McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, August 30, 1945, Image 1
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WASHINGTON, D. C. — T,\e Co/-
ernment's pattern for reconversion
to peacetime living has been an*
nounced in detail — but it is evi*
dent that many shifts in the blue
prints will be necessary as new
problems present themselves.
The aims of the government pro
gram are: to see that every man has
a job (although government spokes
men admit that this will be impos
sible during the rest of 1945), to
Icteep peacetime produ9tion and
peacetime wages at a level equal
to wartime and thus raise our na
tion’s standard of living, to get rid
tif wartime restrictions as rapidly
as possible, and to prevent price
inflation.
Jobs is definitely the biggest
; problem. Millions of men al-
j ready are out of work as a re
sult of the cancelation of war
contracts and it is expected
that unemployment may reach
a peak of 8,000.000 by the end
of this year. The only imme
diate answer for these un-
i fortunate workers seems to be
< unemployment insurance — al-
f though, through the United
States Employment service, it
j is the government’s hope that
i they will be quickly absorbed
into peacetime industry. Spe-
; cial efforts will be made to find
] immediate work for veterans.
‘ But during the period while
] large industries are shifting
from wartime to peacetime
manufacturing there will be a
: large group of men in the
1 cities who will be unable to
' find work.
It is the general opinion here that
our nation can have a short period
of unemployment without having a
business depression — but if it lasts
long the whole plan for prosperity
may blow up. In an effort to be
sure that reconversion is brought
about in the quickest possible
time, the War Production board is
making materials available to in
dustry immediately and is elimi
nating all possible red tape which
might slow up the process.
infiction — t/hlrh .'ould vr.pt* out
all of our savings if it ran wild—
will be controlled with an iron hand.
Although rationing has ended on
many Items, price ceilings will be
enforced more actively than ever
in an effort to prevent prices of
scarce goods from soaring. And
wage controls will be kept in force
until the time comes when the
supply of goods is equal to the de
mand.
The public was pleasantly
surprised when gasoline ration
ing and canned food rationing
were suddenly ended on the day
following the Jap’s surrender.
Most everyone saw in this
action the promise that the gov
ernment would release Its con
trols over our lives as rapidly
as possible. By the end of 1945,
It is hoped, practically all war
time regulations will be elimi
nated. At present, however,
there are good reasons why the
rationing of meat, shoes, but
ter, tires and sugar must be
continued.
Informed opinion here expects
that shoe rationing will end within
a few months, cheese and canned
fish rationing may end any day,
butter rationing should end before
1946, and tire rationing may end in
the fall. Meat and sugar rationing
will probably be the last to go-
sometime in 1946.
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Letters to congressmen indicate
that there is considerable disap
pointment among the people over
the time it will take to return the
men in the armed forces to their
homes. But analysis of the situation
here makes it apparent that the
job will be done as rapidly as is
humanly possible. In the first
place, large armies of occupation
are vitally necessary and a large
number are needed to supply those
armies. As for those who are sched
uled to be sent home, the problem
is largely one of transportation. If
the average transport carries 1,000
men, it would take 6,000 ship loads
to move an army of 6,000,000 men.
Services To Be Held
At Plum Branch
Baptist Church
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The deacons will hold their reg
ular monthly meeting at 8:30 o’
clock on Friday night. At the close
of the deacons’ meeting, the offi
cers and teachers will hold their
council meeting.
On Sunday morning, September
2nd, following the Sunday school
hour, there will be the usual
preaching service. This service
will be the beginning of the an
nual revival meeting which has
been put off on account of the
church having been pastorless for
Post Office To Be
Closed Monday,
September 3, 1945
Postmaster J. E. Bell states, that
as Monday, September 3, 1945, is
Labor Day, which is a National
Holiday, the local post office will
be closed and there will not be
any rural delivery service on that
date.
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Modoc News
Miss Doris Bussey spent the week
end with relatives in Augusta.
Miss Del McDaniel and Miss
a while. There will be an evening Justine Davis from Charleston are
service also. This will be preceed-
ed by the B. T. U.
The revival will continue
spending a few days among rela
tives and friends here.
Sgt. and Mrs. Talmage Clem of
Plum Branch News
through the week. There will not Spartanburg are spending several
be a day service and the evening da vs here with Mr. and Mrs. W.
service will be held at 8:30 o’clock, s. Clem.
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Mr. C. E. Holson spent a few
with relatives the past week
in Augusta.
— ! Miss Lucy Bussey returned home
Mr. 8. J. King has returned from from the hospital Tuesday,
a visit to relatives in Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. K. E. White had
Mrs. Evan Cochran and her for their guests Sunday, M r . and
daughter, Catherine, have return- Mrs. F. M. Bussey, Mr. and Mrs.
ed to Jacksonville Fla., after a Wilbur White and Mr. and Mrs.
visit with Mr. and Mrs. R. M. O. J. White.
Winn. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smauley
Miss Polly Stevens of Augusta, were shopning in Augusta on
Ga., was a recent visitor in the Tuesday of this week,
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Rice. **r. e F. Bushev was a business
Mrs. Budd Lowe entertained the visitor to Augusta on Wednesday
members of the Y. W. A. on Mon- of this week.
day night. Mrs. Homer Connell —
was in charge of the program L. Humphreys. Miss Annie Hum-
which was very interesting. The phreys of Woodruff spent the week
hostess served delicious refresh- end with her parents also.
*n®nts. Mrs. J. A. Chandler and son,
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Kirkpatrick Julian, have returned from spend-
were week end visitors in the home ing the summer in Texas with her
of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Self. husband, Pvt. J. A. Chandler.
Sgt. and Mrs. M. D. Shuler, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McDonald
visited in the home of Mr. and and daughter, Ann, have returned
Mrs. J. L. Bracknell last week end. from a visit to the beach.
Sgt. Shuler reported to Camp Gor- visitors in the home of Mr. and
don on Monday for assignment. Mrs. Bill Bracknell last week were
Mrs. R. M. Winn and Gladys Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ferguson and
spent a few days last week with children of Great Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bochman. Miss Sue Cheek of Woodruff is
Willie Mae Humphreys, Y. 2-c, here for two weeks taking over the
U. S. Navy, is spending a furlough position of Mr. S. J. King who is
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. on vacation.
Dr. S. W. Reid
Claimed By Death
Dr. Samuel Watson Reid, pastor
of the Pressly Memorial Associate
Reformed Presbyterian Church,
died enroute to the Greenwood
Hospital after suffering a heart
attack while attending services in
the Methodist Church Sunday ev
ening. He filled his regular ap
pointment in the Pressly Memorial
A. R. P. Church that morning.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Pressly Memorial A. R. P.
Church Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock with Dr. J. W. Carosn, pas
tor of the Newberry A. R. P.
Church, officiating, assisted by Dr.
R. C. Grier of Due West, Dr. E. K.
Simpson, the Rev. M. E. Boozer
and the Rev. E. F. Gettys. Inter
ment followed in the Rosemont
cemetery at Newberry.
Pallbearers were C. R. Sanders,
W. Marshall Creswell, L. W. Bow-
ick, E. N. Creswell, H. O. Watson
and J. R. Corley.
Attending ministers composed
the honorary escort.
Dr. Reid was born September 9,
1867, in the Steel Creek communi
ty of Mecklenberg County, N. C.,
son of the late Samuel Watson
Reid. His mother was a daughter
of the late Rev. James P. Pressly,
Sr., of Due West. He was gradu
ated from Erskine College in 1891
and Erskine Theological Seminary
in 1893. He was ordained and in-
| staled as pastor of Woodruff and
Welford, S. C., August 26, exactly
52 years from the day of his
death. Other pastorates included
churches at Wrens, Ga., Louisville,
Ky., Atlanta, Ga., and Tampa, Fla.
He came from Tampa to McCor
mick. His wife, who was
Miss Moriat Martin, of Newberry,
died in 1939. /
Dr. Reid came to McCormick in
1933, where by his zealous and
consecrated ministry, faithful and
unselfish devotion, pleasing per
sonality and genial disposition he
won the love and high esteem of
the people of all denominations.
His passing cast a shadow of sor
row over this as well as other sec
tions where he was known and
loved. Besides the McCormick
church, he was pastor of the A. R.
P. Church in Mt. Carmel and mis
sions which he organized in the
Wideman and Bordeaux communi
ties.
Dr. Reid was a member of the
board of foreign missions and the
general assembly. He had served
as moderator of the synod and for
the past 20 years had been clerk
of his Presbytery. His work as
chairman of the conference com
mittee of Bon darken Assembly
Grounds, Flatrock, N. C., has been
outstanding. As platform man
ager he has brought many prom
inent men and women of the de
nomination to the summer con
ferences.
The nearest survivors are sev
eral nieces and nephews.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in i
charge. |
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Washington School
To Open Sept. 6th
The Washington Consolidated
High School, mid-way Parksville-
Modoc, will open Thursday. Sep
tember 6, 1945, at 8:30. Patrons
and friends are invited.
H. E. Stephens,
Supt.
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City Schools To Begin
1945-46 Session
On Sept. 6th
The McCormick City Schools will
open Thursday morning, Septem
ber 6th, at 9 o’clock. Grades one
through six will report to the
grammar school building and
grades seven through eleven will
report to the high school build
ing.
The following will comprise the
faculty for the coming school year:
Grammar School:
Mrs. E. C. Rice, First Grade,
Mrs. Robert L. Dendy, Second
Grade,
Mrs. W. M. Talbert, Third Grade,
Miss Helen Bradley, Fourth
Grade,
Mrs. Tom A. Dowtin, Jr., Fifth
Grade,
Mrs. Florence B. Wardlaw, Sixth
Grade.
High School:
Mrs. Essie B. Seigler, English and
Library,
Miss Vivian Jaynes, French and
Science,
Mrs. Harvey Payne, History and
Mathematics,
Mrs. Milton Applefield, English
and Science,
Miss Beuy Fuller, Commercial,
Miss Martha Rucker, Home Eco
nomics,
P. C. Dorn, Jr., Agriculture,
Mrs. R. L. Faulkner, Mathemat
ics.
Mrs. W. M. Talbert will serve as
principal of the grammar school
and Mrs. R. L. Faulkner principal
of the high school.
All students desiring to take re
examinations are to come to the
high school building prepared to
Lake these examinations on Mon
day or Tuesday, Sept. 3rd or 4th,
at 9:30 a. m. No re-examinations
will be given after Tuesday, Sept.
4th. All grammar school pupils
who failed one or more subjects
must take a re-examination if
they expect to go into the next
grade.
All grammar and high school
pupils are requested to register
and rent their books on Monday or
Tuesday, Sept. 3rd and 4th. The
hours will be 9:30 a. m. to 1:00
p. m. and 3:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m
All pupils entering school for
the first time must be vaccinated
for smallpox.
According to a recent ruling by
the attorney general, no child who
has not reached his sixth year of
age by Nov. 1 will be allowed to
enter school during the / school
year.
W. H. Weldon is superintendent.
Trustees of the schools are:
J. Fred Buzhardt, Chairman,
L. N. Brown,
W. N. Smith,
G. E. Campbell.
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| Young Reunion
September 1st
Mr. Joe A. Young has announced
that the Young reunion will be
Saturday, September 1st, at his
home. Friends and relatives are
cordially invited to attend.
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Conservation News
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Card Of Thanks
I take this means to thank my
friends and neighbors for the effi-
icient and prompt help given when
my house caught on fire on Mon
day morning of this week. With
out your help the house would
have been destroyed.
Miss Fannie Edmunds.
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“Our biggest problem in agricul- |
ture is to get the indifferent farm
ers to put into practice the things
which we all know to be progress- 1
ive farming ideas and methods.”
—Dr. R. F. Poole, president of
Clemson College. k
(By Benj. W. Crouch)
The terracing unit is now work
ing on a group of farms in the
Bellvue section. The farms having
terracing done are J. W. Morrah,
the Gun Club, the Morrah estate.
E. Hanvey and J. C. Talbert. Be
ing able to work in groups makes
our work more efficient.
Y. E. Seigler will start terracing
this afternoon on B. P. Talbert’s
farm in the Bethany section. Mr.
Seigler will use his Ford tractor
with a one disc plow.
H. O. Watson was cutting and
curing lespedeza hay last week and
from the number of stacks on the
land it must have been extra good.
We are very much disturbed a-
bout our cow when she gets sick.
What about our soil? It is sick
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Ed. Note: This newspaper has ar
ranged with the Washington Bureau of
National Weekly Service, 1616 Eye St.
N. W., Washington 6, D. C., to answer
questions pertaining to servicemen and
veterans. These questions will be an
swered in this column if addressed as
above. No replies can be made by mail,
but this paper will print answers to all
questions received.
Q. Can a sister receive her broth
er’s mustering-out pay if he dies
after leaving service and has not
been paid?
A. No, only a wife, children or
parents may receive the muster
ing-out pay.
Q. If a veteran is an invalid and
cannot travel, how can he file a
claim for compensation? Could his
physician or a member of his family
make the claim?
A. Application may be made by
mail to the nearest office of the Vet
erans administration. If you are
unable to report for an examina
tion, after notification the Veterans
administration will have one of
their physicians sent to your home
or have you picked up in an am
bulance.
Q. Does a member of the mer
chant marine have any benefits un
der the G.I. bill of rights?
A. No. As a member of the mer
chant marines, you are not con
sidered a member of the armed
forces, but there are four fields in
which you can claim berefits such
as vocational rehabilitation, re-em
ployment rights, medical care and
war risk insurance. Apply to the
War Shipping administration for in
formation as to your rights.
Q. Will I receive my mustering-
out pay automatically?
A. Yes, unless you received your
discharge before February. 1944,
when the mustering-out pay act was
passed. In that case, you must
make application for the money,
preferably by registered mail,
sending your serial number, your
address ind your original dis
charge certificate to your own
branch of the armed services.
Q. Do discharged servicemen get
any other money than their mus
tering-out pay at time of dis
charge?
A. It is possible they may
get their regular pay, or back pay
if it has caught up with them and
they receive five cents per mile for
transportation from the place of
discharge to place of enlistment.
The veteran receives this money
whether he makes the trip or not.
He also receives one uniform, one
pair of army shoes, socks and
underclothes and a service emblem.
Q. Is the information obtained by
the local board about a registrant
confidential?
A. The selective service system
says that a local board does not
divulge information on a reg
istrant’s financial or physical con
dition. The following information is
public: his classification, his classi
fication record (all clasfies in which
he has been placed), his reasons
for asking deferment and the
board’s actions.
Q. Where can I obtain a book or
pamphlet concerning operation and
management of a heating and
plumbing business which I would
like to purchase under the G1 bill
of rights.
A. The Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce of the U. S.
department of commerce, Washing
ton, D. C., has prepared a series of
books on establishing and operat
ing small business in 19 different
fields including heating and v ,um b*
ing. These books were to be used
by the army education program and
in other branches of the armed
forces for voluntary study and in
formational reading and are de
signed to provide authentic infor
mation about management prob
lems which are encountered in
establishing small businesses.
Q. How long does a soldier in
process of discharge remain at an
army separation center?
A. Usually he remains in an
army separation center from 48 to
72 hours.
Ration Calendar For
Week Of August 27
MEATS AND FATS: Red
Stamps—
Q2, R2, S2, T2, U2, now valid,
expire August 31.
V2, W2, X2, Y2, Z2, now valid,
expire Sept. 30.
Al, Bl, Cl, Dl, El, now valid,
expire October 31.
FI, Gl, HI, Jl, Kl, now valid,
expire November 30.
LI, Ml, Nl, PI, Ql, valid Sept.
1, expire Dec. 31.
SUGAR: Sugar Stamp No. 35,
good for 5 pounds, expires August
31.
Sugar Stamp No. 38 becomes
good Sept. 1, expires Dec. 31.
SHOES: Airplane Stamps No. 1.
No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, now good.
THE VICTORY OVER INFLATION
IS STILL TO BE WON!
New Meat, Sugar Stamps Vali
dated.
Five new ration stamps for
meats and fats and a new sugar
stamp will be valid on Saturday,
September 1st, it was disclosed
yesterday by Chairman H. N. Cole
man of the local War Price and
Rationing Board.
Red Stamps Q2, through U2 will
expire at midnight on Friday, Au
gust 31st, he reminded, and said
that red stamps LI through Ql
would then become good and re
main so through December 31st.
The board chairman called es
pecial attention to the fact that
OPA is skipping Sugar Stamp No.
37 and that on Saturday, Stamp
No. 38 becomes valid for five lbs.
of sugar through December 31st.
“Last year, people were required
to attach Spare Stamp No. 37 to
their applications for canning
sugar and many attached Sugar
Stamp No. 37 by mistake,” he ad
ded. Mr. Coleman said that for
this reason, it was deemed wise
just to skip Stamp No. 37 since so
many folks had already used it in
error. He added that Sugar
Stamp No. 36 will continue to be
good for five pounds of sugar un- j
til Friday.
Some Tires Released.
Farmers needing implement
tires for their farm equipment
were reminded yesterday by Chair
man H. N. Coleman of the local
War Price and Rationing Board
that they could now buy them
without a purchase certificate.
“Following its previously an
nounced policy of removing con-
trols on articles at the earliest
possible moment, OPA has taken
farm implement and industrial
type tires off the ration list,” Mr.
Coleman said.
Truck and passenger tires re
main under rationing, he pointed
out.
“Ample supplies of tractor tires
are on hand to meet the require
ments, and so there is no longer
any need to keep them under ra
tioning,” he declared.
“In making this announcement^
I want to take occasion to thank
farmers of McCormick County for
their splendid spirit of coopera
tion during the period when these
ares were scarce. By taking care
of their individual tires and hav-
ng them checked regularly, they
have contributed materially to our
national rubber conservation pro
gram,” Mr. Coleman said.
More Controls Removed.
Following OPA’s policy of re
moving controls as soon as pos
sible, Chairman H. N. Coleman of
the local War Price and Rationing
Board yesterady said that already
a number of consumer goods have
been removed from price control.
Included in the list are a num
ber of jewelry items, sports equip
ment items, toys retailing for 25
cents or less, cigarette lighters,
pipes, some photographic appara
tus, clothespins and notions.
“Inflationary pressures on major
cost-of-living items remain very
great,” Mr. Coleman reminded.
“Removal of these minor items
from price control will give OPA a
chance to do a better job of hold
ing the line on the goods and
services that directly affect the
cost of living.”
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“This country wants free enter
prise, and no one wants it mere
than farmers. Sound farmer co
operatives have their part to play
in setting the pace for private en
terprise.”—L. R. Neel, in Southern
Agriculturist, July 1945.