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TRUE TO OIIKSKI.VKS. OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Third Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1945
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And Set the Stars of Glory There’
newsmen a; ** they
have some lo.-ia'a.ion.
must
~ i5 C. fPTWrNS)—Hcv-**»Vr« been so persistent jnat most
ing anticipated the end of organ- I
Ized resistance in Germany. W >-
Production board plans have for
some time now been concentrated
on supplying the needs for victory
in the Pacific. The fear still
•bounds here that the public, both
in the United States and Britain, is
minimizing the job to be done to
win the war against Japan—but the
orders placed by the army, navy
and marines make it clear that our
military leaders have no illusions
about a quick or easy victory.
There are a lot of unanswered
questions about the Japanese war
which will determine its length and
the extent of fighting which will be
necessary to win it. The chief
questions are: Will Russia join the
Allies against Japan? and. Will the
Japanese continue to fight.
It may be that President Truman
right now knows the answer to the
first question, but whether Russia
does or does not enter the war the
uncertainty makes it necessary for
Japan to keep a large proportion of
its military might on guard. Thus
even the threat of Russia fighting
Japan is proving to be of definite
help to the Allies. »
There are some analysts here
who think the Japanese will
give up soon—that they already
know they are beaten and do
not want their nation destroyed
as Germany has been de
stroyed. But others predict that
the Japanese, by refusing to
take the offensive on any front,
show that they are planning to
carry the war on indefinitely in
the hope that the war-weary Al
lies will finally settle for better
terms than unconditional sur
render.
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Rumors persist here that Presi
dent Truman will soon make a
number of changes in his cabinet.
Each time he has an engagement
with a possible candidate for a cab
inet pest the reports of contemplat-
W ftatt up a.'/iin.
A major test of how much Presi
dent Truman will be involved in
politics is expected soon when he
will have to decide whether to re
appoint David Lilienthal to another
nine-year term on the Tennessee
Valley authority. Mr. Lilienthal,
who has been chairman of the TV A,
has conscientiously refused to let
any political considerations influ
ence the authority’s work. This has
disturbed many of the politicians
in congress, who have long seen a
big opportunity for juicy bits of
patronage in the vast undertakings
of the TV A.
President Truman has not in
dicated his intentions as to the
reappointment. But since it is
agreed that there can be little
criticism of Mr. Lilienthal’s
work outside of his unwilling
ness to play politics, the Pres
ident’s action on this appoint
ment will be considered a clear
test of whether he is apt to use
his high office for political ad
vancement of his party.
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With the nation hoping and pray
ing for the success of the San Fran
cisco conference, attention has re
cently been brought to a speech by
Supreme Court Justice Jackson in
which he gave practical interpre
tation to our aims. Pointing out
that the world cannot be remade
“by a single document, or a single
conference, in a single decade, or
even in a single century,” Justice
Jackson concluded:
“But unless there can be devised
instruments of adjustment, adjudi
cation and conciliation, so reason
able and acceptable to the masses
of people that future governments
will have always an honorable al
ternative to war, all other peace
keeping machinery will fail.”
It is the clear purpose of the San
Francisco conference to devise
instruments.
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V-E Day was observed quietly in
McCormick, everyone seeming
deeply . moved with, gratitude.
When the official proclamation
was made by president Harry S.
Truman the siren blew for several
minutes and people closed - their
places of business and went im
mediately to their respective
churches. Services of praise and
thanksgiving were held and divine
guidance and blessing asked for
completing the victory over Japan.
Schools were dismissed and busi
ness houses ^ and offices closed for
the day.
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Plum Branch Baptist
Sunday School Hour
Changed For Sunday
In view of the President’s re
quest that Sunday be observed a c
a special day of prayer, and also
being Mother’s Day, our S. S. hour
has been changed from 11 a. m.
to 3:30 p. m. Bro. L. K. Simpson
will speak for us immediately fol
lowing Sunday school.
A special offering will also b~
taken, as has been our custom for
several years, for Baptist Hospital
at this service.
L. W. Ridlchoover,
Superintendent, Plum Branch
Baptist Sunday School.
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Local Girl To Be
Presented In Her
Senior Voice Recita]
The ending cf the war with
Germany will bring joy and hap
piness to all the world. We are
hoping that success will soon
come in the Japanese war. We
are proud indeed of our fine sol
diers.
Mrs. W. B. Sharp is enjoying a
pleasant visit in Charleston with
her sister in law, Mrs. Cade, and
little son, John Drew.
Miss McKellar has returned to
Mt. Carmel, after a pleasant visi
with relatives in Oconee Co.
Among those who attended the
Council meeting at the community
house in McCormick last Friday
were Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Watson
and Mrs. D. J. McAllister, Mrs. J
J. White, Mrs. W. A. Scott and
Mrs. Hunter McKinney. They re
ported quite a pleasant and enjoy
able meeting.
Senator L. L. Hester returned
home Sunday from Columbia.
Miss Julia Cade was a recent
visitor in Anderson.
Mrs. J. B. Curtis, Miss Juanita
Curtis and Mrs. Hunter McKinney
were recent visitors in Abbeville.
The Lions Club of Calhoun Falls
entertained the graduating class
f Calhoun Falls High with a re
ception Tuesday evening, which
Mr. John McAllister attended.
Mr. Horace McAllister and son,
Mr. William, who has recently re
turned home, were visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. D. J. McAllister.
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following students of tfcr
>obn de la Howe School have been
awarded Block D letters for bat-
’Otball: Martha Sexton, Marjorit
Broadway, Marian Gibson, Mary
-atterson, Helen Campbell, Mar-
ialene Shelley, and Shirely Spar-
nell. The team had a successful
season, playing in the semi-final*
cf the Upper-State Championshry
of Class C.
The line-up was as follows:
First Team—
Martha Sexton (F),
Marjorie Broadway (F),
Marian Gibson (F),
Mary Patterson (G),
Helen Campbell (G),
Magdelene Shelley (G).
Second Team—
Mae Welch (F),
Doris Sexton (F),
Elizabeth Thomas (F),
Shirley Sparnell (G),
Frances Haralson (G),
Myrtis Ferguson (G).
The following are the games axi
.heir results:
De la Howe, 42; Abbeville, 13:
De la Hdwe, 17; Calhoun FaKs*
15;
De la Howe, 33; Trenton, 32;
De la Howe, 36; Connie Maxwt S,
23;
De la Howe, 43; Abbeville, 25.
The next five games listed arr
tournament games, the first tint*:
being played in Johnston for th*
championship of District No. 3L
R E Ware \c\f\rf-^R^\ The game with chapIh was al5 *
’ • VV t; -rlAIUrcSSCS played in Johnston and the ont*
Council Members with Little Mountain was playetf
^ s ‘in Batesburg-Leesville. The T7p-
per-State championship game Tsas
e outstanding feature of the played at Girls High in Anderstae^
meeting of the McCormick Coun-1 g. C.
Mother’s Day At
The McCormick
Methodist Church
GainesviUp. Ga.. May 3.—Miss Ann
Bussey Sein-ior. s°^l^r at. 'Rrenav
'lollege and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Seierler of McCormick.
O.. will b° n^cpri^d on YTfidn*'
May 11. at 4 •30 P. M.. un^r th*
direction of Mme. Marguerite Rin-
po. instructor in voice, in a Senior
Voice Recital. The program will
include arias from “The Messiah”,
“The Creation”, “The Magic Flute”
as well as a number of coloratura
soprano songs with flute obbligoto
to be played by Miss Frances Sides.
Miss Jo Ann Ingels will be the ac-
j companist.
Sunday, May 13th, at twelve o’
clock, some children from the Or-
ohanage in Columbia will have
charge of our worship service. As
most people know, the orphanage
is launching a campaign on Moth
er’s Day to raise $100,000 for some
badly needed buildings. They need
a new chapel and a new school.
Heretofore, they have been using
the same building for their regu
lar school work and church serv
ices.
ty Council of Farm Women on May
4th was the address on Enrich
ment of Corn Meal and Grits by
Mr. R. E. Ware, Food Improve
ment Specialist of Clemson Col
lege.
His address was eagerly listened
to by the group of 64 members
there and when he assigned them
the task of telling the millers ol
the county to enrich meal and lost by a score of 27 ~ 21 ’ followin *
De la Howe, 46; Trenton, 42;
De la Howe, 39; Ridge Sprix?,
22;
De la Howe, 39; Monetta, 38;
De la Howe, 36; Chapin, 23;
De la Howe, 31; Lt. Mountain
16.
The game with Clemson for the
Upper-State championship
grits by use of a free machine
which would be attached to am
an extra five minutes period
the end of the game when t&e
The Church Speaks
By M. E. BOOZER
mill, except a hammer mill, and score was 20 a ^- T * le girls
which would feed on correct pro- season defeating Conai*
portions the required enrichment | Maxwe11 ’ 31-21
ingredients to a bushel of corn, as
ground, without additional labor,
care, or cost to the miller, it seems
assured that all meal and grit:
will be suitably enriched in the
future.
Mr. Ware plans to demonstraU j 'We are this week rejoicing over
to the millers the use of this frei j the success of our victorxsos
machine and ingredient. Ths I armies in Europe. This is under—
gi oup was made to laugh when he J standable when we take into coa-
held up a package of dog food j sideration the long hard war xn
•"ind said it was more valuable as I that theater. Churchill’s prophet-
food for man or beast so far as j ic words of “blood, sweat, an®
content was concerned, than mucl" j tears” were not extravagant. The
f man’s refined food. Since the I hearts of humanity have really
:ost is only one cent per bushe:. J been tried. Now we have a right
and since his chart exhibited to rejoice,
rhowed the need, and it may b
had free, why shouldn’t all of r
use enriched meal and grits. Foil
other states, North Carolina, Geor
gia, Alabama and Mississippi hav
already, laws requiring the use c
it. He particularly called atten
tion to the fact if enriched me-
was consumed, much pellagrr
would be prevented, a very excel
ent reason, if no other, for it
use.
Miss Fannie McDill, who is Ex
ecutive Secretary of S. C. Nutri
tion Committee, of Clemson, in
troduced the subject in her intro
duction of Mr. Ware.
But there are several things ffar&Y
might serve well to help us kwyi
our feet on the ground. First, the
war in Japan is not over. Thsre
will be long lists of casualties cran
ing in before peace comes in that
part of the world. Second, we have
not yet seen adequate machinery
set up for the keeping of the peace.
Third, the greatest task of all wiH
be the eradication of the hatred,
bitterness, and resentment that
l his war hfis planted in the heart*:
of men. We have now only made
it possible to build a better worlriL
That world is yet to be built. M%y
God “grant us wisdom, grant •*»
courage for the facing of these
The public is cordially invited to i at Epworth. Let every member: Special music was given by th
attend thi.'; rpritnl pnmp t.n nhnrrh nrpnnrprl tn crivP lUfpnnrmiplr TUio-h RpVmnl OIpp rUnl
If we want to give these children
the sort of opportunities they de- i inspiring to a group of Club Worn
serve, we must improve our plant , en -
A large number of Certificates
and Diplomas were presented by [ days
Miss Matilda Bell. Mrs. H. O. Wat
son of Mt. Carmel Club was thf j served bountiful plates of delicioair
winner of the one gold pin award- food, with iced tea to drink,
ed for continuous club work and Mrs> Gi i chri st, 1st Vice-Pres-
meritorious service. dent, presided at the request uC
Rev. M. E. Boozer brought the the President, Mrs. Fred BuzhaniV
devotional which was fitting and who was present, but graciously
attend this recital.
come to church prepared to
tgf Miss Scigler is a member o
ji Mu, national social sorority.
Miss Scigler is a member of Phi ! whatever the spirit of God
i
leadahim to feel is his part.
give McCormick High School Glee Club
may under the direction of Mrs. Boozer.
Young’s Club was hostess and
shares honors with her aides.
Mrs. D. J. McAllister’s report a*
treasurer, showed that most chfbs
had paid all dues required, and at
very satisfactory balance was cs»
hand.