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«T R HARPER t j
Settlement and Struggles in Canaan.
Lesson for April 29: Judges 2:6, 7,}
JMf, 18 23; 6:11-16.
Memory verse: Joshua 1:9.
After Joshua and his host had
conquered the most of the country,
it was divided among the tribes..
And, as long as Joshua lived, the
people served God. But, after the,
great leader's death, they "did that!
which was evil in the sight of the
Lord,” forsaking His worship and
turning to pagan gods. And them
selves forsaken of God, they oft-
times suffered disaster.
The words, “did that which was;
ith
evil,’* recur with tragic frequency [
in the record^ of early Israel. Anon ;
in .this turbulent period, when thej
people repented, God raised up lead-;
«rs known as Judges who led;
them in throwing off the yoke of j
oppressors. These leaders seldom'
exercised authority over the whole i
of the nation and there was no*
close union between the tribes. The •
period of Judges extended to the;
time of the Monarchy.
Here and there strong rem- j
nants of the former inhabitants!
gave the Israelites much trouble
—sometimes regaining for a period
their independence, and always ex
ercising a vicious influence over the
morals and religion of the conquer
ors. /
One of the greatest of the Judges
was Gideon. At the first threshing j
wheat in secret, he became under!
the call of God a mighty warrior )
Who threw down the altar of Baal,;
drove the Midianites from the coun-;
try, and gave his people a long pe
riod of peace.
Let us beware^ of indifference to
spiritual things and guard and nur
ture our faith in the Mighty One
who ofttimes saved Israel. _
FINAL SETTLEMENT
.STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,,
County Of McCormick.
In The Court Of Probate.
Notice is hereby given that
Florence B. Wardlaw, Administra
trix of the estate pf D. M. Ward-
law, deceased, has this day made
application unto me for a final
accounting and discharge as such
Administratrix, and the 24th day
of May, 1946, at 40 o’clock, A. M.,
lias been fixed for the hearing of
said petition. , \
All persons holding claims a-
gainst s^id estate are hereby no
tified to‘ present same on or by
above date.
, J. W. CORLEY,
Judge of Probate,. McCormick
Co. f S*. C. ..
April .24th, 1945.—4
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEES
; An election is hereby ordered to
bfc held bp the 4th day of May,
U945, lii Plum Branch school dis-
trict. No. 24, in McCormick Coun
ty, S. C., for the purpose of elect
ing school trustees for the said
school district as provided by law.
The said .election shall be con
ducted under the same rules and
regulations as the general elec
tions are conducted in the Coun
ty ' ,r, d •
School Trustees now in office
sha>i act as managers of said e-
lection. t
Voting place shall be at the 1
school building.
Polls shall open at 8 a. m., and
close at 4 p. m. All returns of
said election shall be filed with
the County Board of Education in
ten days after date of election.
MRS. BERTHA S. HARRIS,
J. L. CAUDLE,
J. M. BROWN,
County Board of Education,
McCormick County, S. C.
April 9, 1945.—3t.
WANT ADV.
FOR SALE — One Milch Cow,
just freshened; gives four gallons
per day. Price, $100.00. D. R.
White, R. 1, Plum Branch, S. C.
FOR SALE ,— Three houses and
lots in Town of McCormick. T. M.
McKinney, R. 1, McCormick, S. C.
' WANTED: A reliable, settled,
woman to go with me to Valdosta,
Georgia, and live in my house
there and do general housework.
Good pay. Mrs. J. W. Bell, No. 7
Oak Haven Court, Greenwood, So.
Carolina.
LOST — My No. 4 ration book.
C. C. Morgan, McCormick, S. C.
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“Oh, well"—I kept saying—
“come Victory, I'll buy a new
car in a hurry."
“Was / kidding myself! I’ve
just heard it may be two
years or more after Victory
before I can get one!"
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“So I’m plenty thankful to my
Gulf man. He said just stick
withGulfprid.e*and Gulflex**.
^They’ll help keep me on
wheels till- *new-car day’."
"Believe you me. I'm taking
his advice. Knowing what I
know now. I’m taking no
chances on the lubrication my
car gets. I aim to keep it in
service—and definitely!”
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Conservation News
(By Ben]. W. Crouch)
W. L. White (District Super
visor) has several fields of Crim
son clover this year. He is using
this winter clover as a cover crop,
temporary grazing and in a mix
ture of grain to be used for hay.
Mr. White feels that crimson clov
er has a place on most farms in
McCormick County; in that it has
two very important features — its
adaptability to many uses and
heavy seedings that are easy to
harvest. He feels that a success
ful farmer must grow most of the
seed to be used on the farm.
E. L. Langley is planting three
acres of serecia lespedeza inside
his permanent pasture this year
W. C. Strom is planting four
acres of serecia for permanent hay
and erosion control. He is putting
land to its proper use according to
land use capability.
Defeated Inflationary
Trend In Living Costs
Must Still Be Held
• Warning that the defeated in
flationary trend in living costs,
which was stopped in its tracks
two years ago, and was held there
by the application of planned
price control, must still be held, E.
H. Talbert, OPA District Director
in Columbia, pointed out today
that this can only be done by the
continued cooperation of every
buyer and every seller in the price
control program.
Events following World War I
indicate that the fall of Germany
will increase, instead of decreas
ing, the inflationary pressure, he
said.
He recalled that overall living
costs have increased only 1.5 per
cent since the inauguration of
OPA’s price control program, and
that food costs have actually de
creased 4.5 per cent since that
time.
He pointed out that OPA has
declared its intent to lift price
controls on any commodity just
as soon as there are authentic in
dications that the danger of a
runaway inflation has ceased.
The simple but effective part
that every man, wopian and child
in South Carolina can play in
holding the price line is to refrain
from paying more than ceiling
prices, never patronize any type of
black market and be sure that
there is a proper payment of ra
tion currency with every purchase
of rationed merchandise, he said.
X
Federal Opportunities
Announced In Bud
get, Management, and
Infor nation Work
-Buy War Savings Stamps—
Persons experienced in the fields
of budget administration, admin
istrative analysis, and information
will be interested in two new ex
aminations announced by the Civ
il Service Commission. Most po
sitions to be filled from these ex
aminations will be in Washington,
D. C., with only a few in other
parts of the country cr abroad.
No written test is required for
these examinations, a id there are
no age limits. Appointments to be
made will be war service appoint
ments. Salaries range from $3,163
to $7,128 a year, including overtime
pay, with msot positions at the
lower salary levels. To qualify for
$3,163 positions, applicants ipust
have had 3 years of appropriate
experience or a combination of
experience and college training.
More experience is required for
the higher paying positions.
Positions to be filled in the feilds
of budget administration and ad
ministrative analysis will include
Budget Officer and Management
Planning Officer ($5,228 to $7,128)
and Budget Analyst and Adminis
trative Analyst ($3,163 to $7,128).
Similar positions in these two
fields may also be filled from this
examination. Interested persons
should ask for Annnouncemnt No.
356.
Qualified persons are also being
sought to fill positions as Director
of Information ($5,228 to $7,128)
and Information Specialist ($3,163
to $7,128). Information specialists
are wanted for work in the follow
ing fields of information: (1)
press and publications; (2) visual
presentation; (3) radio; and (4)
advertising. Complete informa
tion on this examination can be
found in Announcernct No. 357.
Announcements and application
NEW PRESIDENT
LIBERJU. POUCIES
Follows Roosevelt’s Lead in
Foreign and Domestic Affairs
V J
By A1 Jedlicka
After all of the early welter of speculation over the
future course of President Harry S. Truman, it is becom
ing clearer that the new chief executive proposes to broad
ly follow the principles of foreign and domestic policies
laid down by F’ranklin D. Roosevelt.
Mr. Truman, himself, made that < 5 >_ ’
clear in his first address to con
gress, in which he took a strong
position for an international organ
ization to preserve future world
peace, and pledged to continue the
liberalism marking previous New
Deal administrations
Such a liberalism, however, was
expected to be tempered by a
friendlier attitude toward capital,
particularly in the interpretation of
various government regulations.
In any event, Mr. Truman’s em
barkation upon his new duties was
signified by a genuine desire to
work closely with both the house
and, senate in shaping the nation’s
destiny, and congress’ quick re
sponse to this intention.
Lacking Mr. Roosevelt’s dynam
ic and forceful personality for acr
tually leading opinion, Mr. Truman
could be expected to deal with con
gress on a more cooperative basis.
Furthermore, his own service in
the senate undoubtedly makes him
doubly appreciative of the position
of the solons on Capitol Hill.
At any rate, *Mr. Truman’s as
cendancy to the presidency indi
cates the closest relations between
the chief executive’s office and con
gress since Pearl Harbor, and also
promises to lighten some of the stiff
opposition that was brewing to
much of Mr. Roosevelt’s peace pro
gram. • ,
Because of the war situation, for
eign affairs are commanding more
and more of the nation’s attention,
though the matter of postwar do
mestic policy looms equally impor
tant 7 . In addressing congress, Mr.
Truman devoted the major portion
his speech to international rela
tions. pointing up the American po
sition before the eventful San Fran
cisco conference.
Having repeated the demand for
unconditional surrender, Mr. Tru
man made this statement regard
ing an international peace organ!
zation:
"It is not enough to yearn for
peace. We must work and,
if necessary, fight for it. The
task of creating a sound inter
national organisation is compli
cated and difficult. Yet, with
out such organisation, the
rights of man on earth cannot
be protected. Machinery for
the just settlement of interna
tional differences must be
foond. Without such machinery
the entire world will have to
remain an armed camp. The
world will be doomed to deadly
conflict, devoid of hope for real
peace.*' *■' »
Although Mr. Truman’s position
on other phases of the broad in
ternational program developed by
Mr. Roosevelt to assure postwar
stability nas not as yet been clari
fied, he also referred to the neces
sity of helping stricken nations, and
declared that increased foreign
trade was a. requisite for boosting
oUr own production and employ
ment, and raising living standards
throughout the world.
In the matter of the controver
sial Bretton Woods agreements,
Mr. Truman is said to lean toward
the U. S. financial community’s ad
vocacy of an international bank
for reconstruction and rehabilita
tion bearing government guaran
tees of repayment, rather than
ootn such a bank and a separate
fund for stabilizing the values of
foreign currencies.
Referring to domestic issues in
his address before congress, Mr.
Truman said:
“Here In America, we have
labored long and hard to
achieve a social order worthy
of our great heritage. In our
time, tremendous progress has
been made toward a really
democratic way of life. Let me
assure the forward looking
people of America that there
will be no relaxation in our
efforts to improve the lot of the
common man.”
As a result of Mr. Truman’s ded
ication to a contribution of liberal
ism, along with the feeling that he
will possess a friendlier attitude
toward business, observers looked
forward to an effort to bring the
forces of both capital and labor
closer together for more harmoni
ous working.
Of most immediate concern are
the problems of reconversion from
war to peacetime industry, with the
all-important question of determin
ing the manner and extent follow
ing the downfall of Germany. With
the enactment of such emergency
legislation as unemployment insur
ance and old age pensions, and
farm support prices for two years
after the war, Mr. Truman’s hands
will be freed toward the broader -
objective of planning for full pros
perity in the postwar period.
Himself an artillery captain dur
ing the last war, and as such a
practical soldier appreciating the
complex nature of warfare, Mr.
Truman is expected to give the
present chiefs of staff full rein in
conducting the war.
Though the new President’s ca
reer as farmer, county official and
senator has not given him broad
executive experience, his common
sense and reliance upon specialists
or counsel are expected to stand
Mr. Truman in good stead in ad
ministering the government Al
ready he has gathered around him
a representative circle of advisers,'
ed by former senator, Supreme
court justice and war mobilizer
James F. Byrnes. Until Mr. Tru
man obtains his full bearings, how
ever, no major shakeups in admin
istration are anticipated. ,
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BEFORE BURNING
> 1. See your fire warden. '
# 2. PLOW AROUND FOR SAFETY.
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y 3. Have plenty of Kelp on hand to control - »
the fire.
DO YOUR PART
PREVENT FOREST FIRES
R. M. WINN (Dealer)
WEST VIRGINIA PULP & PAPER CO.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
GREATER DANGER
THAN EVER!
forms may be obtained from the
Commission’s Local Secretary. Mrs.
Thelma L. Banks, located at Mc
Cormick, S. C., or from most first-
and second-class post offices, from
Civil Service Regional Offices, or
from the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission, Washington 25,
D. C. Federal appointments are
made in accordance with War
Manpower Commission policies
and employment stabilization pro
grams.
Applications for all positions
mentioned above should be sent
to the United States Civil Service
Commission, Washington 25, D. C.,
not later than May 15, 1945.
The Civil Service Commission
has also announced that it is con
tinuing to accept applications for
positions as Administrative and
Executive Officer, and as Position
Classifier, Placement Officer, and
Personnel Assistant (Announce
ments 353 and 354). The closing
date, April 2, has been cancelled,
and applications will be accepted
/
until further notice,
inal announcements
information.
See the orig-
for further
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“April is an enchanted month
for those who love and tend gar
dens. A soul-satisfying, mind
mending month. Now if there
might be only some way to slow
down its passing, to hang on a-
bout two extra April weeks each
year—what a bobn that would be!?
—Anti' Norton,', iin r The Atlanta
Journal.
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