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s. / McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMlCK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, March 29, 1945 gcCORMICK MESSENGER rabltehed Every Thundaj f BaUblisbed Jun* S, IMS ■DMOND J. McCRACKBN, Editor «upd Owner »t the rosl Office at Mc- Cermlck, S. C M as uaU natter of ■UBSCBIFTION One Tear Biz Months .. Three Months .. trttm' ; t REV. ROBERT K HARPER t J Ed. Note: Due to the failure of the Rev. Robert H. Harper's Six- Inch Sermon to arrive in time for publication, the . following from the Christian Advocate is substi toted this week. sdt one for most of us. **He*s sver running a hundred-yard rben the distance is but fifty,'* said l radio commentator about a ain man. Wo smile, but how many MC us have been fuilty of that oolish waste o£ our energies I Much’ >f the time, I must admit, I finds nyself all tired out ’with only tri-1 les to show for all of my less. This past summer as s group of us climbed a mountain trail behind i seasoned guide, I realized, for the Irst time, the real significance of certain words that I had sung many imes. In the hymn' 'Take Time o Be Holy,” we sing, “And run iot before Him, whatever betide.” h. few of our number kept hurry- ng ahead of the guide and they ound it very hard to understand rhy he insisted that they stay be- lind on the trail. Found it hard to understand, I say, until dark ness fell, and then we all saw plain- y the wisdom of having our lead er out there ahead. Our steps had [to be gauged by his: one hasty act i [could have brought disaster to .many. ' There, I thought, is one more rea- ' Ison for discretion in the living' of ! jeach day, for if I rush along care-’ lessly I not only endanger my own j effectiveness, but .there is always! e one who might be measuring; his steps by mine. A little more; patience might make me a better j follower and it would surely make me a wiser leader. Less hurry and more purpose, daily quiet for planning, clear directions from my Guide, and more thought for the! quality, of what I do than stress on the quantity of my accompliJO^- ments"—that would make for be>ft*»3 living in every sense of the word. And just as I covet that wisdom for my own living, I covet it for. you. Before we start off on a him-, dred-yard dash, let's be sure that we know what it is all about! 4- 4- .le: jefl Ith -XX- r By EmCTraiNE i ; Bob and Boss Home, twin track stars at U. of Michigan, ran dead heats to win races in nine meets last year . . . they won the West-- etn conference mile, both indoor and outdoor, and the two-mile event. They also took the mile race in the National Collegiate gathering in Milwaukee . . . they generally fin ish holding hands, crossing the line together, according to close ob servers. The brothers are pre medic students hailing from Can- nonsburg. Pa. Best time was 4:14.6 in the Central Collegiate mile. Entrants in harness race events at county fairs are being prom ised their money back if war con ditions prevent racing this summer and fall. Billy Conn believes that “King Tut” Tabor, now with the army in Europe, will be the next world middleweight champion when he returns. San Francisco has a gang of pngs known as the “Knscked- Out-by-Armstrnng Club” . . . there are 12 mem'-''rs . . . Irish Johnny Taylor is president, since he was kayoed twice by the tough little fighting man. Dick Walterhouse of the Army team holds the record for points after touchdown ... he scored 47 in 59 attempts for the 1944 season . . . the previous mark was 44 points set in 1942 by Clyde La Force of Tulsa. Luke Johnsos, coach on the Chicago Bears pro football squad, has rejected an offer of $20,000 a year from the Cleveland Rams ... he said that he did not want to leave Chicago where his home is established. The largest amount ever paid to a prize fighter was $090,445 . . . Gene Tunney got this pile for defeating Jack Dempsey in 1927 . . . that’s the gross figure, however. Chris Jordan, middleweight wrestler who was a popular figure 29 years ago. has a daughte*- ! '"ne, who is one of the few wor gropplers in the country. Spe . i» of big money again, the Yankees pay $35,000 a year each to Team Manager Joe McCarthy, General Manager El Barrows, and George Weiss, man ager of the farm svs;crn. UUWUf ana Lcmottwo [ ' '*■ ’ . >» Don Robinson i ‘ISMS* • • • government Our government, during the last few years, seems to have borrowed from practically all of the philoso phies of government there are. At the present moment, partly because of the war, it is a mixture of social ism, communism, dictatorship, capitalism and what might be de scribed as Americanism. What it’s going to be after the war is up to you and me and the boys who have been fighting this war. But I am very much afraid that we will end up with some ‘‘ism” which is a far cry from Americanism unless we take a much more active interest in preserving the things which our country has stood for in the past. The trouble is that unless new theories of government are labeled as "communistic” or "socialistic'*' a lot of us don’t recognize them and don’t as sociate them with these for eign philosophies. In fact, many of ns are becoming very fond of some of the proposals which appear to guarantee ns new security or better living condi tions, but which are definitely in the "ism” class. Socialized medicine, for example, if put to a vote, might right now win the support of the majority of people. It could be sold to us as a way of avoiding high medical ex penses. Yet/ if analyzed thorough ly enough, we might agree that it would deal a deathblow to medical progress in our country. SOCIALISM . . . danger Just to keep the record straight, I want to repeat Webster’s defini tion of socialism. Socialism: “A political and eco nomic theory of social reorganiza tion, the essential feature of which is government control of economic activities, to the end that competi tion shall give way to cooperation and that the opportunities of life and the rewards of labor shall be equitably apportioned.” Look that over carefully, and then consider how far in that direction we have gone. "Government con trol of economic activities” is the order of the day during wartime —and, as everybody knows, has oeen the trend for years before the war. As for the purpose—that may not have been actually stated as lhat of ending competition, but we nave heard a lot about "more ♦quitafcly distributing the opportuni- "es of life.” Of course the war is_ used to day as a necessary reason for the government havihg to control eco- I'lmic activities. But there is one %>g danger in this excuse which we waist guard against when the war Is over—namely, the probability hat every socialistic-minded person vill pose this question: If social- stic practices are aole to break production records, end unem- doyment, to increase wages and to Win a war—why shouldn’t we con tinue to use them to break produc- jiori records, prevent unemploy- Jnent and raise the standard of liv ing in peacetime? I And when the socialists are try ing to sell us their theories by this };eemingly sound argument, they jvon’t bother to point out that this little experiment whh socialism [has cost us $300,000,000,000 which (must some day be collected out of four pockets. > COMMUNISM . . . . ? ; As for communism, here is what jWebster says about that: Communism: "Any theory or sys tem of social organization involving common ownership of the agents of production, and some approach to equality in the distribution of the products of industry.” Well, if we consider the factories, the goods and the materials which the government owns today, it is clear that communism has made a lot of headway here. And we only need the example of rationing to see • how far we have gone toward bring ing about equality in the distribu tion of products. Again, the war Is the chief reason for the adoption of com munistic ideas. Bat surveys indicate that a sizable number of people are becoming rather fond of these doctrines. If asked to vote for or against com munism or socialism, as such, 95 per cent of the people in our country would still vote "no.” But if asked to vote for rationing when goods are scarce, or for more govern ment control over business, or for government control of prices, a large number would undoubtedly vote "yes.” If one of the "isms” gradually takes over in our country, it will come about by a series of sneak at tacks—and the attackers will prob ably progress under the banner of democracy rather than their true flag of socialism or communism. And many of us will jump on one of the bandwagons without realiz ing who is doing the driving. These foreign "isms” we hear so much about aren’t very tangible. We could adopt them in piecemeal fashion without knowing what we were getting. So it’s well to keep the definitions of socialism and communism in mind so we can check each new development in government against them and be on guard if those developments fit either definition too closely. ******** **+ • ** * A 4 * A ~ < KEEP FAITH I «# l 'ibybuyingl 3CWDS Received For U. C. C. Positions Applications for the three ca reer positions, as announced a few weeks ago, are coming in daily from all sections of the state; and official application forms and in formation circulars are leaving the Due Wes oftfice on every mail, ac cording to announcement made by E. H. Bradley, merit system super visor, for South Carolina unem ployment compensation commiti sion. Positions and their salary ranges for which applications are now be ing received are stenographer, $110-145, typist, $110-145, and chief of research & statistcis, $260- 330. With the liberal allowance for overtime, the monthly salaries are appreciably higher. Tentative arrangements for ex amination centers have been made throughout the state, and these centers will be in places most con venient for the greatest number of applicants. Applicants who are accepted for examination will be notified at which center and on what date to report for examina tion. Persons interested in taking these examinations should write at once for the official forms. The closing date for the receipt of ap plications is April 2. Special attention is called to the fact that seniors of high school commercial departments who meet the minimum requirements will be accepted for examination in the positoins of typist and stenogra pher. Those passing the examina tion will be placed on registersand will be eligible for appointment as soon as they have graduated from high school. •And Soldiers Plaited a Crown of Thoms 6 3 3695 Bales Of Cotton Ginned In County From Crop Of 1944 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS WASHINGTON lirfgy UNITED NATIONS TO CONFER ON KEEPING PEACE COTTON GINNING REPORT Census report shows that 3605 bales of cotton were ginned in Mc Cormick County" from the crop of 1944 as compared with 3898 bales for the crop of 1943. Very respectfully, J. W. Britt, Special Agent. Date, 3, 25, 45. -1X1- Fat Cattle Show And Sale April 11th In Augusta CHECK AGAINST NEW AGGRESSION WILL BE SOUGHT Conciliation Proposed Before Use of Force. Augusta, Ga. '’fi. — The Ninth Annual Augusta Fa’: Cattle Show & Sale on April 11th at Smith’s Stockyards promises to be outstanding as to quality of ex hibits, in the opinion of General Chairman J. E. Eubank of Colum bia County. Prizes totaling, more than $1500 will be awarded junior and adult exhibitors. Although junior ex hibits will again feature the show, unusual interest is shown by adult exhibitors who will compete for prizes in the car lot (15 steers) ex hibit, all weights competing, for DEALER Will buy by the Pen, Unit or Boundary HARRY REAM McCormick, S. C. By Walter A. Shead WASHINGTON, D. C.— Judging from inquiries pour ing into the state department here, there is confusion in the minds of the American peo ple, and some too in Wash ington officialdom, as to just what will be considered at the San Francisco .confer ence, April 25, called to set up a world security organiza tion. Here are some facts to keep in mind regarding this all-important conference of the United Nations and all peace-loving nations of the world: 1. —Structure of the new world organization will be built around the proposals agreed upon at the Dumbarton Oaks conference in Washington. 2. —The new organization will be a peace - keeping, not a peace-making, organization. 3. —The San Francisco confer- ! ence will have nothing to do with making the peace with either Germany or Japan. 4. —To be included is ratiflea- ! tion of agreement reached by i representatives of 44 nations on J an economic plan of world ramifications to set up an inter- j national bank for reconstruc- i tion and development of an | * international monetary fund as outlined at the Bretton Woods conference in New Hampshire. As this is written hearings are going on in congress for legisla tion to authorize the Bretton Woods agreements insofar as the United States is concerned. And the first • est of this nation’s sincerity of in tention to cooperate with the rest of the world might very well be taken on this legislation. There are pow- -rful international banking interests already fighting the agreements to vhich our representatives at Bret- lon Woods set their signatories. Secretary of the Treasury Henry M >rgenthau declprpo that Bretton Woods and Dunu>arton Oak? cp hand-in-hand with the first, the eco nomic blade, and the latter, the po litical blade, both interdependent. Another very apt illustration is that the Dumbarton Oaks agreements might be called the mayor, the town council and the police depart ment while Bretton Woods would represent the banks and the Build ing and Loan associations to pro vide capital and conduct the busi ness of any community. Briefly, the Dumbarton Oaks pro posals agreed to by Great Britain, the Soviet Union, China and the United States and which will be submitted to the full United Nations conference at San Francisco for the formation of a charter subject to ratification by the signatory states in accordance with their constitu tional processes are: In the field of security—to seek to prevent the outbreak of war by en couraging a peaceful adjustment or settlement of international dis putes; by preventing and removing threats to the peace, and by sup pressing breaches of the peace by combined force if necessary. In the field of economic and social cooperation—to facilitate solutions of international economic, social and other humanitarian problems and promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms as outlined in the Atlantic charter— Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear. Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion. Formation of the structure as pro posed at Dumbarton Oaks includes: 1. —A general assembly in which each state would have one vote and which would initi ate and make recommendations for promotion of cooperation in political, economic and social fields and to adjust situations likely to impair the general welfare; consider and make t recommendations to maintain i • international peace on all mat ters not being dealt with by the security council; make recom mendations to coordinate poli- ' . cies of specialized agencies of i the organization; elect non- ■ permanent members of the se- ' curity council, and be re sponsible for finances of the or ganization. 2. —A security council com posed of 11 member states in cluding the United States. Great Britain, Russia, China and — France, with permanent seats and six members elected for two-year terms by the general assembly. The security council would be empowered to investi gate any dispute, which might lead to international friction; to call upon states to settle their disputes by peaceful means of their own choice; to recom mend to states appropriate pro cedures to adjust disputes; to determine whether any situ ation involves a breach of ! the peace and to take measures necessary to restore peace; to } take diplomatic, economic and ; other measures to give effect ‘ to its decisions, and to employ * air, naval or land forces to ; maintain or restore interna- \ tional peace if measures short ( of force prove inadequate. t 3. —An international court of k justice to whose statute all > members would be parties, ► which would function as the \ judicial organ of the world or- ; ganization. It would consider \ and render judgments in dis- k putes referred to it and would - also give advice to the security u h council upon legal questions in- ‘ volved. i 4. —A secretariat, comprising an expert staff and headed by l a secretary - general as chief ^ administrative officer. 5. —An economic and social / council composed of repre- £ sentatives of 18 member states v chosen by the general assembly for 3-year terms, which would > be responsible for facilitating -* solutions of international eco- - nomic, social and other humani- [ tarian problems; promote re- . spect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; recom- * mend the coordination of the ac- X tivities of the international or- i ganizations and agencies which ^ may be brought into relation- V ship with the security or- \ ganization such as the nroposed \ United Nations Food and Agri- ; k cultural organization, the Inter- i national Labor organization, the proposed International Mone- ^ tary Fund and International Bank for Reconstruction and * Development, and probably oth er specialized agencies in edu- v cation, cultural relations, !] health, etc. j 6.—A military staff commit- l ' tee composed of the chiefs of ^ staffs of the permanent mem- & bers of the secqrity council, with provisions for participation by other states when neces- ^ sary. * Regional systems or arrange-( ments whose principles and pur poses are consistent with those or’ the United Nations organization ‘ would not be prohibited. As a mat- ‘ ter of fact such regional organiz.*#-; tions as the Pan-American confc«-( ence recently completed at Mexi--^ City would be encouraged. The state department is seekbtr' to conduct a nation-wide education- ■ al campaign to acquaint every r-er- ‘ son possible with the ojective.i t be obtain* 5 '"' • 'on Francisco. This- V ‘ is central usually secrel^i* attituae u. department rtv* may be inte, t .. ed to be the rcsul* of the “new blood” brought iiv* the department with the advent ctf ‘ Secretary of State Stettinius. the following prizes: $150.00, first, $100.00, second, $50.00, third, $25,- 00, fourth. A number of entries of pens of three animals are also expected, this division being open to both adults and juniors, light weight and heavy weight classes, with prizes in each weight class as fol lows: first, $50.00, second, $25.00, third, $10.00. The rules no longer require that entries in pen classes be halter-broken. Entries should be filed with county agents or vocational ag riculture teachers, or with the sec retary, Twin States Livestock As sociation, Augusta, Ga., not later than 8 a. m., April 11. Bo Yoy Sisafer From iiiMiiSiB?- !ar Acsies? Fpw human ailments can be as painful as Arthritis and Rheumatism, but users of D. M. C COMPpUND No. 49—this amazing new medicine—have gotten quick relief—often within a week's time —and praise it very highly. ■ Get a two- weeks’ supply and follow directions, it you are not satisfied with results ob tained vour money will be cheerfully refunded. D. M. C. COMPOUND No. 49 is sold by leading druggists. Price—$3.00. For Sale By PEOPLES DRUG STORE —AdV, FINAL SETTLEMENT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. In The Court Of Probate. Notice is hereby given that Ervin F. Gettys, Guardian, of the estate of Ellen Iris Williams, minor, has this day made application unto me for a final accounting and dis charge as such Guardian, and the 12th day of April, 1945, at 10 o’ clock, A. M., has been fixed for the hearing Of said petition. All persons holding claims a- gainst said estate are hereby no tified to present same on or by a- bove date. J. W. CORLEY, Judge of Probate, McCormick; Co., S. C. March 12th, 1945.—41. j ;