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TRUE TO OUKSttl.VES. OUH NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. ft Forty-Third Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1945 Numljer 5T£ J . WASHINGTON, D. C. — Presi dent Truman’s first month in the White House was probably the busi est and most taxing ordeal evSr experienced by any President of the United States. After suddenly and unexpectedly ascending to the presidency on the eve of victory in Europe, our new President, in rapid succession, was faced with the problems of world shaking importance. Without a mo ment’s breathing space he had these things tossed in his lap: (1) the opening of the world security conference in San Francisco; (2) the acceptance of the German sur render; (3) the V-E day proclama tion; (4) the reorganization of war agencies for the Japanese war; (5) the problems of a discharge plan for reducing the size of the army; (8) the complications of regearir.g our economy for one war instead of two. Those are Just a few of the fhousand and one jobs on which President Truman has had to make decisions. Just how much he has actually done himself and how much has been left to subordinates is Impossible to gay—but his list of visitors dur ing his first month in office makes it clear that he did take an active part in handling most all of these momentous prob lems:. And, in addition to doing the jobs which were forced upon him, he is apparently going out of his way to take on new assignments. For, p while up to his neck in the prob- \ Jems of war, he has apparently 1 been delving into the possibilities ' of cutting do\vn cost of government, of reducing taxes, and of safe- ♦ guarding employment and prosper- , ity by a reconversion program * which will mesh smoothly with war • production. With practically every American •; agreeing that he would hate to have * been in Truman’s shoes, Mr. Tru- ' man not only took on the countless f *•! .ifca ivbicb farad h<»u» bvt seemed to do it with relish and enjoyment. As a result, he is winning whole hearted support from all depart ments of government. * * * Although the army discharge pro gram, under which each soldier now knows exactly when he can go back to being a civilian, is row in effect, it may be some time be fore a lot of the men entitled to go home will actually get there. For most of the men eligible for dis charge are now in Europe—and for many months all means of trans portation from Europe will be taxed to capacity. Before the boys who are leaving the army get transpor tation the army will first concern itself with getting the wounded home and deploying those who are going to be shifted to the Pacific war. • * * Although war production of many kinds of equipment will be contin ued at full speed, there will also be discontinuance or reductions in the production of other items. As a result, there may be temporary unemployment in some sections as war factories are refitted for civil ian production. But the War Pro duction board has analyzed th s program so thoroughly that it is quite possible that it has the an swer for avoiding unemployment both now and after the Japanese war is over. Men will be shifted from one kind of work to another, but it seems quite probable thet there will be no need for them to be out of work for any time at all. By keeping the production of raw materials going at full tilt, and re leasing all materials for civilian production which are not needed for war, it is believed that produc tion can be kept to wartime peak. The only difference will be that an increasing number of factories will be turning those materials into refrigerators, washing machines, hardware and building supplies in stead of into guns, thinks and planes. — YOU KlVff/Mf' ;HE HEED%Y0l/f BiumiflR Bonos *3.6 ^ by ILLYM) THEATRE Best Entertainment Week After Week McCOKJYUCK, S. G THURSDAY AND FRIDAY May 24th and 25th “GYPSY WILDCAT” SATURDAY, MAY 26TH Show starts at 2 p. m. and runs continuously Cowboy From Lonesome River” MANHUNT OF MYSTERY ISLAND 66 SATURDAY NIGHT, LATE SHOW 10:30 “SEARGAJNT MIKE” MONDAY AND TUESDAY May 28th and 29th SPENCER TRACY Memorial Day Heartbreak 7^—y- LU MAN ITY Miss Georgia Mars Plum Branch School “ choose the Ri - :ht Friends.” i am, j\[f_ Carmel News sure everyone received good i J To Close May 25th ; thought out of this message. We 2 ^ " were very happy to have two vis- Q U it e a pleasant social event of The closing exercises of the' 11°™; **rs. Nave, the President of last week was the barbecue sup- Plum Branch School will be heldi th f LtE1 “ n A “ xilla f y ’ and Mrs ' HU ‘! P cr in ‘he community house with In the school auditorium Friday ’ gUley '. Mrs Huguley gave us a which Mr. John McAllister enter- cvenlng. May 25th, at nine o'clock J ery 1 ? t f,y stmg talk ° n * he hls ; tained Friday evening in honor of The public is cordiaHy invited. . tory of the poppy ; She also read, the High School faculty and grad- us several poems including, “Flan- 1 uating class of which he is a der’s Field Where Poppies Grow.” | member. Mr. Weldon announced that Fri day was to be Poppy Day in the High School. I think that the school cooperated 100 per cent. -X- Legion Meeting; Important All Legion members are urged to attend an important meeting of the Legion Monday p. m., May 28, 1945, at 8 o'clock, at City Hall. G. E. Campbell, Adj. C. K. Epting, Com. X McCormick School News m 66i 99 THE SEVENTH CROSS WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH “SHE’S A SWEETHEART” MATINEE 3:30 P. M. Adults 24c Also: CHAPTER 3 BLACK ARROW w. ADMISSION: Adults, 30 cents; Children up to 12, 12 cents; Children 12 lo 15, 18 cents, including tax. I m COMMENCEMENT In the High School auditorium on Sunday, May 27th, at twelve o’clock noon, Rev. M. E. Boozer, pastor of the Methodist Charge at McCormick, will preach the bacca laureate sermon. The music wil 3 be rendered by the High School Glee Club. Miss Catherine Smith i student at Lander College, will Mfer special music. Monday, May 28th, at eiglit- ‘hirty p. m. the graduati m exer cises will bo held in the Hig 3chool auditorium. The follow ing program will bo given: Valcditory—Eillie Freeland, Solutatory—Fruce Jaynes. Presentation of Medals by the bounty Superintendent of Educa tion, Mrs. Bertha S. Harris. Special music by Miss Henrietta Gilbert, Music by the Grammar and High School Ghe Clubs, Presentation of Diplomas by the Chairman, Board of Trustees, Mr J. Fred Buzhardt. CLASS DAY Class Day exercises will be in the auditorium at eleven a. m. Mon day morning, May 28th. All school children report at eleven instead of the usual time! MARSHALS MarshPvls for Commencement are the following: 10th Grade, Chief Marshal, Claude Huguley, Lois Edwards, Gary Brown; 9th Grade, Bobby Huguley, Virginia Smith, Billy Creighton; 7th Grade, Billy Dukes. CHAPEL Mt. Carmel, May 22.—Althougfi the Mt. Carmel people were aware- of the critical . illness of Mis? Georgia Mars at the Abbevflfc Hospital, it was sad indeed Tear of her passing early Tuesday morning. Miss Mars was a fine Christian character, loved by all and a de voted member of the Presbyterian Church. Funeral and burial at the horn'* cemetery Wednesday at 11 a. m. ‘ X Dig Story Of The American Legion Auxiliary Poppy The idea of the poppy as a me morial flower for the World War dead sprang up as naturally as the little wild flower grows in the ields of France and Flanders. The poppy also became the me morial flower of the British Le gion. Veterans’ organizations fol— owed The American Legion Aux— Mary in adopting it ai their cffi~ ial flower of remembrarrr.e. The nation-wide sale of memo- •ial poppies was begun bv the Le gion and Auxiliary in 1921. By 924 it was seen that the poppy program lent itself more natural ly to the work cf women than of men, and The American Legion, gave the Auxiliary complete charge of the national program. Wear ing the flower was the Nation.’c* annual tribute to the World War dead. From the distribution oY the flower came a large propor tion of the welfare and relief funds of both organizations. Let’s all wear a poppy on Saturday, May 26th. Thanks to our Pastors, Rev. Mr. Simpson, Rev. Mr. Boozer and Dr. Reid and the others who conduct ed chapel for us this past year! Everyone will be looking forward to hearing them again next year. Bobby Dukes. ENTERTAINMENT Our last entertainment for the year was a picture show titled “Boxing.” The picture showed the different blows and methods of attack and retreat. There was al so a comedy. Everybody enjoyed ohese pictures. During the past nine months we iad at least one entertainment each month. This included stag. rograms by the Carolina Assem bly Group and five picture shews Cho entire student body has en- oyed these programs and we are coking forward to entertainments f this kind next year. Claude Huguley. FFA BOYS ATTEND CONTEST IN AUGUSTA One day last week Mr. Weldon vfr. Dorn and the F. F. A. boy£ ittended a show at Richmond Academy in Augusta. This show vas sponsored by Sears Roebuck for the Pig chain. Winners in our F. F. A. chapter were: First prize—Edwin Rice, a $75 pure bred heifer, Second place—Duane Strother, Third place—Dewey Jennings, Fourth place—Moses Wideman, Fifth place—Charles Gable. Tommy Gable was fifth place winner in the district of eleven states. Lois Edwards. LUNCH GUEST Our Health officials, Miss Mc- The artistic arrangement of the quantities of beautiful flowers, sweet peas, lark spurs, roses, lilies, and many others, made it look like fairy land. After the supper the hours were spent in dancing and other a- musements until the parting hour came. The guests all assured Mr. and Mrs. D. J: McAllister and John how very much they all had en joyed the happy occasion. Among others present were Misses Carolyn Hester and Martha Jeane McKinney of Mt. Carmel. Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. J. J. White and Mrs. Hunter McKin ney were Abbeville visitprs Sun day afternoon to see Miss Annie White, who is spending some time at the home of Mr. and Mrs J. T. Scott, and Miss Georgia Mars, who was critically ill a* the Abbeville Hospital. U. S. Civil Service Seeks Marketing Specialists And Ag ricultural Economists Agricultural marketing special ists and agricultural economists are in demand by the Commodity Credit Corporation for positions In Washington, D. C., paying from $3200 to $6500 annually. Applications should be placed with Thelma Banks, Sec., at the U. S. Civil Service office, McCor mick, S. C., as soon as possible. Approximately 130 positions wffl be filled. Marketing specialists will be re sponsible for the purchase, alloca— ion and development of subsidy, diversion and loan programs of agricultural commodities as re- Mrs. W. B. Sharp is visiting ir iated to the Procurement and. Atlanta this week. ! Price Support Branch. In the Mrs. Eva Fife of Atlanta visited Sales Branch, marketing special- r and other agricultural commodi ties under the surplus property Misses Florence and Susie Patter-1 ists will dispose of surplus food James Miller las ;.on and Mr. week. Miss Carolyn Hester has return ed from Winthrop College. We ar« all glad to see her home again. Mr. D. J. McAllister was a vis itor in Anderson Tuesday. Mrs. Dora Bryson and Mrs. A! ice Frazier spent Sunday witl Mrs. Ida Black. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Russell c Augusta, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Jame 3oyd of Greenville, S. C., and Mr and Mrs. Dode Philips and David of Due West were visitors in Mt Carmel Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Black anc family of Charleston, Mr. and Mrs Fred Black of Belton, Mrs. D. L. Bryson, Mrs. Alice Frazier and Mrs. Roy Edmunds and Miss Elsie Edmunds of Laurens spent a hap py Mother’s Day with their moth- Grath, county nurse, and Dr.| er Mrs Ida Black Boggs, Health doctor, were guest for school lunch one day last week Richard Culbreath. ; LUCKY SENIORS!! Th& Seniors are enjoying Senior week. It was a pleasure to have -X- .ft********** Chapel was held Monday morn- with us last week the following ing with Rev. Mr. Boozer leading! visitors: Sonny Caudle, Rob Cor- the devotional. His topic was ley; and Willie Dorn. * **** KEEP FAITiV j mffi US*-: fam mm" ********* V --A '•! I .•! act. The agricultural economists will conduct surveys and analyses of supply and demand for agricultur al commodities, and will assist in formulating procurement anci price support programs. Applicants for positions as marketing specialists must have? had at least five years responsi ble experience in the distribution of agricultural commodities sucln as meat, dairy products^ poultry, fruits and vegetables or- prccessed foods. College trainings in economics, marketing, agricul ture or business administrationL may be substituted for part of the experience. Agricultural econo mists should have had at least five years experience in economic re search or analysis relating to the? production, processing or distribu tion of agricultural commodities such as those listed above. Fcr | this position also college train in may be substituted for part of tix? ! experience. Persons presently en gaged in essential war work at- their highest skill should not ap ply. A