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X ‘1 \ TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD Forty-Fourth Year * -ttablished June 5, 1902 Washington, D. C. (NWNS) .—Pres ident Truman has recently clarified his stand on a number of important issues including the “Little Steel’’ wage formula, civilian wartime con trols and increased pay for con gressmen. As for the “Little Steel’' formula, which more or less freezes wages at their present level, the President has made it clear that he doesn’t intend to be an easy-mark for labor leaders. Both William Green, head of the AF of L and Phillip Mur ray, president of the CIO, have urged the President to permit wage increases now, but his answer was that the “Little Steel’’ maximum will stand. At least it will stand until the War Labor board recom mends revision. As for wartime controls, Mr. Tru man indicated that he does not in tend to let civilian problems in terfere with maximum production of the war when he said that he would approve travel rationing if the public did not heed his warning to end needless travel. Analyzing the tremendous problem of trans porting millions of men and quan tities of munitions to the West coast, the President said: “The situ ation requires the cooperation and self-denial of all users Of trans portation. The speed with which our men and munitions can be car ried to within striking distance of Japan will largely determine how long the war must continue.” Say ing that sleeping car travel by ci vilians must be cut by 75 per cent, Mr. Truman made it clear that this would be accomplished by regula tion if it couldn’t be handled through voluntary methods^ On the subject of increases in pay to congressmen, the President said he would approve the measure passed by the house to give each congressmen $2,500 expense money. But he indicated that he didn’t like the “expense” method of getting more money and would prefer a measure giving a straight salary increase to congressmen. Saying that he considered members of con gress grossly underpaid, he added that he would approve a bill, if one was presented, increasing salaries from $15,000 to $25,000 a year. * * * The national food supply picture appears to be a gloomy one. In addition to the problems of get ting meat, poultry and butter, the War Food administration now pre dicts a major cut in supplies yt canned goods. According to Paul Stark, director of Home Food Sup ply of the WFA, the supply of canned fruits and vegetables avail able in 1945 will be from 25 to 40 per cent less than in 1944. H. W. Hochbaum, chairman of the United States Government Vic tory Garden committee, has predict ed that there will be from 19 to 20 million Victory gardens this year. Compulsory military training aft er the war may be difficult to put through congress even though the great majority of the public seems to be for it at the present time. At hearings being held before the house select committee on postwar military policy, spokesmen for re ligious, educational and labor groups said that they considered it a threat to democracy. Speaking for the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, Dr. Herbert Burgstahler urged that our nation put on a "demonstration of good faith” by concentrating on the lim itation and reduction of arma ments. Rabbi Robert Gordis, speak ing for the Rabbinical Assembly of America, expressed similar senti ment when he said: “History show's that conscription has always led to war because its adoption is a sig nal for other powers to do likewise, and the race for armament always leads to the same bloody climax.” Those in favor of compulsory military training are yet to be heard from, but there is no doubt, from the opposition already lined up, that this subject will be a heatedly debated one with the outcome still very uncertain. HULL WE DEMAND! N EARLY every one of us has been affected — many very deeply—by the death of some young American soldier who has sacri ficed all the joyous young hopes of his future life on this earth that the 1 rest of us may live out our lives, in freedom and happiness, in the most promising land the world has ever known. We are all des perately grateful to these brave men, and we are using various ways and means to show our grati tude. But surely their sacrifice de mands more than funeral marches, a flag at their grave and a monument in the town square—or even weeping and ; heartbreak. Surely their spirits must be calling out to us—“We died for America: for the land which gave us birth and for which our fathers and grandfa thers fought and bled!” Or some of those more lately come to our shores are crying “We died for the land which took us and our parents in and comforted us and gave us freedom so that we could be men and not cringing ’ slaves. We have given our lives for it and now we are part of it— and it is part of us!” All of them must be saying— “You Americans must guard the thing for which we died; you must • maintain a navy, an army and an • air force, that no enemy may land upon its beloved shores; you must . guard the Constitution which has • made it Heaven — compared to nearly all other nations; you must ' let no outsiders with subtle, liberty stealing foreign theories capture the freedom of our children or of our brothers and sisters. We lovb this land of freedom and plenty. We died for it—and we demand that you give its welfare your first con sideration and your deepest study. We demand that you educate your children in its history so that they may understand it and learn to realize and to protect their great good fortune. We demand that you go to the polls and that you go there with full knowledge of what and who you are voting for—and we demand that you vote for men and women whom we can look down upon with pride and in the knowl edge that they are the sort who will guard the liberties of those we left behind. We have given you an incentive to love this land as you have never loved it before. Is its future not worth care and thought and study if we and those before us have shed so much blood for it? “You own this wonderful coun try. It c.oesn’t # belong to any dictator and his tight little group, as so many other lands do. Those who preceded you saw to that—and so did we! You see to it that no dictator finds an opening through which he can sneak in and steal our nation from its rightful owners. We have seen what happens to peo ple who let grasping individuals capture them with guile and then use them as pawns in a game of deadly chess! These very people whom we have seen dead or starv ing or desperate—pooh-poohed the idea that some weak-kneed ‘Ism’ could take their liberty—and then their lives. You, too, are pooh- poohing the threat of any other ‘Ism’ to Constitutionalism! Don’t do that! We died for that Con stitution and we demand that you uphold it—at the polls, in the schools, on its beaches, in the air and on the sea—everywhere and al ways.” Notice The Home Economics and Agri culture Department would like to make the following announce ment concerning their work for the month of June: The school cannery will be op- rned each Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. Please have your products there on time. No products will be canned after 1:00 p. m. We urge each one to try to preserve as much food as possible this year—only half the battle is won and we have more people to feed than ever before. Let’s feel that it is opr patriotic duty here on the home front. The school shop will be opened each Wednesday from 9:00 a. m. to 12:00—2:00 to 5:00. Mr. P. C. Dorn, Jr., will be there to offer his assistance. The home economics room will be opened to the public on Wed nesday—same hours as the shop. Miss Rucker will be there to offer her help in sewing, cooking, can ning, etc. We urge you to take advantage of these announcements. McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1945 Number 3 Mrs. Lucy Ludwick Claimed By Death Mrs. Lucy Parks Ludwick, 68 widow of Joseph Augustus Lud wick, died of a heart attack at the residence here yesterday morning at 12:30 o’clock after an illness of a number of years. Funeral services. will be con ducted at the Methodist Church this afternoon at 4 o’clock with her pastor, the Rev. M. E. Boozer, officiating. Interment will follow in McCormick city cemetery. She is survived by one son^ T-5 Paul T. Ludwick, with the U. S. Army in the Philippines; four daughters, Mrs. Mildred Nave, Mrs. W. N. Smith and Mrs. W. L. Wofford, all of McCormick; and Mrs. George H. Brodie of Pacific Grove, Calif.; three brothers, J. D. Parks of Zebulon, Ga., A. G. Parks and W. E. Parks, both of Lincoln- ton; and one sister, Mrs. J. D. Green, of High Point, N. C. Pallbearers will be Dr. C. K. Epting, R. L. Dendy, G. W. Bon- nette, H. C. Brown, J. Fred Buz- hardt and L. N. Brown. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. X Mt. Carmel News Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Morrah of Greenville were recent visitors here. Mrs. D. J. McAllister spent Sun day with her father and family near Cress Hill. Miss Monnie Harling is recover ing from a recent illness. Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Tarrant and daughter of Columbia were recent visitors here. Mr. Jim Miller was a visitor in Calhoun Falls Tuesday. Sen. L. L. Hester was a business visitor in Columbia recently. Nice rains this week and latter part of last week are making crops and gardens flourish. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Clingin- smith and mother, Mrs. Clingin- smith, of Wisconsin are visiting Mrs. Joe Curtis and Miss Juanita Curtis. Miss Sallie T. Cade left Tuesday afternoon for Pontiac, Mich., where she has accepted an im portant position in army hospital work. Mr. Tom Baskin was guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McAllister Tuesday night. Mr. Ralph Knight of Columbia was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McAllister Monday. X Driver Licenses Ex pire June 30th June 30th is the last day on which you can renew your current driver’s license. After that date drivers who apply for renewal wil have to stand an examination or driving ability, knowledge of traf fic laws and safety regulations. Applications for renewal may sent direct to the Motor Vehicle Division, Box 1498, Columbia, or may be submitted to the loca’ highway patrol office for trans mittal to Columbia. About 350,000 licenses have beer issued by the highway departmen' ’■o date. This number is tw' f birds of the total number of li censes issued in 1941. While all members of the armed forces are allowed by law to await renewal until after the war or after their discharge, which may account for the difference in driver registra tion, it is expected that many per sons not in military service are delaying their renewal until the last minute. The driver licensing law is rig idly enforced, and no exceptions will be made for delays in renew- j ing after June 30th. Licenses issued now will be valid for four years, until July 1, 1949. J. S. Williamson, Chief Highway Commissioner, j June 16, 1945. [ Request For Return Of Five-Pound Can ning Sugar Stamp Your Local War Price and Ra tioning Board and your neighbors need your help. In May we were given a maximum of 15 pounds of sugar to issue per person. Sudden ly we were notified to issue 5 pounds per person, then later we were givep a quota. After start ing the issuing of 15 pounds per person we find that we may not have enough sugar to go around because of that issuance and ev eryone will not get his fair share of canning sugar unless we can recover some of the sugar stamps already mailed out to those who received the maximum of 15 pounds per person. No one can force you to return any stamps already issued to you and we are not attempting to do that but we are asking you on be half of your neighbor who. will not otherwise get his share voluntar ily to return stamps or coupons in excess of 10 pounds per person. This neighborly and friendly gesture will enable us all to share ^like in the hardship imposed by the acute shortage of sugar. We trust your generosity to do untc others as you would have them do unto you. Thank you in •advance for this gesture of unselfishness and sac rifice. 46-33.1—War Price & Ration ing Board, McCormick, S. C. X <McQ^mu^QciA/rd^ Farm News (By G. W. Bonnette, County Agent) Well, Mr. and Mrs. Boll Weevil and the whole family are visiting most of the cotton fields here in McCormick County. Now, you know how visitors can eat, so slip a little of the 1-1-1 mixture (1 gal lon of molasses, 1 gallon of water and 1 pound of calcium arsenate) on the stalks and let them help themselves. Mr. Jack Morrah of the Bellvue section has plenty of weevils on his cotton, and Mr. Vel D. Jen nings found two on one stalk yes terday. They are on your cotton —and don’t forget one boll weevil killed now means fewer weevils later. It takes 17 days from egg to adult. If you want the war to end a' an early date—Buy a bond. Bond^ must be bought so that the armed forces will have materials to fight with. Think of the price of meat be fore you sell oats at a “give away price.” It may be a good idea to buy a few thin yearlings or a few pigs and feed your oats. Don’t fail to earn all the money .■VL »J SMALLPOX . . . extinction “Nobody has smallpox anymore —why is it necessary for us to go on with our elaborate program of vaccinating all children against it?” When I heard someone ask that question recently I decided to look into the smallpox situation. For, al though we all take it for granted that children must be vaccinated against that dreaded disease of the past, I ‘ have never personally known anyone who had smallpox, and when I queried a number of my friends, I found that none of them had known anyone who had suffered from it. Is it true that smallpox has been definitely wiped out? Would it come back if our vaccination pro gram was discontinued? To answer those questions I looked up* the statistics on small pox. And, although I found that the disease has been curbed al most so that it is approaching the point of extinction, there is still plenty of reason for us to guard vigilantly against it. In 1944 only 384 cases of small pox were reported for the whole country, which I believe is an all- time record. But, according to the statistics, less than 25 years ago there were over 100,000 cases re ported in a single year, and since then there have been sectional out bursts of the disease. Smallpox, apparently, could come back with a fury if we decided to relax our controls over it. RECORD .... danger First Cotton Blooms Brought In Mr. J. W. Morrah of the Bellvue 'lommunity brought the first cot ton bloom of the season to this office last Friday, June 15th. Mr. R. E. Clinkscales of near Willington brought in the second bloom of the season on Saturday, June 16th. X Modoc News Misses Etoil Clem and Neel Bus sey spent Tuesday in Augusta shopping. Miss Doris Bussey spent Monday in Greenwood visiting her sister, Miss Marie Bussey. Mr. Bobby McDaniel is visiting his brother in Warm Springs, Ga., this week. Sgt. and Mrs. T. J. Stone, Jr., of Camp Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Wal- er Holson of Miami, Fla., were week end visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stone, Sr. Mrs. J. M. Reese and daughters. Mrs. Ray Bussey and Mrs. John Talbert, and Charles Reese spen: the day Sunday with relatives at Greer. Sgt. Talmage Clem and Mrs. Clem were week end guests to Mr. f and Mrs. W. S. Clem. Mr. and Mrs. K. E. White and I Mrs. Kate Morgan visited relatives n Edgefield Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Manly Faulkner from Charleston visited the for mer’s sister, Mrs. Alice White, the past week end. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Howie werr •pend the day guests Sunday tc Mr. E. F. Bussey and Misses Lucy md Rosalie Bussey. Mr. C. E. Holson was a week end visitor to relatives in Augusta. Mr. E. F. Bussey and Mr. W. Mc Daniel were business visitors Sat urday in McCormick. X Girl Scout News Girl Scout Troop No. 1 met at the Scout Hall at 10:00 o’clock Tuesday morning. Members pres ent were Joan Bonnette, Jan Parks, Johnel Caudle, Janet Cau dle, Jacquelin Bonnette, Anne Sanders, Betty Boozer and Rose Weldon; visitor, Patricia Crouch. Joan Bonnette, Scribe. X —Buy War Savings Stamps— X —Buy War Savings Stamps— allocated to your farm by the A. A. A. The new practice of fur nishing winter legume seed to the farmers should help earn this money. X Federal Government Needs Dental Hy gienists, Machine Op erators, And Printers The United States Civil Service Commission has announced that war service positions as Dental Hygienist are available in Wash ington, D. C. The salary is $1,970 a year. Registered dental or ora’ hygenists with 1 year of appro priate experience or education may qualify for these positions. Senior students may qualify for provis ional appointments. Machine Operators are needed to fill war service positions i^ Washington, D. C. Applicants with either training or experience ap propriate to the positions may qualify as Alphabetical Card- punch Operator ($1,560); Address- ograph Operator ($1,560 and $1,- 7 52); Graphotype Operator ($1,- 560); Mimeograph Operator ($1,- c< 50); Multigraph Operator ($1,- 752); Tabulating Machine Opera tor ($1,560 to $1,970); and Super visor, Tabulating Equipment Op erator ($2,190 and $2,433). The Commission has also an nounced that the Government Printing Office. Washington, D. C needs printers for war service po- itions. Applicants with 5 years r’ appropriate experience may qaul ify for positions as Hand Compos ! tor ($3,569L Monotype Keyboar ’ Operator ($3,758). and Slug Ma chine Operator ($3,758). , There are no age limits for an* these positions. Persons now using their higher >ills in war work should not ap ply. Federal appointments a v made in accordance with W'’- Manpower Commission policier and employment stabilization pro ams. Applications will *be accepted u”>- til the needs of the service hav' been met. Further information and appli cation forms may be obtained from the Commission’s Local Sec retary, Mrs. Thelma L. Banks, at McCormick, S. C., or from mos f first- and second-class post of fices, from Civil Service Regional Offices, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Wash ington 25, D. C. The 1944 statistics on smallpox are an amazing tribute to the prog ress of the medical profession. For they show one of the most deadly diseases of history has been curbed to the extent that not a single case of smallpox was re ported in any of the northeastern states and in 22 other states there were less than five cases. The greatest oubreak in any state last '.ear was 38 cases reported in Indi ana. But we shouldn't start treating smallpox lightly because of the 1944 .record. For as recently as 1940 the •tales of Minnesota and Iowa alone each had more than 400 cases. Ana two years after the last war there were 31 states which each reported over 1,000 cases. Even in 1930 near ly 50,000 cases were Reported and in 1938 there were 15,000 cases. Compared with other diseases which cause death and misery in this country — such as cancer, tuberculosis and heart disease—the figures on smallpox appear to be a drop in the bucket. But the medi cal profession is in unanimous agreement that smallpox would be apt to sweep the country in epi demic proportions if we relaxed in our fight to prevent it PAST .... epidemics The school children of today, who dutifully comply with the vac cination requirement, naturally have little realization of what it is all about. During the 20th century, although there have been occasion al minor outbreaks, the deaths and suffering from smallpox have amounted to practically nothing compared with the 19th century. Many of us think of smallpox as primarily a disease of foreign countries, but right here in the United States, 70 years ago, small pox caused more deaths in some sections than any other disease. During an epidemic in New Or leans in 1883, for example, the death rate from smallpox reached 565 per 100,000, about twice the cur rent national death rate from can cer, tuberculosis, pneumonia and accidents combined. And in 1872 there were 6,687 deaths from small pox in the country’s five largest cities alone. There is no doubt that smallpox is now being controlled to the po'nt where its complete eradication may not be far off. But the big danger is that a few record years like 1944 may cause a feeling of complacency and indifference to the need for guarding against the disease. And it would apparentlv take a very short period of such complacency to lose all of the ground that has been gained in this century. Only by continued, nationwide vaccination and re'vc- cination can we get rid of the last vestige of one of history’s gveatasr nlaeu^s. X Notice For a small fee, any of the Girl Scouts will be glad to do odd jobs for citizens of the town, jobs such as caring for children, cleajiin yards, or running errands. Nouf Bertha Mae Harris, if you desira to have these Scouts help you. 'S di