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<* i* y- •! c * * TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Forty-Third Year Jane 5,1902 McCORMICK, S. C,, THUS SDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1945 Number 38 y Washington, D. C. (NWNS).—Of ficials here have stopped making guesses for publication about when the war will end. They realize that they made a costly mistake when they predicted that it would end in 1944 and that they are largely to blame for the relaxed attitude on the part of the public which result ed. It has taken a lot of time and : effort to repair the results of those predictions. So now, when any officials of the aitny, navy or administration dis cuss the subject at all, they take ' what appears to be an over-pessi- ‘ xnistic attitude. This was evident ’ in the testimony before the senate (military affairs committee on the < National Service act. It was evi- f dent when Secretary of War Stim- ' son said that recent Allied victories ! didn't lessen in any respect the need ; for the drafting of labor. And it • was evident again when Undersec- « retary of War Patterson told of the urgent need for 900.000 more men in the army before July 1. As the Allies roll up new victo ries the people in our country can’t help but feel that the war in Eu rope will end soon—but they are no longer encouraged to think that way by the men in the know. Whether the labor draft is absolutely neces sary or not—which seems to be a very debatable question—our war chiefs want it to go through to help build morale among the poldiers on the fighting fronts. If the National Service act does pass the govern ment will not be required to put all young men in essential industry, but will have the 1 power to take those they need between the ages of 18 and 45. * * » Until the w&r is over we will never know just what President Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin talked about and how much agreement there was on post war plans. But it is evident that they do agree on the han dling of the final battle of Eu rope—which is the most imp or- ! ; tant thing at the moment. And there is definitely a more op timistic attitude among administra tion officials over our relationship with Russia. Some who feared that Stalin might want to have the upper hand in deciding how the many problems of postwar Europe would be handled, now seem to feel that he is anxious to cooperate in arriv ing at agreements which will be favored by all of the leading na tions. Perhaps the greatest achieve ment of the conference is to end all hope among the Nazis of splitting the United Nations. Action by the house to vote on the George bill, to split the department of commerce and the Reconstruc tion Finance corporation, before the senate acts on the appoint ment of Henry Wallace as secre tary of commerce, probably means that Mr. Wallace will win congres sional approval for that office. Op ponents of Mr. Wallace had hoped, either in the senate or house, to defeat this appointment by voting on Mr. Wallace’s nomination while the RFC still was part of the com merce department. There is still some chance that Mr. Wallace will be defeated, but since the appointment is so closely allied with political manipulations, it is believed probable that Mr. .Wal lace won the secretaryship when his supporters managed to get both houses of congress to act on the George bill first. • * • One of the most important sub jects before congress at the pres ent moment is that of recruiting nurses for the armed forces. No matter when the war in Europe may end, the shortage of nurses will continue to be critical unless some steps are taken to recruit those who will not enlist voluntarily. Dr. Thomas Parran, U. S. Surgeon General, has urged congress to in clude professional nurses in the se lective service system. giPMinm mw BUY MORE WAR BONDS ttiPMmMm] BUY MORE WAR BONDS C. E. Graves Qaimed By Death « - C. Ellis Graves, 50, McCormick agent for the C. & W. C. Railroad, died suddenly at his home here Tuesday morning at 10:40 o’clock following a heart attack a short *ime earlier while on duty at the local depot. Funeral services were conducted from the McCormick Baptist Church this morning at 11 o’clock with the pastor, the Rev. L. K. Simpson, in charge. Interment followed in the McCormick city cemetery. Mr. Graves was a native of Am ity, Ga., son of the late Mattie Esham and William O. Graves. He began his business career with the C. & W. C. Railroad in Plum Branch, serving as operator in Mc Cormick for several years before moving to Gray Court. He moved back to McCormick last month to succeed J. S. Dukes, retired as agent. He was a member of the O. R. T., Div. 84, and had served as its secretary for the past sev eral years. He was a member of the Gray Court Baptist Church, a member of its Board of Deacons and teacher of the Men’s Bible class until leaving. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Irene Holloway Graves, of Plum Branch; two daughters, Mrs. Hen ry Mitchell and Mrs. Harvey Payne, both of Laurens, and one grandson, Henry Mitchell, Jr.: three brothers, W. O. Graves, Mc Cormick, Ed Graves, Lincolnton, J. B. Graves, Bushnell, Fla., two sis ters, Mrs. Wallace Rakestraw and Miss Flora Graves of Atlanta. Pallbearers were C. H. Huguley, G. J. Sanders, J. F. Buzhardt, C. C. Morgan, Dr. C. R. Strom, D. C. Tal bert, G. C. Patterson and W. P. Parks, Jr. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. X , The Chiireh Speaks By M. E. BOOZER The Baptist Radio Hour • •>*•>*•*•*•*•*•*■ v lASoV'eTTA*? H ■&V LYTU* hull The Women’s Army Corps 1 $ Wk Oft HOLLYWOOD THEATRE He That Humbleth Himself Shall Be Exhalted — Luke 18:14.' . . . . J _ Jesus was speaking to a group of If a 1 missi ° nary 111 c , htna “ d hls The speaker on the Baptist Ra dio Hour program for next Sunday morning, February 25th, at 8:30, once lived in McCormick and at tended the McCormick public school. One of his teachers was Mrs. W. J. Talbert. His father was pastor of the Buffalo, Troy and Bethany Baptist Churches and lived in McCormick. Two of his sons became Southern Baptist mis sionaries in China. One of them is still in China. The other one was called from his field of service in China where he was' Secretary in the Orient to become Executive Secretarry of the Baptist Foreign Mission Board with headquarters in Richmond, Va, South Carolina and McCormick have a right to be proud of Dr. M. Theron Rankin and will want to hear him next Sunday morning. For many months Dr. Rankin was an internee in a Japanese prison camp and for twenty-three years he was a missionary in China. As Secretary of the For eign Mission Board he occupies one of the most important and most influential positions amoni; South em Baptists. Two colleges in the South have conferred on him the Doctor of Divinity degree. Because of his long experience I N THE whole history of our na tion there has never before been such an opportunity for young women to help their country. Wounded soldiers are arriving from abroad by the thousands and our casualty lists already exceed three quarters of 'a million. It will prob ably take more trained nurses than are in this country to fully nan the already existing hos pital wards. The need for more help is desperately urgent and it -is the kind which can bnly be supplied by women. At the moment there is a drive underway all over the coun try for enlistments in the wom en’s army corps (WACs). Volun teers are coming in rapidly, but not fast enough to keep up with the in creasing demands. Many thousand members of this fine corps are now abroad in evei'y conceivable military position except that of actual combat. It isn’t necessary to relate how they are proving their value to our fighting men. Everyone knows already. With out their help things abroad w^uid be even less pleasant than they already are. The same auplies in this country. The registered nurses simply can- rot do the work required and the WACs must fill the gaps. It goes without saying that men cannot take the places of women in hospi tal wards even if men were avail able, which they are not. The work has to be done and it must never be said of our country that it was necessary to draft women to tak*? care of their men who were wounded in the service of the na tion. The present drive , is principally for “medical” WACs, and the chief requirements are: To be within the ages of 20 to 49. with no children under 14 years of age; to have ha(. 2 years of high school; and to pass- a very high physical test. Every little town in America must still have some girls who want to help in this great work; and without question the enlistments would continue to increase—and more rapidly — if they realized the crying need. A WAC is a member of the army of the United States, and as such is eligible for the G.I. Bill of Rights —which means that she can—after the war—receive one year’s edu cation at government expense, and is included in the $2,000 loan group. It is with great pride that the American says: “My father fought in the Civil war,” or, “My father was in the First World war.” In the years to come it will be: v “My father and mother are veterans of the last (*reat war.” Conservation News McCORMICK, S. G FRIDAY and SATURDAY February 23rd and 24th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. ELLA RAINES FRANCHOT TONE people who trusted in their own righteousness; and so He told them the story of the two men who went down to the temple to pray. On«f| was a very respectable, pious, and religious man observing the cus toms and laws of his religion zeal ously. He was a man of unim peachable character as is brought forth in his appraisal of his own worth. He kept the fast days and tythed in the strictest manner. So experience for several months as an internee in a Japanese prison camp he is peculiarly fitted to speak on the subject, ’’Sharing Christ With The Nations”. One cannot afford to miss this message from Dr. Rankin. Remember the time, Sunday morning, February 25th, 8:30-9:00. Sincerely yours, L. K. Simpson. X m 66 PHANTOM LADY” Also CHAPTER 1 “MANHUNT OF MYSTERY ISLANDS” and SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 24c To Get Diplomas MONDAY and TUESDAY February 26th and 27th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:15 P. M. BETTE DAVIS_CLAUDE RAINS m 66 MR. SKEFFINGTON Also SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS and LATEST NEWS EVENTS far as his outward observance TTO /~i o religious customs and practices |o3 USC Students were concerned, he was without blame. The other man was one whose record neither commended him to God cr to Man. He stood in tho j Columbia, Feb. 19. — More than condemnation of his fellow man. 80 University of South Carolina ^or. even though a Jew, he had students will receive degrees at hired himself out to the Roman commencement exercises Feb. 24 Government to collect taxes from 8 P- in Drayton Hall, the Hebrew people. And, as a tax The commencement address will collector, Rome had granted him be made by Christie Benet, Colum- the prerogative of making excess bia attorney. Degrees will be con charges and all that he collected ferred by Rear Admiral Norman M more than was due the Govern- Smith, president of the University, ment he was allowed to retain a- p or fi rs t; time since the es his fee. Consequently, he had ov- tablishment of the University’s er-charged many people and had Naval ROTC unit and department fallen from Grace with his fellow of naval science and ta c tics m countrymen. He was held as one 11940^ tfce degree of bachelor of of the most detestable characters science in naval science will be that it was possible to find. conferred, 23 men receiving it. A"d yet, Jesus says that this . ... . . . . . .. Other degrees will be conferred reprobate, after his praving in the 1 (By Benj. W. Crouch) Mr. J. G. Dorn, with technical assistance furnished by the Savan nah Valley Soil Conservation Dis- j trict, has just completed a fish and stock water pond on his home place near town. Mr. Dorn has or dered the fish to stock this pond this spring. He will use bream and bass for this purpose. As soon as he has the fish in the pond he will fertilize it with commercial fertilizer to make* the fish grow. He intends to apply small applica tions of fertilizer throughout the spring, summer, and fall months so as to have plenty of food upon which the fish will feed. The method that Mr. Dorn is using has been tried out by many farmers in the southeast and has been effective in producing suc cessful fishing. In cases where farmers have given ponds the proper treatment they often yield as much as 300 lbs. of fish per acre per year. This amount of fish not only gives a lot of sport and diversion to the farm family but it also furnishes good food as well Mr. Dorn constructed this pond with heavy equipment, however this work can be done by the farmer with his own farm equip ment during the off crop season with small cost, provided he has a good pond site. A diversion ditch has been con structed around the pond to keep out muddy water and silt, which would not only soon fill up this pond, but the farmer could not Droduce good fishing in muddy water. A drain pipe has been built in the dam so it can be drained if the farmer ever finds it necessary The same technical service fur nished Mr. Dorn by the Savannah Valley Soil Conservation District is also available to other interested district cooperators. x c/^cQ^ruekGou^kf^ Farm News (By G. W. Bonnette, County Agent) At the meeting of agricultural agencies last week “The 10-Point Food and Feed Production Pro gram” and “Outlook” material for 1945 were presented by your coun ty agent. Then the “Farm Bu reau” was explained to the group by O. Romaine Smith, organiza tional director. Mr. Smith will be back with us on February 26th to organize McCormick County if pur farmers want this organization. A committee is working on this mat ter now. Small grain is making some growth and it is suggested that we use a litle heavier application of top-dresser with potash added sp that higher yields will be made. Buy your seed -of all kinds early and insist on the highest quality^ “Cheap seeds are the highest priced seed in the long run”. Open the ends of all terraces, as I see too much water standing at the ends of terraces as I travel through the county. Don’t spare the feed for your livestock too early as the winter is not over. A little green stuff does not furnish much food value_. Cull hens early, as cheap eggs and high priced feed mean no- profit. The demand for hens is good at this time. X USC Raises $3,600 For McKissick Fund ADMISSION: Adults, 30 cents; Children up to 12, 12 cents; Children 12 to 15, 18 cents, including tax. temple, went down to his house more iuctjfipri than the p^od man. Why? Simply because the good man let his goodness shut him off from God. It was not his oppor tunity to worship of which he was proud: but it was the fact that he excelled other people in their vir- tures. He was thankful to God that he was not as other people; proud of his wonderful character. The lack of virtures, however, drove the bad man to God. He smote upon his breast and said, a sinner. “ Card Of Thanks “be merciful unto me, i K- ,4* And it v. T as this very $ which catapulted him “si p::s :;;:c cf the IT crr.al. as follows: bachelor of arts. 21: bachelor of arts in education, four; 1 bachelor of arts in journalism. The family of the late Mrs. J. B. Harmon wish to thank their friends for their many deeds of kindness shown her during her ill- four; bachelor of science, 12; bach elor of science in commerce, 12; , . . . bachleor of science in pharmacy, T S ' an(i .! 3r th ® kind expressions j $3 00 In interest has accumulated Columbia, Feb. 19. — More than $3,600 has been raised in contribu tions from University of South. Carolina students and facultv members alone for the McKissick Memorial scoiarship fund, student- 'eaders have reported. The McKissick scholarship^ planned as a living memorial t>> he late President J. Rion McKis- sick. will be awarded whenever one; bachelor of science in electri-| •'al engineering, two; bachelor of laws, two; master of arts, two.. addition, 10 two-year secre tarial science certificates will be awarded. Degree applications include <3 r.r -* and 53 women. The graduation exercises will “ride; humility c-nc’ado the fall term which be- r:** ?Zvd. ato the r ''n K~*\ J. The spring term >7111 Hive y-.;r.'r r I J-• rr-'-'y '*'■/. l t».. — ^ i- J - —• *— ( ~ of sympathy extended to them during their bereavement. Scrap Collection cent 3 will collect scrap ardboard of any de- crr.ocn, Fcbru- o needy students showing prom ise of future usefulness to the T tp. Alpha Kappa Gamma and Kappa ~igr. a Kappa, Icadershio societi 3. r~ ii charge of collections forth? 'unci, the g al for which has bem nt of- nos cf the University and • f - f ■ —6-» - - a .. jaCj: nr fcT't ncrch contr.ou.e may uo Uri .’treity Treasure who wish t > o thr:ugh the , it has been V — - V