the beginning of this year,'-*^ ^ ^ p •
the needs of our armed forces | -i-T-liiri. i i ICC
have gone up even faster.’ These j
words should impress all of us and j
move us to action in the Sixth War
Loan Campaign.’
Let Us Give Thanks
famr waj of lif© frora tin© ifnrmt
w tlb© umilij of
pdbidb has fept oisr SMiiosa
“Shop Now!
Mail In November
Claimed By Death
000 made in South Carolina by the First- And Third-
standard Gil Company of New
Jersey.
“This $500,000 is part of a war
bond purchasing program by our
• Mr. Benet praised the large army wife of Eldred M. Price of Troy,
expressing our most sincere thanks! of “Loyal and patriotic South died at 5:15 last Thursday morn-
to our neighbors and other friends
for their many acts of kindness to
us during the illness and death of
our father, J. L. Jennings.
The Children.
Mrs. Mary Rosenswike Price,: Ccmpany that is na u 0 n-wid5,”
said Mr. Aiken, “and we appreciate
this opportunity to invest in the
Carolinians who make up our war ing at the home of her daughter, future of our country.”
bond organization, and who are Mrs. T. R. Pinson, 211 Taggart
doing a big job in this campaign street, Greenwood, following an
as the salesmen and seleswomen extended illness
of the men of our fighting forces.”, Mrs. Price was the daughter of
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
November 24th and 25th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
MARY LEE RUTH TERRY
CHERYL WALKER
in
“THREE LITTLE SISTERS”
Also
CHAPTER 5
“GREAT ALASKAN MYSTERY”
and
SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 24c
MONDAY and TUESDAY
November 27th and 28th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:15 P. M.
ROBERT WATSON_VICTOR VARCONI
in
THE HITLER GANG”
the late Samuel E. Rosenswike and
Mrs. Sara Cothran Rosenswike of
Troy and was 54 years of age, hav
ing been born Feb. 9, 1890.
She was a life long member of
Horeb Baptist Church and took an
active part in all phases of church
work as long as her health per
mitted.
Surviving besides her husband
are five daughters, Mrs. T. R. Pin
son and Mrs. Kenneth Townsend,
Greenwood, Mrs. W. M. Banks,
Butler, Pa., Mrs. J. T. Holliday, Jr.,
and Miss Marguerite Price, Troy;
one son, Samuel M. Price, Balti
more, Md.; five grandchildren;
two sisters, Mrs. George Harrison,
Greenwood, and Miss Carrie Mae
Rosenswike, Troy; and one broth
er, J. M. Rosenswike, Troy.
Funeral services were conducted
at Horeb Baptist Church Friday
afternoon at 3 o’clock with her
pastor, the Rev. W. S. Cromer, in
charge, assisted by the Rev. L. C.
Looper and the Rev. W. P. Grier.
Burial followed in the Troy cem
etery.
Pallbearers were Clifton Ed
wards, Frank White, Jim M. Cox,
J. Frank Mattison, Coleman Steifie
and John T. Faulkner.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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Standard Oil Co. Of
New Jersey Buys
Another $500,000
Worth Of War Bonds
In South Carolina
Workers Needed
To Build Ships
Class Unstamped Mail
Not Be Accepted
From Boxes
Co-Operation of Rural Route Pa
trons Asked By The Post
Office Department
M
cn
SELECTED SPORT SUBJECTS
ami
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
'rv- .cpyth War Loan Drive in
McCorml'’k County received a
yesterday when $500,000
Ik boo ' qt
wort^ rf b^nds was purchased by
^ the Standard Oil of New Jersey in
South Carolina, it was announced
8 - by R. C. Aiken, Field Supervisor.
■ 1 Of this amount $5,000 will be
6^ credited to the McCormick County
quota, which is in keeping with
Esso’s policy of making its pur-
chases of war bonds through the
communities in which it operates.
Naval victories off Formosa and
in the Second Battle of the Phil
ippine Sea have pyramided Navy
supply problems necessitating
what Admiral Nimitz now calls
“miracle shipbuilding” - - - more
ships, and more workers to build
them, Mrs. Dorothy- Griffin, Civil
Service Recruiting Representative
of the Charleston Navy Yard, said
here today.
“Work at the Charleston Navy
Yard has increased with the ac
celerating tempo of the Pacific
war, and a No. 1 priority has been
granted by the War Manpower
Commission throughout the
Southeast for the Navy Yard to
recruit 1174 vitally needed em
ployees,” continued Mrs. Griffin.
Especially needed at this time
are anglesmiths, chipper and
caulders, pneumatic drillers, elec
tric welders, hull workers, ma
chinery workers, machinist, auto
mechanics, sheetmetal workers
and sheetmetal men, shipfitters,
electric welders and helper ship-
fitters.
Application should be made to
the local United States Employ
ment Service Office, 516 South
Main Street, Greenwood, S. C.
The pay is good. A minimum
of 14 hours each week are paid
for at overtime rates of time and
a half. Transportation is pro
vided by the government to
Charleston for all who qualify
and agree to remain on the job
a minimum of six months. Gov-
Postmasters and rural carriers
are asked to advise patrons to
stamp all first and third-class
mail before leaving in box for
collection.
Order issued by the.Second As
sistant Postmaster General.
Purchase your stamps in quan
tity and keep them on hand so
all mail will be stamped before
you leave it in box for collection
Heavy mail has made this nec
essary in order to keep the sched
ule of the mail man.
Many hundreds of gallons of
gas will be saved for the war ef
fort. The cost is no greater when
stamps are purchased in advance.
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Wesleyan Service
Guild Meets
The Wesleyan Service Guild held
its regular meeting Monday night
November 20th, at the home of
Miss Ruth Corley. Miss Matilda
Belf, vice-president, presided. Mrs.
Catherine Padgett led the devo
tional.
During the business session all
of the officers were re-elected for
the ensuing year. They are:
President. Mrs. Wessie Hitt,
Vice-President, Miss Matilda
Bell,
Rec. Secretary, Mrs. Irene B.
Gilbert,
Public response to the Post Of
fice Department’s “Shop Now!
Mail In November” campaign is
good but needs to be better, ac
cording to Postmaster General
Frank C. Walker.
“Extraordinary wartime condi
tions face us,” Mr. Walker said.
“Unless more people buy and maH
this month the Postal service can
not do its job of delivering a t
Christmas gifts on time.
“It is not pleasing to us to have
to ask the American people to mail
packages so far in advance of the
delivery date. We do so only be
cause it has to be done. The job
is a tremendous one, but we are
confident that it will be done be
cause we know from experience
that given sound reasons Ameri
cans cooperate magnificently.
“Unprecedented shortages of
man power and transportation fa
cilities growing out of war compel
early mailing. The Postal Service
has given 50,000 experienced em
ployees to the armed forces and
300,000 railroad workers have gone
to war. Equally serious is the fact
that rail and other transport fa
cilities are taxed to the limit with
the great burden of war traffic
which all of us know must take
precedence.
“In a great number of our 43,-
C00 post offices the man power
siiua.tion is critical.. The 200,000
extra workers whom we normally
recruited to handle the swollen
Christmas volume of mail were
able to work long hours of over
time and to do heavy work. This
cannot be expected from the wom
en and high school boys and girls
to whom in large part we must
look this year to meet the situa
tion.
“The way in which everyone re
sponded in making it possible for
us to handle a volume of 70,000,000
parcels for the armed forces over
seas leaves no doubt in my mind
that the November Christmas
mailing will be equally successful.
I ask for the help of the press,
radio, business advertisers, civic
groups and all Americans in mak
ing # it possible for the Postal Serv
ice to do its work.
“We urge everyone to buy now,
mail in November and mark gifts
‘Do Not Open Until Christmas’.**
Special Service At
Pentecostal Holiness
Church Sunday
There will be a special service
at the Pentecostal Holiness
Church Sunday, November 26th,
at 11:00 a. m., conducted by Rev.
Ralph Taylor, Supt. of the Upper
South Carolina Conference.
The public is cordially invited.
Rev. J. H. Williams,
Pastor.
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Card Of Thanks
It is impossible for me to have
the opportunity to thank each
person individually who came to
our assistance on the night of No
vember 14 and aided in saving our
dairy barn from destruction by
fire. I hereby wish to express my
Cor. Secretary, Mrs. Lois Roper, profound gratitude to the many
Treasurer, Mrs. Ruth Duncan, rendered such valuable serv-
Asst. Sec. & Treas., Mrs. Nel*
Osborne.
E. F. Gettys,
Supt.
Two new mmebers, Mrs. Press-
ley Boozer and Mrs. Melba Titus,
ernment housing projects, in con- j w e r e welcomed to the Guild. J
venient nearby communities, have After the business session, Mrs. MaSOllic Meeting
ADMISSION: Adults, 30 cents; Children im to 12,
12 cents; Children 12 to 15, 18 cents, including tax.
eased the housing shortage. (Nell Osborne taught the lesson.
“The need for ships is press- Little Patricia Crouch then mod- j
ing,” Admiral Nimitz says. “This eled some clothes that members j
is true in spite of the fact that 0 f the Guild had made to send
American Shipbuilders have pro- their little “adopted” girl at Ep- !
duced a 20th century miracle., WO rth Orphanage.
But we will need miracle ship- During the social hour the host
building.
Monday Night,
November 27th
mp faith mu nmi
t:;: cixtli pv.rc'.ir.s: of $533,-
[ y : i! ' E' ' Ay,' ^ !j! f'I! rS- ;
There will be a regular commu-
rrr assisted by her sister, Mrs. nication of Mine Lodge, No. 117,
Titus, served raisin tarts a la on Monday night, Nov. 27th. A
I rr.cde with coffee. dutch barbecue supper will be
The next meeting will be held -erved after the meeting.
December 11th at the home of All Masons and their wives are
Mrs. Catherine Padgett. urged to attend the supper.
Helen Bradley, j. m. DORN. W. M.,
i Publicity Chairman. c. H. FOOSHE, Sec.
t
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