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TRUE tO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Third Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C.* THUKSDAY, MARCH 1, 1945
Number 39
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Washington. D. C.(NWNS)—An
attempt to bring about an amend
ment to the Constitution to put a
21 per cent ceiling on federal in
come taxes has been quietly going
on during the last two years. Not
‘.much attention has been given to it
because the action is being taken
.In the states, rather than in Wash
ington. but it is v possible that it
may make considerable headway
* this year when practically all of the
State legislatures are in session.
There is a provision in the Con
stitution. which has never previous
ly been used, which requires that
' s convention be called for the pur-
. pose of amending the Constitution
* if two-thirds of the states request it
through their legislatures. So far,
: It state legislatures have petitioned
for suph a convention, but Arkan
sas, one.of the states so petitioned,
recently rescinded its action.
Although there has not been much
ballyhoo about this proposed
- amendment, some tax authorities
think it is one which could be
pushed through. They point out
thlt the state governments favor it
’ because it would limit the amount
of funds which could be collected
; by the federal government and
would thus make it possible for the
state governments to enact higher
taxes. By this action, many of the
‘powers now controlled by the fed-
; eral government would be forced
back to the states.
Opponents of the plan argue that
it would lead to a “soak the poor”
; tax program, since, if the treasury
\ was unable to collect more than 25
J per cent in taxes from the rich, it
. would be forced to increase the
i taxes to be paid by people with
: small incomes. The real basis of
* the fight, however, will be on the
: question of whether power and
; money should be concentrated in the
federal government, as it is now.
or should go back to the state and
city governments.
The state legislatures which al
ready have petitioned for such a
constitutional convention are Ala
bama. Delaware, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachu
setts, Michigan, Mississippi. New
Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Is
land, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
• • •
Although the senate military af
fairs committee has been giving a
lot of attention to the National Serv
ice act, it is evident now that the
members of that group are not sat
isfied that there is a real need for
such legislation. In spite of the urg
ing of the President and heads of
the army and navy, as well as the
favorable attitude of the public
toward this measure, some of the
committee members are not con
vinced. They evidently feel that the
manpower situation might be
solved by voluntary meins, without
necessitating a labor draft. Or else
their reports on the favorable prog
ress of the war make them hesi
tate to approve such legislation at
this late date.
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Although congress is eager to
know more about what went on at
the Crimea conference, and is par
ticularly concerned over whether
any agreements were made that it
would not sanction, it is felt in gen
eral that the conference did a tre
mendous amount of good in hurry
ing the progress of the war and ce
menting our friendship with our al
lies. Most officials here thought
that the President spoke an impor
tant truth in his farewell message
to Premier Stalin when he said:
“The peoples of the world, I am
sure, will see the achievements of
this conferenre as a real guarantee
that our three great nations can
work in the peace as well as in the
war.”
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The Red Cross
War Fund Drive
McCORMICK COUNTY’S
QUOTA, 52,500.00
ADMISSION: Adults, 30 cents; Children up to 12,
12 cents; Children 12 to 15, 18 cents, including tax.
Thousands of our young people
are across the seas with their eyes
staring at the Red Cross workers
seeking help. It may be a package
of food, a bandage, sending or re
ceiving mail, a message to his fam
ily as to his whereabouts, blood
plasma, and a hundred other things
vital to their very life and comfort.
You will have an opportunity to
donate to this cause during the
War Fund Campaign which will
begin in McCormick County on
March 5th and end March 17th.
Give your money to the worker
named below who lives nearest
you.
Thanks.
G. W. Bonnette,
County Chairman of War
Fund Drive.
The list of Red Cross Leaders is
as follows:
Mt. Carmel Community:
Mrs. Bell Scott, Mt. Carmel,
Mrs. D. J. McAllister, Mt. Car
mel.
Willington Community:
Mrs. L. F. McNair, Willington,
Mrs. Daisy Hemminger, Willing
ton. 1
Cade’s Community:
Mrs. G. W. Cade, Rt. 1, McCor
mick.
De la Howe:
Supt. J. _M. Cherry, McCormick.
Buffalo:
Mrs. S. L. Britt, Rt. 1, McCor
mick.
Wideman:
The Baptist
Radio Hour
The speaker on the Baptist
Radio Hour for next Sunday morn
ing, 8:30, March 4, will be Honor
able Walter F. George, United
States Senator from Georgia.
Senator George has been an
honored and progressive leader ir.
the United States Senate for twen
ty years and is Chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee. He
is a leader and statesman of first
rank. What is more, he is a dea
con in the First Baptist Church of
Vienna, Georgia, and a Christian
scholar and leader of the first or
der and has a firm grip on the
Christian verities as they apply to
world affairs as well as to person
al living. He is, therefore, emi- On Friday, Mrs. Henry E. Beard,
__, 0 , nently qualified to speak on the j r ., of Laredo, Tex., entertained at
Miss Kathleen McKinney, Rt. 2, subje ct, “THE FOUNDATIONS OF the home of her mother, Mrs. W.
McCormick. FREEDOM”. Because of his wide a. Scott, with a party of lovely ap-
ClatwDrthy’s Cross Roads: experience in speaking ov^r local pointments honoring Miss Virginia
Miss Ciarkie Link, R. f. u., ao- ra( ito stations and national chains Watson, bride-elect of March
he has come to be nationally rec- a delicious chicken salad course
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/>V LYTLE HULL
Public Problem Number One ;
Note.—The following editori
al from the National Congress of
Parents and Teachers was not writ
ten by Lytle Hull but is substitut
ed in place of his regular feature.)
Communities are at all times
faced with certain responsibilities
concerned with the welfare of their
children. During wartime these re
sponsibilities become intensified,
owing to conditions and situations
that tend to promote juvenile de
linquency. In war as in peace,
juvenile deliquency results from
failure to satisfy the basic needs of
children and youth—the needs for
security and for an opportunity for
proper growth and achievements.
Juvenile delinquency is not a new
thing. It has always existed, but
it has now become our No. 1 social
problem, requiring special consid
eration and prompt action. The
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers is founded on these Ob
jects: to promote the welfare of
children and youth in home, school,
church and community; to raise the
standards of home life; and to
secure adequate laws for the care
and protection of children and
youth. It is therefore strategical
ly organized to coordinate com
munity resources in a concerted
drive against this nation-wide men
ace.
It should be recognized that con
ditions and resources vary in dif
ferent localities and that the ap
proach to the problem of juvenile
protection should be determined by
existing needs. Treatment will dif-
fer also according to the resources *
available.
Basically, as has been pointed (
out, juvenile delinquency is evl- .
dence of the failure of homes, ;
schools, churches, and communities t
to meet the personal. needd of all
children and youth. In planning a
workable approach to the problem,
thought should be given to
1. Protecting children who are
vulnerable to delinquency.
2. Meeting the needs of all chiU ;
dren.
3. Controlling community influ
ences that contribute to delinquen- |
cy. \
4. Securing and utilizing all avail- >
able services—federal, state and - *
local—for the delinquent child and I
for the child with behavior prob- ;♦
lems. .♦
America is at war, and war ?
brings into bold relief a nation’s }
weaknesses as well as its strength. >
War disrupts normal family life f
and makes things more difficult for 4
every member of the family. Per- £
haps the heaviest burdens of war }
are carried by the young people— >
not only the older ones who join )
the armed forces but the younger f
ones who, too often, become real
war casualties! Thus delinquency t
increases and calls attention to our '*
weaknesses and failures. Every de- }
linquent boy or girl is a glaring .
symbol of neglect on the part of ;
the home, the church, the school, '
and the community as a whole.
Mt. Carmel News
beville
Young’s:
Mrs. J. C. Young, Troy.
Dowtin’s:
Mrs. Paul Dowtin, Troy,
' Mrs. P. W. Roper, Troy.
Bethany:
Mrs. Y. E. Seigler, Rt. 2, McCor
mick,
Mrs. E. H. Christian, Rt. 2, Mc
Cormick,
Mrs. Ed Callison, Rt. 2, McCor
mick.
White Town:
Mrs. Harry Ream, Plum Branch,
Mrs. Dewey Trammel, Plum
Branch. *
Rehoboth:
Mrs. E. M. Morgan, Plum Branch,
Mrs. B. S. Culbreath, Plum
Branch.
Plum Branch:
Ed Rice, Plum Branch,
Mrs. R. H. Banks, Plum Branch,
Mrs. Guy Carr, Plum Branch.
Parksville:
Fred Bass, Parksville,
Mrs. J. H. Percival, Parksville.
Washington Consolidated High
School:
Supt. H. E. Stephens, Parksville
Modoc:
Mrs. T. J. Stone, Modoc.
Clarks Hill:
L. C. Rteh, Clarks Hill,
J. O. Marshall, Clarks Hill.
Meriwether:
Mrs. J. J. Minarik, Clarks Hill.
Sandv Branch:
J. B. Walker, Rt. 1, McCormick,
Mrs. B. C. Owings, McCormick.
McCormick:
(School)
Supt. W. H. Weldon, McCormick.
(West of Railroad)
Mrs. L. W. Bowick, McCormick,
i[East of Main Street)
Mrs. James Dorn, McCormick,
Mrs. P. C. Dorn, Jr., McCormick.
(Main Street)
Miss Myrtle Ruth Deason, Mc
Cormick.
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“The farmer’s part in our na
tional production line is food and
iber. Their part is to feed our
fighting men at their battle sta
tions throughout the world. Their
part is to feed the millions of civil-
an workers here at home. Their
part is to help feed our fighting
ognized as top radio speaker,
It is heartening to pastors and
was served by Mrs. W. A. Scott
assisted by Mrs. J. J. White and
McCormick School
' News
other church leaders to have a Mrs. H. O. Watson.
Christian statesman of the type of
Senator George to speak on vitally
important spiritual matters and to
use their influence and powers for
the spiritual well being of the na
tion. May God raise up more lay
men in business and in political
circles who will use their powers
and exert their influence toward
spiritual ends.
Do not fail to hear Senator
George next Sunday morning, 8:-
30-9:00.
Sincerely yours,
L. K. Simpson.
X
Chestnut Ridge H. D.
Club Meets
The Chestnut Ridge Home Dem
onstration Club'met February 23rd
with Msr. C. H. Workman, with
Mrs. J. W. Ferqueron, club presi
dent, in charge.
1945 club officers elected are:
President, Mrs. J. W. Ferqueron,
V. President, Mrs. A. J. Hendrix,
Secretary, Mrs. E. R. Price,
Treasurer, Mrs. L. W. Bowick.
Department Chairmen:
Citizenship, Mrs. O. B. Minor,
Finance, Mrs. L. W. Bowick,
Membership, Mrs. T. J. Price,
Consumer Education, Mrs. W. N.
Smith,
Education, Mrs. H. G. Sanders,
Health, Mrs. C. A. Fleming,
Music, Mrs. J. W. Ferqueron,
Legislation, Mrs. J. E. Bell,
Recreation, Mrs. C. H. Workman,
Publicity, Mrs. E. R. Price,
Agriculture, Mrs. L. W. Bowick,
Beautification, Mrs. A. J. Hen
drix,
Religion and Welfare, Mrs. J. F.
Buzhardt.
The program, “Washington At
Mt. Vernon,” was carried out by
Mrs. L. W. Bowick. Those taking
part were Mrs. C. A. Fleming, Mrs.
C. H. Workman, Mrs. A. J. Hendrix.
Mrs. J. F.« Buzhardt, Mrs. J. W.
Ferqueron, Mrs. H. G. Sanders and
Miss Matilda Bell.
Mrs. J. D. Cade entertained with
a family dinner on Friday, Feb
23rd, at 6:00 p. m. in honor of her
grandaughter, Miss Virginia Wat
son, whose marriage to Capt. Able
takes place on Mar. 1. This was
quite a pleasant and enjoyable ev
ening.
Mrs. Dora Bryson and Mrs. Alice
Frazier of Calhoun Falls were re
cent guests of Mrs. Ida Black.
- Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McAllister
were visitors in Abbeville Monday.
Mrs. W. B. Sharp and Miss Jua
nita Curtis wejre Anderson visitors
recently.
Mrs. Dode Phillips of Due West
was a visitor here Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Bowyer of Anderson
was a guest in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Scott Sunday.
Mr. Jim Miller was a business
visitor in Calhoun Falls Saturday.
X
W. M. S. Of Baptist
Church To Hold
Study Course
The W. M. S. of the Baptist
Church will hold a study course or
‘he nights of the 7th and 8th of
March. The book “Pray Ye” wi! 1
taught by Rev. L. K. Simoson
At this time when so many of cir
hearts are heavy and we live from
day to day in a state of grea‘
anxiety, we feel the need of pray
er.
The study of this book wiT
strengthen the faith and build
spiritually. Come with open minds
and prayerful hearts and you are
sure to receive a blessing. All are
invited. We are so anxious to have
the men come because we know
the message of this little book
will be very helpful to them in the
strain and rush of the business
world.
X
Declamation And Reading Content
During the past weeks students
have been working toward enter
ing a declamation and reading
contest: 'Definite annoirrroemeirts
are not complete, but we are proud
to say that we have about twenty-
five students who will compete for
a chance to go to the district con
test this spring. Entering this
contest was voluntary, and we ieei
these students deserve recognition,
for we know that work is required
in preparing declamations and
readings. Every pupil who enters*
this contest will receive a personal
benefit in completing a new tad.
and having a different experience:.
The faculty and school are proud
of each one of these pupils. WateM
our school news for the announce
ment of the names of these pupHs.
Chapel February 19
Mr. J. Fred Buzhardt, our popu
lar and efficient. chairman of the
board of trustees, was our chapel
guest last week. He stressed tint
importance of students preparing
for the future. The “marks” are
not so important, but it’s what you
have learned that follows one
through life. We hope that Mr.
Buzhardt will come to see us oft
en.
Activity Program
The schools saw a movie “The
Quarterback” last week, as one of
cur activity numbers. This pic-
iUie appealed to the young people
and many of them said, “It was
uhe best one yet!”
Forestry Contest
Last week Mr. George Sharptcu
and a state forester representative
conducted a contest at the high,
school.
X
W. M. U. Of Baptist
Church To Observe
Special Season Of
Prayer March 4-9
The W. M. U. of the Baptist
Church will observe a special sea
son of prayer for home missions
next week, March 4-9, inclusive.
Monday and Friday afternoons
at 4 o’clock the W. M. S. will meet
at the church.
Wednesday afternoon the circles
“I now make a bale of cotton to
the acre in my rotation where I will meet.
only made about one-third of a i Thursday night there will be .x
A helpgul demonstration on gar- | bale before I started using the ro- mission study at the church,
allies who depend partly on Am- dcning and care of shoes was giv-! tation of small grain-lespedeza- Our pastor will teach the book,
erican food for their full strength, en by Miss Matilda Bell and was' Austrian winter peas followed by “Pray Ye.” The men, women and
hat is the farmer’s part.” — War followed with a contest by the cotton.”—Sheldon T. Carter, Geor- young people are urged to attezxi
ood Adminstrator Marvin Jones, recreation chairman. , gia farmer. this service.
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