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Forty-Third Year
Established June 5. 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1945
Number -.'S
WASHINGTON, D. C. — AU eye*
are 6n San Francisco. Our govern
ment leaders consider the confer
ence a major test'of whether the
peace-seeking nations of the world
will actually be able to. set up the
framework for a lasting peace—
whether selfishness and petty dis
agreements can be put aside in
the hope of building a working plan
for permanent world security.
Many of the leaders of the world
stopped in Washington on their way
to San Francisco to confer with
President Truman and with cabi
net meinbers. All indicated a fer
vent desire for closer coopera
tion between nations and all were
hopeful that a world-plan would be
created for erasing war from the
earth.
While in Washington — and now
in San Francisco — these delegates
from all corners of the world are
following with close interest the
progress ef a bill in the house of
representatives to extend and ex
pand our reciprocal trade agree
ments. which includes the lowering
of tariffs to stimulate international
trade. This bill, which is based on
a program outlined by former
Secretary of State Hull, is consid
ered by many government leaders
to be the first real test of whether
or not our nation will go back to
ward isolationism after the war, so
far as economic dealings are con
cerned.
The history of the Hull reciprocal
trade agreements program is one
of bitter party rivalry. When it first
can:c no in 1934 it was supported
by the n.^jority of Democrats, but
only two of the Republicans in the
house approved it. Since then it has
been tested about every three
years, but even in 1940 it was sup
ported by only five Republicans.
Now, with the war in Europe
nearing an end, and with further
expansion of this program being
sought, we will learn whether tar
iffs will continue to be a major
bone of contention between the two
parties or whether the Republicans
have decided permanently to give
in to the Democratic viewpoint on
this issue.
President Truman has made
it dear, in conference with
leaders of both houses of con
gress, that he will, at least for
the time being, try to follow in
President Roosevelt’s footsteps
and support the measures Mr.
Roosevelt sought. He will keep
the same men working with
him and will make detailed
studies of the programs on
which President Roosevelt was
working at the time of his
death.
But there is no question that
President Truman will work much
more closely with congress than did
Mr. Roosevelt and that he will have
more personal cooperation from the
members of congress, particularly
from members of the senate—the
body to which he belonged for 10
years. It was significant that,
among the visitors to the White
House during the first week of Mr.
Truman’s administration, was Sen.
Robert Taft who had not been in
the White House since Hoover was
president. Senator Taft visited
President Truman with a group of
leading Republicans, and then went
back the next day.
A resolution passed by a confer
ence of leading senators also indi
cated that the new President can
expect a close working relation
ship. They said:
“This conference expresses its
confidence in the new President,
Harry S. Truman, who has assumed
the great responsibilities of the of
fice to which he has been called,
and pledges to him its genuine and
sympathetic cooperation in bring
ing the present war to a prompt
and victorious conclusion, in estab
lishing a just, honorable and per
manent peace and in so readjust
ing the economic processes inci
dent to the postwar period as to
bring to our nation and to the world
the greatest possible happiness and
prosperity.”
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BEAUTY CONTEST MAY 3
AT 8:30
Come to McCormick High school
for an evening of delightful en-
Vr*«Yinrr*''*' f . Everybody will en-
loy the following program:
Sorcial Mur^o,
Kiddie Parade,
Crowning of Miss McCormick
County,
Crowning Grammar School King
and Queen,
Womanless Wedding — High
"School boys.
Don’t miss the hilarious wed
ding! Have you ever seen a foot
ball team in “dresses”? Don’t
miss it!
Admission will be 15 cents for
grammar students, 20 cents for
high school students, and 30 cents
for adults.
WAR BOND DRIVE
The McCormick High school goal
is for each pupil to buy a bond.
In our news we have mentioned
the boy who worked to buy a bond.
What are you doing to help bring
peace to the world?
SCHOOLS COLLECT CLOTHING
FOR WAR SUFFERERS
The pupils responded generously
to the call for clothing to send
to war sufferers.
The children of the grammar
school are working hard on the
King and Queen of the Gram
mar School” contest. The follow-
ng contestants were elected by
the respective grades:
Grade 6—
Queen—Phyllis Chamberlain,
King—Bobby McKinney.
Grade 5—
Queen—Joan Bonnette,
King—Jimmie Franklin.
Grade 4—
Queen—Rose Weldon,
King—David Dillashaw.
Grade 3—
Queen—Sara Will Talbert,
King—Bobby Faulkner.
Grade 2—
Queen—Peggy Bowick,
King—Billy Sharpton.
Grade 1—
Queen—Margaret Lee Rankin,
King—Elmer Creighton, Jr.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
R. T. West has returned home
after having an appendix opera
tion in the Greenwood hospital
We hope that he will soon be able
to return to school.
We are happy to announce that
Claude Huguley, Jr., won fourth
place in the upper South Carolina
declamation contest. The faculty
and students are proud of Claude.
This is Claude’s first entry in a
declamation contest, and we think
he has made an unusual begin
ning. The finals were held in Co
lumbia. The fbllowing McCormick
entile attended the contest: Mr.
Weldon, Mrs. Huguley, Bobb v
Huguley, Bruce Javnes, Beltor
Harmon and Bobby Dukes. Mc-
lormick school punils have showr
ine ability in public speaking, and
let us plan now for even better
response next year.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL CITIZEN
SHIP ROLL
SECOND GRADE—
Betty Banks.
Peggy Bowick,
James Goff,
Lena Mae Loveless,
Curtis Maddox,
Billy Sharpton,
Fobort Smith,
Marion Wall,
Thomas Young.
THIRD GRADE—
Georgia Britt,
Sue Ellen Campbell,
Kathryn Lott Dorn,
Bobby Faulkner,
Martha Rogers,
Harvey Sanders, Jr.,
Sara Will Talbert,
Barbara Maddox.
FOURTH GRADE—
Joan Henderson,
Rose Weldon.
FIFTH GRADE—
Billie Jaynes,
Ruth Jaynes,
Rae Mae,
Connie McAbee,
Charlie Sanders,
Elizabeth Wall,
Spring Meeting Of
McCormick County
Coujicil Farm Women
Pvt. W. M. Achord
Dies Of Wounds
FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1915
McCORMlCK COMMUNITY
HOUSE
10:30 A. M.—Rgeistration—
Mrs. J. Fred Buzhardt, Presi
dent,
Assembly Singing—America,
Devotional—Rev. M. E. Boozer,
McCormick Methodist Church,
Council creed in unison,
Address of welcome—Mrs. J. C.
Young—Young’s HOC,
Response—Mrs. G. A. Barnes—
Meriwether HDC,
Appointment of Comfnittees—
Resolutions,
Time and Place, v
Credentials,
Roll Call of Clubs—Mrs. J. E.
Bell,
Reading of Minutes—
Special Music—McCormick Glee
Club,
Address—Enrichment of Corn
Meal & Grits—Mr. R. E. Ware,
Food Improvement Specialist,
Demonstration—Miss Janie Mc-
Dill, Executive Secretary S. C. Nu
trition Committee,
Awarding of Certificates and Di
plomas—Miss Matilda Bell, Coun
ty Home Demonstration Agent,
Business,
Election of Director,
Reports from:
Treasurer—Mrs. D. J. McAllister,
Resolution Committee,
Time and Place Committee,
Credentials Committee,
Assembly Singing—Bless Be The
Tie That Binds,
Adjourn.
1:00—Lunch,
Flower Show and Plant Ex
change.
Young’s Home Demonstration
Club Hostess.
Pvt. William M. Achord, U. S. M.
C., died of wounds received over
seas, according to a telegram from
the War Department recently re
ceived by his wife, Mrs. Lois J
Achord, of 352-B Garden xlonies.
Savannah, Ga.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. D. Achord, 24 East Thirty-
second street, Savannah, Ga., his
son, William M. Achord, Jr., and a
brother, Walter Achord, also in the
marines.
His mother is the former Miss
Dewey Rheney of McCormick.
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McCormick Lions
Club To Sponsor
Conference On
Postwar Problems
The Lions Club of McCormick
Governor To Head
War Fund
Governor Ransome J. Williams
today, presented his acceptance of
appointment to the Honorary
is sponsoring a very Important chairmansh of South ^
conference on Postwar Problems state War ^ to ge
and Education on Tuesday, May
8. The meeting will be divided in
to two sessions, one from 4 to 6'
ard M. Jefferies, State Chairman-
Governor Williams’ appointment
^ ^ .v. 1 came from Winthrop W. Aldrich,
o clock m the afternoon and the, President of NatlonaI War pjn ,
second from 7:30 to 9:30 o clock in whlch South Carolina state War
the evening.
Mr. Verd Peterson, State Super
visor of Agricultural Education.
from the State Department of Ed
ucation will serve as discussion
leader for the conference.
A number of representative cit
izens from various sections of the
tend and participate in the confer
ence.
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Dairy Association
Makes Farm Survev
Fund is an important part.
National War Fund is charged!
with the responsibility of raisins -
and distributing adequate funds
for the operation and maintenance
of United Service Organizations
(USO), United Seamen’s Service
. , . .. _ ^ ^ (USS), War Prisoner’s Aid (WPA>.
m Z 1 and war relief agencies a-
. mong which are China War Relief,
| French War Relief, Greek War
1 Mef and Russian War Relief.
South Carolina State War Funff.
an affiliate of National War Fund,
Inc. was organized more than
years ago and has enjoyed the
The Church Speaks
By M. E. BOOZER
We all have our eyes ypon what
is probably the most important
meeting of the heads of state that
the world has ever seen, the con
ference at San Francisco. For,
while there have been other great
meetings of the allied countries
for planning and prosecuting the
war, the greatest and most im
portant task that our generation
will ever face will be the building
and the keeping of the peace.
However, never let us allow our
selves to believe that the San
Francisco conference is going tc
be able to automatically slay at
once and for all time the monster
of war. Wars are started by
hatred, greed, religious bigotry,
and racial pride. These grow in
individual human hearts. ' There-
A survey of every farm and a highest degree of success. In eaeSi
census of every milk producer in ^he years of its operation it jhss
South Carolina began Monday, exceeded its quota substantiaiij
April 9th, under the auspices of and has received from all the pee>-
the South Carolina Dairy Associa-1 P* e 0 * South Carolina a high de-
tion, George B. Salley, Executive
Vice-President of the association,
announced.
The object of the survey is to
get a complete picture of the dairy
industry in the State, he said.
gree of interest and support. There
are more than four thousand
members of the forty-six coimljr
committees in South Carolina.
The Executive Committee of the
South Carolina State War Fund
created for the purpose of bring-
fng producer, manufacturer and
distributor into closer harmony.
Producers are being urged to be
come members of the association
at their earliest opportunity.
Within the next few weeks Ken
neth R. Daugherty, assistant to
Mr. Salley will canvas every farm
in this area and farmers are be
ing asked to cooperate by giving
him all the information he seek’
on milk production on their farms.
Farmers will also be solicited at
the same time for membership in
fore, it seems clear that the great-P he dair Y association,
sst contribution we can make tc * ^ goa * of the as sociatior
world peace will be to guard our j to iiave every farmer, regardless
own souls lest they become the j anA ° un t of milk he produces
become a member of the associa-
birth place of these ignominious
sins which have so recently
threatened the human race.
David Wardlaw.
SIXTH GRADE—
Douglass Britt,
Betty Frances Edwards,
Jack Dillashaw.
SEVENTH GRADE—
Irma Joan Connor,
Frances Ann Dansby,
Leonard Dorn,
Bobby Edmunds.
EIGHTH GRADE—
Billy Creighton.
NINTH GRADE—
Betty Edmunds,
Bobby Huguley.
TENTH GRADE—
Lois Edwards,
Claude Huguley.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
Marian Campbell,
Janette Cheatham,
Billie Freeland,
Elizabeth Holloway,
Bruce Jaynes,
Johnny LeRoy,
Danel New,
Belton Harmon,
Margie Osborne.
The South Carolina Dairy Asso- j is composed of Angus E. Bird,
ciation, recently organized, was Judge Eugene S. Blease, Earle R.
Britton, Edward W. Cantweff,
James A. Chapman, John I. Cos
grove, Byron M. Edwards, Miller
C. Foster, B. F. Hagood, E. L. Har
rington, Senator R. M. Jefferies,
Dr. James C. Ktnard, Chris P.
Leventis, Z. W. Meeks, Rut L. Os
borne, Dr. Robert F. Poole, W.
Herbert Smith, C. A. Spivey, Ges-
eral Charles P. Summerall, Samuel
Want, Governor Ransome J. Wil
liams, J. P. Williamson, and R. X.
Wise, the majority of whom have
served continuously since its cr-
ganization.
Officers are Senator Richard M.
Jefferies. State Chairman; Rob
ert K. Wise, Vice-Chairman; Ed
ward W. Cantwell, Secretary; An
gus E. Bird, Treasurer. Samuel B.
Moyla, of Columbia, has been ia
charge of the State Office and has
served as Executive Director froia
the beginning.
Jefferies Statement
Senator Richard M. Jefferies^
Active State Chairman, said last
night, “In behalf of South Caro
lina State War Fund and the Na
tional War Fund I wish to express
our gratification at the acceptance
by Governor Williams of his ap
pointment to the Honorary Chair
manship of the former. Governor
Williams is fully cognizant of ttoe
importance and function of SouiJ*
Carolina State War Fund. He has
served on the Executive Commit
tee during the past two years and!
from first hand information and
experience is in position to render
a valuable service to the war-re
lated agencies represented L7
South Carolina State War Fund. *
tion and to assist in making th?
South Carolina Dairy Association
(he largest organization of its kinc'
in the South.
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“Better farm family living en
compasses so much that it might
well be described as the crowning
social objective of farm life.” —
From Postwar Agricultural Policy,
Association of Land Grant Col
leges and Universities.
Mine Lodge No. 117
A. F. M. To Confer
Masters Degree
On May 7TH
j* special communication of Mine
Ir./'-'pc, No. 117, A. F. M., has been
'CF.lIed for May 7th, at 3:30 o’clock
! for (he purpose of conferring the
, Masters Degree on a Class of Can-
; didates. All Master Masons are
i urged to attend.
S. D. Giles, Acting W. M.
W. W. Keown, Jr., Sec’y.
Price On Chickens
Ceiling price on fryers and brdl-
is 4C cents per pound.