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osuk Si ciini’c TRUE TO OURSELVES. OUH NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Forty-Fourth Year Established June 5, 1902 MoCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1945 Number 4 J •' Washington, D. ‘C. (NWNS).—A . version of the “cost plus" toimuia ! of pricing, which has been used in many war industries, and which is * believed to have been the cause of * many high prices of war products, may be applied to farming. At least the Wherry amendment to the Price Control act, which has passed the senate, calls for a guar- * antee that prices be set at an amount which would include all ex penses plus a reasonable profit. S iis would be in addition to the filiation, now in force, that farm ^ prices must not be set lower than parity. Thus the farmer would be given double assurance of a profit i on everything he sold. 1 \ , Bat critics of the proposal, in cluding President Truman, the American Farm Bureau feder- ation, and the National Farm- 7- ers Union, consider the propo- i , sal unsound, unworkable and in- . flationary. Analysts point out } that it would lead to inefficiency * and unwarrantably high prices, v since, no matter how expenses * - of production ran up, the farm- ■■ er would still be entitled to a \ reasonable profit above those Ugh costs. This is the chief v criticism of the “cost-plus” l formula as applied to industry. ' • • • , < Consideration of the extension of ! the Price Control act in congress has centered attention on the suc- ) cesses and failures of rationing and ' price regulation. But, although many organizations represented at ‘ the house committee hearings have , found much to criticize, few spokes men have asked for discontinuance of the act. Most of the groups rep resented have merely urged provi sions for fairer pricing, greater en forcement of regulations, and fast er action when-emergencies arise. The recent disclosure in the East of the fact that 30.000.000 counter feit red ration points are in circu lation-enough to supply 100,000 people for six months—has led to a demand for much greater policing of rationing and it is expected that a much more widespread enforce ment program will soon be launched. New controls over travel and ho tel accommodations are expected shortly, since civilians have not. ap parently, paid much attention to the request for a voluntary ban on un necessary trips. With millions of soldiers being moved across the country or going home on fur loughs, all means of transportation are being taxed to the limit And the President has made it clear that soldier travel will come first, no matter how drastic the regulations must be to guarantee this. Hotels, particularly in the East, are more crowded than at any time since the war began and those in New York have been severely cen sured for failing to live up to their agreement to allot a proportion of their rooms to servicemen. The war department has threatened to take action to see that soldiers get rooms unless the hotel executives' work out a satisfactory program of their own. Although President Truman hopes that the senate will ratify the treaty drafted at San Francisco before it takes its summer recess, in order that our country can show its good intentions by being the first to rati fy it, most members of the senate don’t hold much hope for too rap id action. They say it hardly seems possible that the treaty can get out of committee without extended hearings' and that a prolonged floor discussion is apt to follow. Senator Barkley, majority leader, favors immediate action, but he does not appear to be very optimistic about final approval being given before President Truman has his confer ence with Mr. Churchill and Mr. Stalin. zvumg max Great Britain Going EocialistT ^ A recent Associated Press dis patch from London to the New York Herald states that Mr. Bevin. “Labor party” leader in Parlia ment, retorted to a remark of Lady Astor — also a member of that body — “It really is intolerable when this old gasbag gets up and gabbles away!” Mr. Bevin is a top figure in a new British government. That would be just dandy!'If—as one of the big bosses — he didn’t Uke the tone of Premier Stalin’s voice, he could tell him to “shut his face!” Or if he disagreed with the President of the United States he could simply cable him to “go jump in the river!” This would be so much simpler than getting into a long drawn out discussion in which the various state depart ments would have to become in volved. If Mr. Bevin to made the “man behind the throne,” Great Britain will have taken her first big step into the realm of socialism, regardless of the name ofihis party. AND THERE WILL BE JUST ONE REAL HONEST TO GOD DEMOC RACY LEFT IN A WORLD WHICH IS STILL SPILLING , THE BLOOD OF MILLIONS OF ITS BEST CITIZENS THAT THIS THEORY OF THE “RULE OF THE PEOPLE” MIGHT BE UPHELD. What irony! Write “Socialism” any way you like—it still spells the rule of a minority over the majority — a rule which can only be maintained by force. Germany tried it; and even if Germany had been led by a sincere patriot — he would have been compelled, by force of the cir cumstances generated by the very doctrine of socialism, to become a dictator. Now maybe there have been men who could become abso lute arbiters of the lives and for tunes of others and not be affected. Try to find one, in history! Try to find a hen’s tooth! The roan doesn’t exist, in this still dark age of civilization, who can resist the temptations inherent in absolute power. Just as certain as the coming of the Angel of Death, the dictator will sooner or later abuse his power — with the usual tragic consequences to nis country. How is it possible for people like the English to even contemplate a step so retrogressive! For so many years now their country, France and our nation have led the world in almost every civilized way. Then France burned her fingers in the destructive fires of socialism. The result is history. Britain and the U. S. stood out for the “rule of the people.” The result is history! Rus sia is in an embryonic state. The result is unforetellable. Does any one really believe that socialism can function without becoming a dicta torship? And does anyone believe from the history of the last 25 years that “you can have just as much freedom and prosperity under a dictatorship as under a people’s government”? England’s form of government is her own business, just as Russia’s is Russia’s, and—strange though it may seem to Mr. Browder—just as ours is ours. This is merely a dis mal commentary upon the tragic results of the contemplated election of a “system” which all Great Britain knows full well will event ually take that political entity out of the dwindling ranks of “Democ racy.” I Hi » A . <S/OZ£t' Budot r 1 What country had the most casualties during World War 1? (a) Russia, (b) France, (c) Germany, (d> Belgium. 2—Sub Rosa (under the rose) implying secrecy, had its origin about (a) 500 B. C., (b) 500 A. D., (e> 1000 A. D., (d) 1500 A. D. 3 Standard time was established in (a) 1873, (b) 1883, (c) 1893, (d) 1903. . 4— Is an amenable child (a) stubborn, (b) popular, (c) man ageable, (d) shy? ‘/ 5— Who was our only President ot Swiss descent? (a) Har rison, <b) Harding, (e) Hoover, (d) Jefferson. Mrs. H. R. Deason Claimed By Death After an extended illness of sev eral months, Mrs. Maude Robinson Reason passed away at the resi dence here at 6:30 o’clock yester- ’.ay morning. She was 61 years of age and was a life-long resident of McCormick. She was the young est daughter of the late Capt. R. J. and Ftances Cook Robinson, outstanding citizens of this section f South Carolina. Mrs. Deason’s beautiful life of Christian character and service ■‘ndeared her to all who knew her. She was a member of the Congre- Tational Holiness Church of Lin- colnton, Ga. She is survived by her husband. H. R. Deason, and six children, four daughters and two sons. They are as follows: Mrs. L. L. Croxton, Moncks Corner, S. C.; Mrs. J. H. Reynolds, Norfolk, Va.; Mrs. W. E. StilweB, McCormick, Mrs. W. R. Cantr'll, Englewood, Term.; H. R. Deascn, Jr., McCormick, and Ev erett E. Deason, A. R. M. 1-c of the Naval Air Corps, U. S. N., to gether with four grandchildren; and one brother and one sister, Mr. J. E. Robinson, of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. J. C. Brown, of McCor mick. Funeral services will be con ducted this afternoon from the residence at five o’clock, by her pastor, Rev. H. T. Drake, of Roy- ston, Ga., assisted by Dr. S. W. Reid, paster of Pressly Memorial A. R. P. Church, Rev. M. E. Boozer, pastor of McCormick Methodist Church, and Dr. L. K. Simpson, Special Services At Mt. Carmel There will be a series of service. 5, in the Associate Reformed Presby terian Church of Mt. Carmel, be ginning Friday, of this week, 29th inst., and continuing through the Sabbath. Rev. B. Dale White, a missionary to India, will be the preacher. Services each day at 11 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be observed at the Sabbath morning hour. Closing Wave Of Bond Buying Is Urged Here With the close of the Seventh War Loan Campaign approach ing, the leaders for the drive in this county are this week press ing for a closing “mop-up” in which they hope there will be a big wave of buying, particularly by individuals. Emphasizing the importance of purchases by individuals, especial ly of E bonds, to assure the mak- You are invited to share with us ing by South Carolina of its goal the privilege and the benefits of in individual sales and so contrib this meeting. ute to financial stability after the war, leaders over the state said success was dependent upon an upswing of buying in this final pe riod of the dirve. “South Carolina has in this campaign the largest E bond quo ta ever assigned it,” Christie Ben- et, state chairman, said this week. “But South Carolina can make that quota if the people will pause to think of the sacrifices still ba- I ing made in the Pacific and then Mr. B. W. Crouch, Soil Conserva- buy E bonds \ lior-ist of McCormick County, will, .. The state . s E bond quota ls make an address at Asbury Meth- $25 000 000 Proof that it can be odist Church Sunday, July 1, 11:30 lnade ^ tQ be found jn the facts a. m. All citizens of the commu nity are invited to attend. X S. W. Reid, - Pastor. -X- Mr. B. W. Crouch To Make Address At Asbury Methodist Church Sunday Preaching At Long Cane Church Mr. J. Young, elder, an- pastor of the McCormick Baptist ” 0 ™ ce s ^yh e re ’rtUjbe prew^ lt fai , this tJme 0nly Church. Interment will follow in Long Cane Church Sabbath {evening, July 1st, by Rev. W. L. / the McCormick city cemetery. Active pallbearers will be the Pressly from Greenwood, following nephews: Mark Harmon, I x Ted Harmon, Harvey G. Sanders,I'T) t> rior At Jamie Sanders, Paul R. Brown and 1JLm ^ Vriicr H. C. Brown. / Honorary pallbearers will be C. H. Huguley, J. M. Brown, Grover Sanders, Dr. C. H. Workman, Dr. Rudolph Strom, J. R. Corley, L. N. Brown and Dr. C. K. Epting. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. x Mt. Carmel News Mrs. W. A. Scott and Mrs. Hunter McKinney were visitors in Augusta Tuesday. Mrs. Gladys Bowyer was a re cent week end visitor in Mt. Car mel. Mr. John McAllister, who is Recreational Director in Oconee State Park, spent a few days at home this week. Mr. Bradley Morrah of Green ville was a recent visitor in Mt. Carmel. Mrs. Nell Osborne of McCormick was a business visitor here Mon day. Mr. Ben Hester of Texas is ex pected in Mt. Carmel for a visit, to his brothers. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Russell Augusta were visitors here a short while Sunday. Dr. Garnett Tuten was a pro- fessioral visitor here several days recently. Sen. L. L. Hester was a business visitor in Columbia recently. which show that E bond sales in the last four campaigns have av eraged slightly more, than $21,- 000,000 per drive. It can be seen I that an increase of $4,000,000 over ! our average jvill do it. oil 1. “South Carolina’s record in E IN ext oclbbcltll bond buying in the Sixth Cam- paign won national recognition. I’m sure that men, women and children of the state will not let a sharp upswing of buying in every coun ty in these closing days of the campaign will put us over our statewide E bond goal.” The figures on the cost of vic- Tfc i v A/r • i tor y at Okinawa in lives and in Pressly Memorial the implements of war show that * • j the rate of cost there was the Dr. R. C. Grier, President of h ‘ Bhcst 01 any battle 80 far - the Erskine College, will be the chairman reported. preacher In a special series of ‘« br ‘ n *f home fact ‘hat services in the Pressly Memorial the ^ ‘ n ammun on, planes, A. R. Presbyterian Church of Me- e u “ s an ? slu P s still enormous Cormick, Sabbath, July 8t h, an d that we must lend freely of through Thursday, the 12th. , °, ur mone y- No " 18 the «“* ‘° Dr .Grier was with us two years show , we are 8tl “ supporting this ago and many have expressed the 1 v ' ar - desire of having him with us for j _T I' another series. i S. C. Peach Crop S. W. Reid, Pastor. X Picnic At Buffalo School House July 4th There will be an oldTfasbioned basket picnic at the Buffalo school house July 4th. This pic nic is sponsored by the Buffalo Grange, Sunday School and com- muntiy. so all members, friends, connections and invited guests please be present at 5 o’clock, as the picnic will be served at 6 o’- of • I clock p. m. Surrender Of War Ration Book ANSWERS: 1—(a) Rnssia. *—18M. *_*•) Aboat ftOO B. C. 4—(cl Mnnnycabl- 6—tel Hoover. The local War Price and Ration ing Board states that within 10 days after ihe death of a person •n whose name war ration books 3 and 4 have been issued, the per son who has them shall turn them over to any War Price and Ra tioning Board. And, al:;o, a person who becomes a member of the armed forces of the U. S. shall surrender war ra tion books 3 and 4 to any War Price and Rationing Board within 10 days. J. C. Talbert, Supt. S. C., S. L. Britt, Master, Grange. -X Conservation News 'By Eenj. W. Crouch) Mr. C. E. Wilkie of the Flurr Branch rroun has kudzu, that was planted in April of this year, sc well established on the row that it is hard to tell where the crown was planted. This is the result of erood fertilizing and plenty work. Mr. Wilkie thinks that it is just as necessary to fertilize and work kudzu as it is any other field crop. To get this plant into pro duction is the ultimate aim. What are you doing about yours? Mr. Jasper Rush has terraced a- bout 50 or 60 acres of land re- ; recently. The McCormick County , terracing unit did the construct ing. I Mr. E. L. Langley has a good Busy farmers who take time to stand of serecia lespedeza planted | attend power-farming demonstra- inside the permanent pasture in lions learn how to save time and May of this year. This planting money. was not fenced separately. X- Is Living Up To Expectations Columbia, June 27. — The Sout^ Carolina peach crop is living up to all expectations, R. E. Robb district representatvie of the War Food Administration’s (CCC) Of fice of Supply, said here today in urging increased consumption of fresh peaches for the next few’ weeks. The Bureau of Agricultural Ec- ohomics for June estimates thi year’s crop in South Carolina at approximately 5,632,000 bushel" more than double last year’s pro duction, according to Frank O Black, State Statistician. Early va rieties are already on the market Robb said, and the late crop wil reach peak production sometmi in July. The unusually heavy crop, plv congested transportation facili iss, will cause marketing prob lems when full production i reached, Robb said, and every pos sible outlet “will have to be utiliz ed to prevent waste of the crop.” In addition to fresh consump tion of peaches, Robb urged a) increased home canning program Though .acknowledging that sug ar supplies offer some difficulty tc home canners, he pointed out that I “it would be logical for canners to use their limited supplies for con serving abundant and less-expen sive fruits, rather than the high er-priced and scarcer varieties.” | X i YOU KlO/f/M/\ HE NEEDSM^//: i AGE .... agriculture I heard a group of navy ofliceu arguing about what the next "age will be called. They all agreed t the first part of the 20th century was rightfully referrea to as l ; “machine age.” But there was i wide difference of opinion about the most descriptive title for tne that is to come. One man, who had been studying the wonderland of chemistry, said there was no doubt in his mind that the last half of the 20th eentnr* r would be known as the “chemical age.” Another, who had had experience 'with radar, radio and such, prs- dicted that the developments in these fields were so vast that an appropriate title for the postwar would be the “age of electronics.” A third man, an aviator, after ad mitting the importance of the other two fields, said that it was quite obvious to him that the next 10 to 50 years would be the “air age.” In fact, he said, you already see that title freely used in magazine arti cles, books and advertising to de scribe the immediate future. All of these men had good reason to feel that their par ticular interest was para mount. But I was particularly impressed by the prediction of a young man from Kansas who, after listening patiently to all the rest, said: “I’ve got an idea that the history books of the future will .efer to th? last half of the 20tb century as the « ’agricultural age*.” CHEMISTRY . . . farms That young man brought up a viewpoint which immediately ap pealed to all of the others. The electronics expert told of the close relationship between his field and farming — how electricity and electronics would be used to aid the farmer in countless ways — in fighting weeds, in picking and sort ing fruit, in combating predatory animals and in easing practically all phases of the farmer’s work. The chemist admitted that the amazing chemical discoveries of recent years would practically rev olutionize farming. He spoke of DPT, which will destroy harm ful InsectSf flf arormone discoveries which will stimulate growth of foQdt* destroy weeds, eliminate marly weather prttb|«hs and devel op vegetables and fruits which, in size and quality, wfil dwarf, by comparison, anything that is pro duced today. And even the aviator admitted that one Of the mbjpr fields of avi ation will be in connection with farming — in spraying trees and vegetables, ih transporting perish able v&gejtpbles and fruits, and even ih moving livestock. The discussion made it evident that all of our major fields of sci ence, which have progressed so rapidly during the war, are vitally concerned with farming. FUTURE . . . revolution This discussion, plus the article and speeches which are being pub licized continually, all point to an agricultural revolution which will keep the farm in the limelight for years to come. Just how it will all end up can not be determined yet. The farm will be chemicalized, electricalized and mechanized. All of these devel opments point toward turning farm ing into big business, iust as in^n®'- try developed during the industrial revolution. It is unlikely that the small, independent farmer, who is respected as the backbone of Amer ica, will entirely disappear from the scene—but his life and work will certainly be altered almost be yond recognition. And the successful farmer of tomorrow will certainlv nee* an entirely different type of training than the farmer of th* past. If he hones to succeed in competition with other farmers, he will need to understand tho great developments in chemis try and the use of countless new tools which can speed and im prove his work. Being a successful farmer from 1950 on will be more of a bra-.n job than a brawn job—but it cer tainly ought to be one of the most interesting and enlightening "pio- fc-ssions” of our country. Card Of Thanks i» We wish to express our most sincere thanks to, our neighbors and other friends for their many acts of kindness to us during our recent bereavement, the death cf our mother, Mrs. J. A. Ludwick. Mrs. Mildred Nave, Mrs. W. N. Smith, Mrs. W. L. Wofford, Mrs. George Brodih, Paul T. Ludwick.