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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, JANUARY 11, 1945
Number 32
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WASHINGTON, D. C. (NWNS).
—A general relaxing of food ration
ing as well as of Victory garden
and other food production pro
grams, which was scheduled for
1845, has been shifted into quick
reverse^ Farmers will now be urged
to produce all the food possible this
year, the Victory garden program
will be pushed as strongly as ever
and rationing will probably be
- tighter than in 1944. The reason, of
course, is the set-back in the sched
ule for winning the European war.
Government plans were based on
that phase of the war being over be
fore the New Year. Now, with the
date for the end of the war with
Germany anybody’s guess, many
of the war programs, including
food supply, must be continued at
full wartime force.
. Food authorities realize that
farmers have had a remarkably
good break during the war years
from the standpoint of weather,
blights and other uncertainties of
nature, but they can’t aftord to
count on. a continuation of this good
luck for another year.
If the lack holds oat oar
farmers will be able to continue
v to feed our nation, the men in
the services, and have a good
supply left over for foreign
populations — bat the planners
would be foolish to count on an
other record crop.
Meanwhile, the increase in the
number of food products being ra
tioned, plus the raising of point
values on butter and meats, are
indicative of the trend. »
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“Labor problems as usual’’ can
be expected during 1945 with a full
quota of strikes, threats of strikes
and government seizures. Although
the Montgomery-Ward case, which
has been the headline news of labor
; disturbances lately, is not too much
' involved with production or distri-
• bution of war goods, it promises to
> be one of the big test cases of labor’
, history and the results of it will af
fect many moves by labor organi
zations in the future. In fact CIO
war workers in Detroit (in spite of
their no-strike pledge) threatened
to walk-out if the government didn't
promptly enforce the directives of
the National War Labor board in
th}s case. The NWLB had ordered a
closed shop in four Ward stores in
Detroit and the company contended
that such an order was not legal.
The case will probably be taken to
the highest court—and meanwhile
the stores will be operated by the
war department.
Although this case may fo
ment other labor troubles, and
may influence some CIO unions
to renig on their no-strike
pledge, the greatest danger on
the labor front involves the ef
forts being made by practically
all unions to get the War Labor
board to break the fast-weaken
ing Little Steel formula and
permit general wage increases.
The function of the board is to
keep wages from rising unduly and
thus prevent inflation, but. labor
seems to be almost unanimous in
opposition to this function. Unions
are obviously not too worried about
inflation and are concerned pri
marily with an ever-improving
standard of living for their mem
bers. And if union members don’t
get increased raises through nego
tiation, many government officials
fear many of them will turn to the
most effective weapon they have.
* * •
Final count on election returns,
both for civilians and those in the
armed services, have been just
about completed. The figures show
that approximately 35 per cent of
those in uniform cast a vote in the
presidential election and that the
total military and civilian vote was
just under 48,000,000. The soldier
and sailor vote is said to have
totaled about 2,800,000, which is
about 500,000 less ‘ than was ex
pected. The civilian vote also failed
to reach the total of 50,000.000
which both parties predicted before
the election.
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DR. M. E. DODD
Dr. M. E. Dodd, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, Shreveport,
La., will be the speaker on the
Baptist Hour broadcast next Sun
day morning, 8:30-9:00 o’clock A.
M. His.subiect will be, “Hitherto
—Henceforth”. In tMs message
the speaker will challenge every
believer in Christ to a special
soul-winning effort during this
year. This is the Centenniel j^ear
of Southern Baptists and Dr. Dodd
is the appointed leader in an all- -
out Crusade to win one million
souls to Christ in 1945.
His message will indeed be a
clarion call and should be heard
by Christians everywhere.
On these programs there will be
heard great hymns of the Gospel
rendered by the Baptist. Hour
Choir under the direction of Mr.
John D. Hoffman..
These broadcasts will bring
blessing to all who hear them. My
earnest hope is that the people of
our community and county will
not fail to hear these helpful mes
sages every Sunday morning, 8:30
-9:30, through March.
Sincerely yours,
L. K. Simpson.
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Greenwood P. C. A.
Meets January 16th
The Greenwood Production
Credit Association, which makes
agricultural loans to farmers in
Abbeville, Greenwood, Saluda and
McCormick Counties, will hold its
eleventh annual meeting in the
Court House in Greenwood on
January 16th at 11 o’clock, Mr. J
C. Smith, Secretary-Tresurer, an
nounced.
At this meeting, Mr. Smith said
two directors would be elected by
the stockholders.
We are expecting a large at
tendance, Mr. T. J. Sibert, one of
the directors, said. There is al
ways a great deal of interest in
our annual meetings, particularly
in the report on the operationr
and accomplishments of our as
sociation during the preceding
year.
Mr. Sibert also pointed out that
the Greenwood Production Credit
Association is a cooperative credit
organization v/hich makes short
term agricultural loans on all
types of farming and is owned and
ontrolled b3' the farmer-member-
of the association.
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Training Meet Held
For F. F. F. S. Mem
bers At Willington
E. B. Price, district f-iresW. and
M. P. Beckman, district ranger,
with G. L. Sharpton, county rang-
r. hold a training meeting for
he F. F. F. S. members in the
Willington community house De
cember 21st.
After the meeting a picture was
shown and supper was served by
the ladies of the Buffalo Grange.
G. L. Sharpton,
County Ranger.
Widows And
Orphans Act<
Dr. C. K. Epting asks The Mes
senger to publish the following:
STATE SERVICE BUREAU
Columbia, S. C.,
January 1, 1945.
Dr. C. K. Epting,
McCormick, S. C.
Dear Dr. Epting:
The attached Copy of a Memo
randum issued in this office will
give you an idea a.z to the opera
tion of Public Law No. 483. No
official instructions or regulations
have yet come out of Central Of
fice.
Benefits under the Act, if al
lowable, will date from filiiig ap
plication—eitht. .r Formal (Form
534) or Informal. Right now our
supply of the regular Forms is low,
but we are having a few sent you
under separate cover. Also we are
sending you some of the Informal
Claims which will protect the in
terest of ‘ the applicant until the
regular forms are available.
An unmarried widow of a World
War I veteran whose annual in
come does not exceed $1000—if
without minor children—or $2500
—if there are minor children—is
eligible under the Act. It will be
necessary to snow legal termina
tion (death or divorce) of any
prior marriages; Certified Copy of
oirth records of any minor chil
dren; and where veteran died out
side a Veterans’ Hospital, it will
be necessary to prove death by
submitting Certified Copy of Death
Certificate.
When new Regulations are is
sued by which to administer the
Act, they may call for certain ad-
fA.e
Jv LYTLE HULL
Fascists
This correspondent stood on a
street corner the other night among
a group of other hopeful bus pas
sengers. It was one of those hor
rible nights when the thermometer
stood at 15 above and the wind and
snow made it feel like the same fig
ure below. Opposite was one of
New York city’s great hotels; and
from the entrance were streaming
men and women in evening clothes.
A lady in the group in which this
writer stood and froze remarked,
with a strong foreign accent:
“Look at those blank blank million
aires. They don’t even know a
war’s going on—or give a blank!
They!re just a bunch of blank blank
Fascists!”
Now someone had given this writ
er a ticket for the event across the
way, and that ticket had cost just
’exactly $25. It was a concert and
its purpose was to raise funds with
which to purchase desperately need
ed food and medical supplies for
the half-starved children of one of
our Allies. The artist, who usually
gets a couple of thousand dollars
for his appearances, had donated
his services. Something over
$15,000 was raised we understand;
and most of this had already been
spent to catch a ship which was
sailing the night before the concert.
The audience was composed most
ly of well-to-do Americans with a
sprinkling of foreign refugees—one
of whom is said to haVe given most
of the money h6 was able to bring
here to help his native land. There
was a prominent Jewish banker
who had chucked his big salary
when we went Into the war and
was wearing himself to 'a shadow
working for his country at one dol
lar per year. There were others
there of this villainous banking fra
ternity who were doing the same
thing. There was a rich dressmak
er who is giving away more than
she earns to the war effort; and
there were many others just as
sacrificing. There were quite a few
members of the armed forces who
—having seen with their own eyes
some of the suffering abroad—were
digging into their “leave” money
to help. There were young—and
not so young—women, in uniform
—and not in uniform, who were
holding down hard, steady, unpaid
war jobs—like Nurse’s Aids, etc.
There were five or six hundred
good patriots at that concert; and
it is safe to say that not one of them
but was giving something—or ev
erything—to help our country in
time of crisis. There were those
who have given sons already and
there were others who will join this
noble rank.
The writer knows what he is talk
ing about because he has personal
knowledge of what a few of these
people are doing, and another news
paper man who was there gave
him the “low-down” on most of the
rest.
Why can’t a perstpn make a suc
cess out of life in the great city of
New York without being cursed?
After all, - that’s what we carne
over here for—so we could make a
success if we had the energy and
the brains. I
filed. iiiow havs a common meeting
Claims pending under prior laws ground and that much good can
will be considered under this Act. be accomplished by holding meet-
^ ^ If not certain that a claim is ings whereby breeders, shippers,
ditional information, but we will pending, play safe by filing a- and spinners may participate in
’ -- ^ developments on g a j n
An informal claim by simple
good letter should be filed and form 534
have to await
this point.
With kind regards
and
wishes for the New Year, I am
Cordially yours,
R. S. Sloan,
State Service Officer.
STATE. SERVICE BUREAU
Columbia, South Carolina
December 26, 1944
MEMO AS TO PUBLIC 483, 78th
Congress. WIDOWS AND OR
PHANS ACT WW I.
Act was approved December '14,
1944, provides a basis for payment
of non-service connected death
pension to widows and children.
Service must have been 90 days
or more, or the veteran have been
discharged for disability in line of
duty (between period provided for
World War I)—that is service be
fore November 12, 1918, or if ser
vice was in Russia, before April 2,
1920; discharge must have been
under conditions other than dis
honorable.
The delimiting marriage date is
extended to December 14, 1944
instead of the old date: May 13.
1938; (This applies to service-con-
aected as well as non-service-con-
.lected cases.) Many widows here- j
cfore barred because of this date,*
may now be eligible, and should
now file claim.
Any woman who has married
veteran on or after December 14,
1944, may be awarded pension, as
his widow, if married to him. for
at least ten years. Continuous co
habitation is required.
Rights of widow terminate upon
her remarriage and such rights
may not be revived.
Rates:
filed later, if necessary.
We understand claims will be
handled by Regional Offices:
hence claims should be filed with
the Regional Office; if later it is
necessary that the claim be for
warded to Central Office, the
stamp, showing first date of re
ceipt in Regional Office * will gov
ern. This is important.
Publicity to this matter should
be given in local papers, so that
widows and children entitled may
file.
This office will be glad to co
operate in any way possible.
H. Stedman Sloan,
State Service Officer.
E. Henry Cappleman,
Asst. State Service Officer.
I wish to give this wide public
ity and shall be glad to cooperate
in every way possible.
C. K. Epting,
Post Service Officer.
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(Conference On
Cotton At Clemson
January 29-30
discussions and become acquainted
with the latest developments.
A comprehensive program is be
ing arranged for the Clemson con
ference. On the program will be
such outstanding leaders in cot
ton breeding sicence as Dr. H. W.
Barre, pathologist in charge, Di
vision of Cotton and other Fiber
Crops and Diseases, Bureau of
Plant Industry, USD A; Dr. George
J. Wilds, president, Cokers Pedi
greed Seed Company, HartsviUe, S.
C.; Dr. George B. Walker, presi
dent, Stoneville Pedigreed Seed
Company, Stoneville, Miss.; also
Dr. Rodney Whitaker, chief, Sta-
tisical and Quality Improvement
Division, Cotton and Fiber Brandi,
War Food Administration; Dr. R.
W. Webb, of the Cotton and Fiber
Branch, WFA; and Dr. K. L. Her-
tel, director, Fiber Research Lab
oratories, University of Tennessee.
Leading technicians in cotton
spinning are being asked to appear
on the program also.
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Cleaning Equipment
For Gins Valuable
Clemson, Jan. 6. — A two-day
conference on cotton, to be at
tended by cotton breeders, cotton ^
spinners, and cotton shippers will S lnnin fS specialist, said here
Clemson, Jan. 6. — The current
ginning season has very clearly
demonstrated the importance of
adequate cleaning equipment for
gins, S. A. Williams, extension cot-
If milk is 87 per cent water,
what importance should you at
tach to a plentiful supply of pure
water for your dairy cows?
be held at Clemson Jan. 29-30, ac
cording to announcement of Dr.
Claudias T. Murchison, president
of the Cotton-Textile Institute
and officials of Clemson College.
The conference is sponsored by
the Institute, the Delta Council,
Clemson College and North Caro
lina State College, and its purpose
is to bring together breeders, buy
ers, spinner-technicians and oth
ers towards a better understanding
of the problems facing each group.
In recent years, says the an
nouncement, the cotton breeders
have been able to evaluate their
breeding efforts in terms of fiber
properties and spinning utility
through the use of the Service
Testing offered by the Depart
ment of Agriculture’s Fiber and
MUST be filed with Veterans Ad- | Spinning Research Laboratories,
ministration. Award cannot b' I As many as seventy-five cotton
to date
Widow no child
_ $35.
Widow one child
. _ 45.
Each additional child
5.
Total limited to
74.
o widow
One child _ . _
. _ $18.
Two children _
27.
Three children __ _
36.
Each add. child _ .
. _ 4.
Total limited to
74.
(equally divided)
3 TO FILING CLAIMS:
MOST
IMPORTANT
An application under
this Ir.v;
made effective prior to date of
receipt of application in Veterans
Administration in majority cf
cases presently.
No disallowed claim will be re
spinners, as well as a number of
cotton shippers, have also used
this service. Therefore, it is felt
, that through the medium of the
fiber and spinning test data these
j opened without a new claim being branches of the cotton industry
today.
Because of the scarcity of labor
and bad weather conditions, much
of the cotton has come to the gins
this season in very poor condition
and with an excessive amount of
trash. Williams declared. Gins e-
quipped with late model cleaner
feeders or those equipped with
precleaners have been able to turn
out very good samples from this
rough seed cotton. Those gins e-
quipped with plain drum feeders
have allowed much of the trash to
go into the lint, thus reducing the
grade and the price.
It has also been observed that
the gins with the best cleaning e-
quipment show the least wear on
gin ribs and saws, thus saving the
ginner costly repairs.
Ginners who expect to install
cleaning equipment for next sea
son are advised to get their orders
in now. There is no priority on
this type of equipment, but the
manufacturers will be limited on
the number of machines they may
build.