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TRUE TO OURSELVES; OXJfl NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Third Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1945 ,
Number 34
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Washington, D. C.(NWNS).—Sub
ject Mo. 1 In government circles
right now is that of determining
bow to get the million and a half
; men which hrmy and navy officials
say must be drafted this year. Be-
. cause of the heavy losses in Europe
; the rate of induction must immedi-
. ately be accelerated.
\ The most likely method will be
, that of drafting all physically fit
men between the ages of 18 and SO,
. even though such a plan wouldj, at
least temporarily, seriously impair
' war production and farm produc
tion. The army insists that it must
• have young men. Spokesmen for
\ the army make it clear that older
' men might be trained for war work
( and for farming, but could not ever
do an adequate job on our fighting
• fronts.
s The chances are that certain
ii vitally necessary young men on
f; farms and In war factories will
be deferred for a time, bat if
^ losses continue at the present
11 rate, and if the end of me war
j] becomes no more definite than
*' it is today, practically all young
Vj men will be put in uniform be-
< fere the end of the year.
To meet the situation on the
, fcomefront which will develop if the
army and navy take all of the
young men, it is increasingly prob
able that congress will approve
' some form of national service act
by which all men,, and perhaps
women, in nonessential industries
’ can be forced into war jobs. Pres-
• sure is already being put on those
in nonessential industries, and on
4-Fs, to get in essential work or
, face the probability of being draft
ed. This type of pressure will con-
: tipue—but since tKfe army and navy
: don’t want the older men-or the
4-Fs. the pressure will be of a scare
nature and probably only a few of
these men will actually be drafted.
It seems to be generally agreed
that the only way to force enough
men into factories and farm work
will be through a national service
net giving the government author
ity to draft men for war work. But
it is still doubtful if congress will
approve such .an act unless the
President goes over congress' head
to the people and sells die public)
on demanding such legislation. i
It Is quite possible that women
will be included in such an act if
it is passed since women are al-:
ready badly needed as nurses and
many could do a good job on farms
and in factories. >
Just what win finally be
worked out nobody knows, but r )
it is increasingly apparent that
* the “aU'-ont war,*' which the
President talked about in 1941, ’
win become an actuality in
1945.
Although many members of con
gress are eager to take up the ques
tion of our country’s future foreign
policy, they will probably accede
to the White House's desire that
this discussion be postponed until
the President has met with Church
ill and Stalin. Many in congress,
including members of both polit
ical parties, were stirred by Sena
tor Vandenberg’s recent speech de
manding that we establish a clear,
understandable policy which will
remove the fear of German and
Japanese aggression and the fear
of future American isolationism.
Pointing out that there seems to be
little fear of disunity between Eng
land and Russia, and that they may
have different ideas on the peace
setup than we have, the senator’s
speech hit home when lie said he
refused to accept a conception “that
our contribution to unity must be
silence, while others say and do
what they please and that our only
role in this global tragedy is to
fight and die and pay/’
Since the White House’s indirect
request for a ban on foreign policy
debate came the day after Senator
Vandenberg’s speech, it can be as
sumed that the President hopes to
have a solution to offer to this deli
cate situation following his meet
ing with Prime Minister Churchill
and Premier Stalin.
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James M. Garnett
Claimed By Death
Jartier Malcum Garnett, 78, died
at his home near Plum Branch
early last Thursday, after an ill
ness of several years.
Funeral services were • conducted
from the Parksville Baptist Church
of which he had been a life-long
member, at four o’clock Friday af-
ernoon. The Rev. Lewis M. Kirk
land, pastor of the church, as
sisted by the Rev. Foster Speer,
officiated. Interment followed in
he Parksville cemetery.
Survivors are five sons, J. W.
Garnett of Newberry; E. J. Gar
nett of Charleston; J. L. Garnett
of Paxville; J. R. Garnett of Plum
Branch, and R. F. Garnett of
Charlotte, N. C.; one daughter,
Miss Mary Alice Garnett of Plum
Branch; and 23 grandchildren.
Mr. Garnett was the son of the
late Jc.ne Cartledge and James
William Garnett and had spent
his entire life in this section. His
wife, Mrs. Mamye Scott Garnett,
died seven years ago.
Pallbearers were F. L. Bass, D.
M. Blackwell, Ward Robertson, A.
C. Bradshaw, Mid Self and J. C.
Stone.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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Grand And Petit
^Jurors Announced
Closing Notice
We, the undersigned merchants
and business men, do hereby a-
gree to close each Wednesday at 7
p. m., beginning Wednesday Feb.
7th, until further notice. We a It
will close at 6:30 each week day,
except Saturday.
We wish to ask the public to
please cooperate with us in thi:
and to also save your paper bags
and return them to some mer
chant:
Ben Franklin Stores,
M. L. Gibert,
C. H. Huguley,
T. W. Walker,
L. R. Bussey,
J. A. Hamilton,
A. P. Willis,
Patterson Clo. Co.,
White Hdw. Co., until spring,
Vanity Beauty Shop,
McCormick. Dry Cleaners,
H. Drucker,
Dixie Home Stores, G. E. Camp
bell, Mgr.,
H. D. Wideman,
J. S. Strom,
Brown’s Inc.,
J. G. Campbell,
J. R. Corley.
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LATEST NEWS EVENTS
Grand Jurors for McCormick
County for 1945 are:
Hcld-over members:
E. R. Price,
E. C. Cheatham,
M. C. White,
Dewey H. Langley,
H. O. Watson,
W. J. Bruce.
New members:
S. O. Bouknight,
W. L. Dansby,
W. E. Chamberlain,
J. L. Caudle,
W. L. White,
L. W. Ridlehoover,
T. C. Faulkner,
J. Ellison White,
G. C: Patterson,
P. J. Dowtin,
J. R. Corley,
^T. P. Deason.
Alternates:
Y. E. Seigler,
Jeff Sharp ton,
T. R. Blackwell.
Petit Jurors for the February
term of court which begins on
Monday, February 5th. at 10:00
o’clock a. m., are:
D. W. Dowtin,
Lee Price,
D. W. Trammell,
T. D. Davis,
J. W. Morrah,
F, M. Pinson,
J. W. Robertson,
Francis Wideman,
L. C. Talbert,
G. V. Shrine,
D. C. Talbert,
Archio Willis,
W. B. Wood,
S. D. Giles,
Luther Dillashaw,
Jack Gable,
James V/. Strother,
J. T. Link,
T. J. Franklin,
F. A. Herd^rson,
A. C. Kehaya,
W. C. Brown,
W. K. Connor,
G. C. Sanders,
J. H. Furqucron,
D. W. H^rdy,
T. L. Britt,
G. C. White,
Monroe Simpson,
W. W. Brock,
J. C. Beach,
O. M. McKeller,
W. W. Hammond,
W. C. Jaynes,
E. B. Smith,
W. E. Crawford.
W E OFTEN hear someone say
that "times have never been
as terrible as they are today’’, and
we become depressed by the
thought that “civilization” is de
generating rather than otherwise.
The statement is inaccurate, as
there have been other occasions
since the birth of Christ when Eu
rope Has gone through convulsions
more tragic, believe it or not, than
even those it is experiencing today.
For illustration—the bubonic plague
killed 25 million people in Europe
alone in the 14th century. It de
stroyed a quarter of the then popu
lation. This same pestilence often
affected 100 per cent of the popula
tion of a town and killed from 20
to 80 per cent of those affected.
Influenza, the last great wave of
which swept the world in 1918. af
fects 400 out of every 1.000 of the
population where it strikes, and out
of the 400 only two die.
It is difficult to imagine the
horrors of these epidemics of
bubonic plague. Dead and dy
ing people sometimes literally
blocked traffic on the streets of
the cities. Convict labor was
used to get rid of the bodies,
y I Everyone who could leave
X- the cities did so, and many
v4?.; were killed by the vigilance
committees of other towns who
were attempting to drive away
V 3X! the panic-stricken refugees in
f order to bypass the pestilence.
Cities were without food as the
tS&j farmers dared not bring it to
the pestilence ridden centers,
^ and millions starved as local
: governments completely broke
down.
There was in those days no known
method of preventing this and other
; pestilences like typhoid fever, ma-
i; laria, cholera, smallpox, leprosy,
anthrax, dysentery, typhus, rickets,
- syphilis, diphtheria, etc., and these
, scourges spread over the face of
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the earth as fast as travelers could
carry them, and sometimes threat
ened whole nations with extinction.
In as recent a century as the 18th.
60 million people are estimated to
have died of smallpox in Europe
alone.
Then in the 14th century race
hatreds and religious intolerance
raged unrestrained. Today we
know that rats and other rodents
carry the bubonic plague germs,
but at that time this was not sus
pected and the spread of this dis
ease was blamed usually upon
those of Jewish faith. Such acts
of horror and brutality as even Hit
ler’s Nazi sewer rats have not con
ceived, were ordinary occurrences.
Thousands upon thousands were •
tortured, murdered and burned. But
anyone, be he Jew or Gentilef who *
was even suspected, was tortured ’
until some manufactured confes
sion was dragged out of him, or un- !
til he died.* ‘
Bubonic plague—the most ter
rible of all known pestilences—is
not “dead.” It still lurks in dark
corners in the Far East, and only
as recently as 1910 it wiped out
60,000 humans in Manchuria and
again in 1918 it killed 20,000. It
struck in San Francisco in 1900 but
was ^topped through heroic means
before it had taken 200 lives.
Some day—during or following
one of these great wars which we
humans : indulge in—such chaotic
conditions will be brought about in
parts of the world that preventive
regulations will be completely dis
organized; the eternal vigilance,
which is our only safeguard against
bubonic plague, will fail and the
Black Death will finish the work
which dumb man started. It is not
a pleasant outlook, but it is wortii
the consideration of those who peri
odically attempt to conquer the
world over the dead * bodies of
others.
Chaplain (Major) William C
Taggert will be the speaker on the
Baptist Radio Hour next Sunday
morning, January 28th, at 8:30.
Major Taggert has seen service
over seas and has ministered to
the wounded and dying and tyas
buried the bodies of some of the
dead on foreign soil.
With the background of such
experiences as he has had, his
message will be one of unusual
interest to all the people at this
time. Fathers and mothers and
other loved ones and friends of
our boys in service should find in
his message some comfort and en-
ouragement. His subject will be,
“My Fighting Congregation”. Hear
this message on your radio next
Sunday morning at 8:30.
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Mt. Carmel News
Card Of Thanks
ADMISSION: Adults, 30 cents; Children up to 12,
12 cents; Children 12 to 15, 18 cents, including tax.
We wish to thank each and ev-
[ery one for the kindness rendered
us during the illness and death of
lour husband and father.
Mrs. W. E. Sheppard
And Children.
Mrs. Gladys Bowyer of Anderson
vas a guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Seott Sunday.
Sen. L. L. Hester spent part of
’ast week in Columbia.
Mrs. Morris Scott and Mr. Mor
is Soott, Jr., of Augusta, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott
Sunday.
We are glad to say that Misses
Linnie and Eliza Covin and Mr.
Clarence Covin have about recov
ered from recent bad colds.
Dr. S. W. Reid of McCormick
was visiting in Mt. Carmel one af
ternoon last week.
Mrs. J. J. White visited her
brother, Mr. Morris Scott, and Mrs.
Scott, in Augusta recently.
Mr. D. J. McAllister was a re
cent business visitor in Columbia.
Mrs. Ida Black spent a few days
in Calhoun Falls last week.
Miss Annie White visited her
sister, Mrs. Rebecca Boyd, in the
Memorial Hospital in Abbeville one
day last week. We are glad to say
our last news from Mrs. Boyd was
very encouraging, as she seemed
to be much better, which is good
news to many friends.
Mrs. J. D. Cade was called to
Florence last week by the death
of her nephew, Mr. DuPre, who
made his home with his aunt,
Miss McKellar, for some time. Mrs.
Cade and Miss McKellar have re
turned to Mt. Carmel and Miss
McKellar will remain with her
sister for some time. The loving
sympathy of many friends is ex
tended to the bereaved family.
Modoc News
(Too late for last week)
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Jennings of
Bradley were spend the day guests
here Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. W.
S. Clem. 1
Sgt. T. J. Stone from Camp
Gordon was a week end visitor to
his parents, Mr. aind Mrs. T. J.
Stone, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Howie were
dinner guests to Misses Rosalie and
Lucy Bussey. '
Mrs. B. M. Bussey spent the
week end with relatives in Augus
ta:
Mrs. G. E. Dukes and daughters,
Mrs. G. E. Canteleau and Mrs. i important part cf the fight.
Emily Hancock from Augusta This film which runs 14 min-
spent PJonday among relatives and uics was filmed by the War De
friends here. * partment to show wood workers
Miss Permelia Clem of Augusta the importance of their job in
was a week end visitor here to her winning the War. It was obtained
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clem, from the Industrial Service Of-
Rev. L. M. Kirkland from Plum ficer of the Fourth Service Corn-
Branch made a short visit here mnnd in Atlanta, Georgia, and is
Tuesday evening.
Timber To Toyko
A new War Department motion
picture film showing how wood is
helping whip the Japs in the Pa
cific has been obtained by the
Timber Production War Project
for showing in local theaters, said
Project Forester L. O. Barrett of
the local TPWP office.
According to an advance notice
received by Mr. Barrett this pic
ture tells the story of a wounded
Marine who returns home and
finds an bid pal of his, a woods
worker, dissatisfied at doing only
woods work instead of helping on
the fighting front killing Japs.
The Marine tells how lumber is
used in combat and flash backs
show fighting action in various
operations such as fighters and
oombers softening enemy posi
tions, troops landing from LCVP’s»
establishment of a beach head,
paratroopers capturing an air
field, etc. The Marine convinces
his friend that his work in the
woods on the home front is an
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The Church Speaks
scheduled to be shown in addition
to the regular program at the Glo
ria Theater in Ninety Six Wednes
day, January 24, and the Holly
wood Theater in McCormick Fri-
day and Saturday, January 26 and
The church has always been a 27. Other showings are being
common place of prayer. People scheduled in Edgefield, Johnson
from every station of life enter its and Saluda the following week.
doors to find peace and quietness ^
of mind. It is the place that has
been set apart by. mankind where PclDCr
all people may retire from the U
noise and clamor of the world to
build the citadels of their own
souls. It stands for everything •
that is high, holy, and beautiful.
Through these terrific days
which we are passing it is a source
of strength and courage to many
who face life calmly and serenely
with a definite conviction that, in
Collection Friday
The Boy Scouts will collect waste
paper and cardboard Friday after
noon, and on Friday afternoon ev
ery two weeks.
Please have yours on your front
porch by 3 o’clock. If you have
the * ultimate/ righteousneX'-"w!li to ° “ luc ‘* t0 mana ,f easily, tell a
prevail. Let us avail ourselves of sc ° ut and . “ me collectors "d 1 st °P
and get it for you.
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the glorious privilege of coming
into the church and seeking the
will of God for our lives in these As the heaven is high above the
times. earth, so great is the soil’s reward
M. E. Boozer. to them that nourish it.