University of South Carolina Libraries
% ✓ T TRUE TO OURSELVES. OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTL v AND OUR (>OD For: y-Fourth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1945 Number STT •j W WASHINGTON, D. C. — Reports from all over the nation Indicate that manufacturer* are reconvert ing to peacetime production faster than was believed possible — that we may get many products before Christmas which were not expected until the spring of 1946. The only major hitch to speedy re covery seems to be the possibility of widespread strikes. It is obvious that union leaders are going to act now to insist on big increases in wages and short er working hours. The pattern of their demands has been presented by the United Rubber Workers of America which has asked for a 30- hour week and a wage increase of 30 cents an hour. They argue that, without overtime, the take-home pay at workers would be less un der this new plan than during war time. It is expected that the gen eral policy of all labor demands will be for shorter hours, in order to make possible the em ployment of more men, and for wage increases which will be enough to bring take-home pay up to approximately the present averaget That is—the unions hope to force contracts whereby a man will get ap proximately the same amount for a 30-hour week that he has received for a 48-hour week during wartime. Unless the coming government conference between industrial and labor leaders, called by the Presi dent, finds some unexpected solu tion, it seems evident that there will be widespread strikes in the near future. Management is not ready to give in to the demands of the unions, the unions will be in sistent, and a stalemate may be reached in many industries which could delay recovery indefinitely. One possible answer may be tax reduction. If excess profit taxes are eliminated, and if business taxes in general are reduced, industry would be better able to Increase wages of labor. And if personal in come taxes are reduced, so that a smaller amount is taken out of the working man's pay envelop* by the government, the unions might agree to smaller wage increases. It is expected that the tax situ ation will go {^congress soon, and at least some reductions are antici pated. It is pointed out that if busi ness is stimulated and wages in creased by a lowering of the tax rates, government revenue may actuary be increased — simply a matter of a smaller tax on a larger national income. • • • 1 All members of congress are being deluged with letters from families who are trying to speed the discharge of their sons from the armed services. The resulting pressure put upon the war department to step up demobilisation seems to have done some good, for the records show It is now running ahead of the schedule originally set. According to Maj. Gen. S. G. Henry, assistant chief of staff, ap proximately 400,000 members of the -army will be released in September and 1,300,000 additional men will be demobilized by Christ mas. But it will take until next July, under present plans, to re lease the 6,000,000 men which the army plans to release. The separa tion rate is now over 10,000 a day and, by January, it is estimated that it will reach a rate of 22,400 daily. • • • The sudden end of cheese ra tioning started rumors that all food rationing may be called off in the very near future—possibly by October 1. Although OPA has not commented one way or the other, it is expected here that some meat rationing will continue long er than that but probably not alter toe first of the year. , Plum Branch School News * The primary grades have been busy painting flower pots and planting flowers. TTieir room is very attractive. They /carried some of their plants to the lunch room. Dorothy Anne Strother. In the 9th, «th and 7th grade room the following girls conducted devotional this week: Elizabeth Wall, Doris Ann Reynolds, Jean Creswell, Charley Ann Miner and Millie Wall. Millie Wall. Lunch Room Our lunch program began Mon day. We appreciate the coopera tion of the parents who help to make our lunches a success. We u want them to come and visit our school. Mrs. Creighton spent Fri day with us. We are proud to have visitors in our school. We are proud of our lunch room. Vera Gable. Visiters Mrs. Bertha Harris, Mrs. Kate Brown and Rev. Foster Speer visit ed our school last week. 4-H Clubs Organize Mr. Bonnette, Mr. Sharpton and Miss Bell came this week to or ganize clubs in our school. The boys’ club has six members with the following serving as of ficers: President, Marvin Seigler; Vice-President, Leroy Wilkie; Sec retary, Melvin Finley. The girls’ club has nineteen members. The following officers were elected: President, Dot Wall; Vice-President, Vera Gable; Secretary, Betty Ann Langley; Treasurer, Rose Marie Creswell. Our Library The seventh grade girls have cleaned the library. We are mending and rearranging the books now. We use the library for study groups to work together. Vera Gable. Chapel Rev. Foster Speer conducted the devotional at our chapel period on Friday. We enjoy having him come to see us. Elise Langley. The third, fourth and fifth grades are trying to make their room attractive.‘We have brought flowers and pictures, and we keep a neat reading table. Florence Campbell. McCormick Plays • Batesburg-LeesviHe Friday Night r- After four weeks of practice, the McCormick Panthers will open their football season, Friday night. They will play Batesburg- LeesviHe at Batesburg. The game will probably start at 8:30. The probable starting line-up will be: R. E.—Perry brown, R. T.—Bill Bosdell, R. G.—Bobby Lowe Huguley, C.—Malcolm McKinney, L. G.—Grover Davis, L. T.—Tomihy Forrester, L. E.—Dewey Jennings. Backs—Claude Huguley, Tomms 7 Gable or Gary Brown, Edwin Rice, and Bobby Dukes. - Substitutes—Buck Alverson, Bo Jennings, Albert Campbell, Buddy McCain, Billy Creighton, Bobby McKinney, Thurmond Brown. Bob Sanders, J. W. Price, George Christian, Joe Brown, Wilson Hadsock, and Perry Holloway. Manager—Billy Dukes. X t Union Meeting Of The Edgefield Association Of Baptist Churches To Meet With Peace Haven Church Sunday, September Thirtieth. The regular Fifth Sunday Union Meeting of the Edgefield Associa tion of Baptist Churches will be held with the Peace Haven Church on Sunday, September thirtieth. The morning program will begin at eleven o’clock, with Mr. H. E. Freeland, moderator, presiding. There will be morning and afternoon sesions, and dinner will be served by the hostess church. The Executive and Pro motion Committee of the Edge- field Association will hold its quarterly meeting during the lunch hour. A very interesting program has been prepared, and outstanding speakers have been secured for this meeting. It is earnestly hoped that all churches of the Edgefield Association will be amply represented. Visitors are cordialy invited to come. j A. D. Croft, For The Program Committee. , War Fund Drive Begins Monday “We’ve got to see it through until the last American boy comes home,” said B. W. Crouch, McCor mick County chairman, Monday night when he and his advisory ooard met to make final plans for Jie War Fund Drive which will jegin October 1st. McCormick County’s quota is $1,500. Members of the soliciting com mittee for the various communi ties are: MT. CARMEL— Mrs. Bell Scott, Mrs. Hunter McKinney, Mrs. D. J. McAllister. WILLINGTON— Mrs. L. F. McNair, Mrs. Daisy Hemminger. BORDEAUX—BELL VUE— J. W. Morrah. DE LA HOWE— , Rev. E. F. Gettys. WIDEMAN— Clyde Edmunds. CLATWORTHY’S CROSSROADS— Miss Clarkie Link. BETHANY— Mrs. Y. E. Seigler, Mrs. E. H. Christian, Mrs. Ed Callison. REHOBOTH— Mrs. E. M. Morgan, Mrs. S. B. Culbreath. PARKSVTLLE—MODOC— Fred L. Bass, H. E. Stephens. CLARKS HILL—MERIWETHER— Mrs. J. J. Minarik, L. C. Rich, ' J. O. Marshall. SANDY BRANCH— J. B. Walker, Mrs. J. P. Ferqueron. YOUNG’S— Mrs. J. C. Young. DOWTIN’S— Mrs. Paul Dowtin, Mrs. P. W. Roper. WHITE TOWN— Mrs. Harry Ream, Mrs. D. W. Trammell. PLUM BRANCH— E. C. Rice, Mrs, William Freeland, Mrs. Elsie Chandler. BUFFALO— Mrs. S. L. Britt. SCHOOL— W. H. Weldon. WEST OF RAILROAD- MISS Matilda Bell. MAIN STREET— Mrs. James R. Collier. EAST MAIN STREET— Mrs. P. R. Brown. COLORED PEOPLE— W. S. Mims. . v It is true that the Stars and Stripes fly over Berlin and Tokyo, but the cessation of fighting only gives us a chance to see the dis tress, hunger, fear and suffering which stand in the way of the realization of what gallant men and women everywhere have been struggling to attain. It is the duty and the great privilege of every McCormick County citizen to do his part in contributing to .he realization of victory. Mr. Crouch urges that you do not wait for the person in your community to see you. Go to your committee and make your contri bution out of a heart of gratitude for God’s goodness to you! McCormick County Teachers -To Hear Gerald Modoc News Mr. Charles H. Gerald, Execu tive Secretary of the South Caro lina Retirement System, will ad dress the teachers of McCormick County on Friday afternoon, Sep tember 28th, at 3 o’clock in the McCormick High School auditori um. All teachers and school of ficials of the county are urged to be present for this meeting. Teachers will be given an oppor tunity to ask questions on the Re tirement Bill following the ad dress by Mr. Gerald. A business session will follrw the address of the afternoon. The association will elect a president and a vice president during the course of the meeting. Reports will also be given on the recent Workers’ Conference for County Association Officers and Repre sentatives in Columbia, South Carolina. • X Court To Convene Here Next Monday The October term of General Sessions court for McCormick County will convene in the court house here next Monday morning, October 1st, at 10 o’clock, (EST), with Judge L. D. Lide of Marion presiding. X Services At Metho dist Church It has been called to the at tention of the pastor that the time changes Sunday morning at 2 o’clock to prewar time. ^ If you turn your clock back an hour before coming to church, preacHing will be at 10 o’clock and Sunday School at 11 o’clock. M. E. Boozer, Pastor. Pfc. William E. Bussey from Maxton, N. C., is spending 15 days , here with his father, Mr. E. F Bussey. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Reese from Barnwell were week end visitors here to relatives. Mr. K. E. White and Mr. and Mrs. O. J. White were visitors to White Town Sunday. Mr. J. Gordon Bussey of Wau- chula, Fla., spent several days here the past week with his brother, Mr. E. F. Bussey. Mr. and Mrs. Evan Bussey from North Augusta made a short visit here Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smauly and and Mr. James W. Bussey were visitors to Augusta Monday. Mrs. B. M. Bussey spent the past few days among relatives, in Augusta. District Council Of Farm Women To Meet In Colum- '. bia Saturday Mrs. Joe Griffith, Director Cen tral District Council of Farm Women, has completed plans for her Fall District Meeting to be held in Columbia at the Jefferson Hotel on Saturday, Sept. 29 th. The program will have for it’s theme “Health for the Farm Home”. The main speaker of the day will be Dr. Leland B. Tate of the Virginia Polytechnic Insti tute of Blacksburg, Va. Dr. Tate will discuss the topics “Some Un met Needs in Rural Health”. An other highlight of the program will be a panel on Health Services Available in S. C., put on by Dr. Ben Wyman, Dr. James A. Hayne, Dr. G. S. T. Peoples, Dr. Hilla Sheriff, and Mrs. Paul H. Leonard of the State Board of Health, and Miss Janie McDill of the Exten sion Service. Mrs. Griffith is delighted to have secured such an outstanding and interesting speaker and au thority on Health Needs for *her meeting. Dr. Tate for a number of years has been connected with the colleges and universities of the country as instructor in Rural Social Economics, first at Univer sity of Virginia, and then at Cor nell. His studies and surveys have been published as bulletins. At one time he was associated with the Rural Research Unit of the Federal Emergency Relief Ad ministration as Asst. Director of F. E. R. A. Surveys in the Appa- lachian-Ozark Problem Area, dur ing which time he made surveys of the rural relief situation in five states, one of which was S. C. For sometime, Dr. Tate ha^ been a member of the Virginia Comm, on Rural Health and Med ical Care and recently completed a study of the rural health situa tion in Virginia, which has been published as a bulletin of the Ed. Note: This newspaper has ar ranged with the Washington Bureau of National Weekly Service, 1616 Eye St. N. W., Washington 6, D. C n 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. What fees or loan charges may be made against the veteran applying for an agricultural loan guaranty? A. Such fees, in accordance with local customs, as are usually made against a borrower, such as fees for appraisals, credit report, surveys, ' abstract or title search, etc. Q. How long a schooling does the G.l. bill provide for veterans? A. One year, or its equivalent in part-time study. If you complete this satisfactorily you will be en titled to additional education or training not to exceed the length of time you spent in active service after September 16, 1940, and be fore the end of toe war, not in cluding ASTP or navy college pro grams, and in no case more than four years. o. Can a veteran select his own c se under the G.l. law? .. Yes, providing toe institution which accepts him says he is qual ified to take that course. Q. 1 am having some difflcnlty getting my old job back with a small firm in my home town. What can 1 do about It? A. The law provides that if you were working for this employer at toe time you entered the armed services you are entitled to get your old job back, or one substan tially equivalent in every respect, if (a) you completed your military service satisfactorily, (b) you are qualified to perform the duties of toe position. <c> you apply for re employment within 90 days of your V discharge and Id) if the employ er's circumstances have not changed so as to make it impos sible or unreasonable. Hiving met these conditions, you cannot be- dismissed without cause for the pe riod of a year. If you have met these, qualifications and are having: difficulty, report the facts to your local selective service board. Q. I was employed by the gov ernment under civil service as m- field representative before I en tered the armed service. How d» 1 get my job hack since my die- charge? A. If you were a bivil service em ploye, other than temporary, in tbo* federal civi^ service when you en tered the armed forces, you are- entitled to your old job or one “ot- like seniority, status and pay.’** Apply to the agency where last: employed within 90 days of year discharge. If you experience any difficulty in being reinstated, go ter toe U. S. civil service commission or selective service local board. Iff you did not have a civil service- job when you entered toe-armed forces, but wish to obtain one, ap ply to toe U. S. civil service com- ' mission. As an honorably dis charged veteran you are entitled to a number of special benefits in ap pointment of a civil service job. Further information may be de tained from toe U. S. civil servico commission, Washington 25, D. C.^ or from the secretary, board off U. S. civil service examiners, at 4| any first or second class posit office. Q. What is my best bet to obtataw a new job after my discharge? A. If you are having any diffi culty, your best bet is to go to your nearest U. S. Employment service office as soon after your discharge as possible. Many of toe- courses in this institute are of »• university extension nature and» meet university standards. Some 2&- trades arid businesses are on it*; lists of courses. Agricultural A- ' gencies Meet The regular monthly meeting of all Agricultural Agencies of Mc Cormick County was held at the community house on the night of September 14. Mr. A. H. Ward, district agent, of Aiken, and Mr, W.*A. Mason, district conserva tionist, of Newberry, were the guest speakers. A chicken supper was enjoyed by all present. Program \ Of The Union Meeting, Edgerffcidt I Association, Peace Haven Bap tist Church, Sunday, Seprteaofoetr Thirtieth. m. Tea To Be Given At Governor’s Mansion Mrs. Ransome Williams, wife of Governor Williams, is entertaining at the Executive Mansion in Co lumbia, S. C., from 3:30 to 5:00 P. M. at an informal tea for the Central District Council of Farm Women who are holding their an- ’.ual conference in Columbia on 3aturday, 29th, at the Jefferson Hotel. Mrs. Joe Griffith of Saluda County, is District Director, and will preside at the meeting. Mrs. ?. B. Sowell, State President, and ^ther officers are expected to be present, with representatives from Jie 16 counties of the district. All Council Members going from McCormick County should be ready to leave the Court House at 3 o’clock; Christian’s Filling Sta tion, 8:10, and The Tower, 8:20. Matilda BeU, Co. Home Dem. Agent. Virginia Agriculture Experiment Station. Dr. Tate is on a year’s leave of absence from V. P. I., do ing a special educational job on rural health and medical care throughout the south for the Farm Foundation of Chicago. Director D. W. Watkins, Miss Lonny I. Landrum, and Mrs. C. B. Sowell, State Pres, of the Council, will bring greetings. Special music will be furnished by the Richland Council. A large delegation of Council Members from each of the 16 counties in the District is ex pected. Miss Bessie Harper, District A- gent, is assisting Mrs. Griffith in planning this meeting. 11 A. M.—Devotional—Revv E. Stevens, (ten minutes.) 11:10 A. M.—Roll can of dele gates and reports of the churcligg., (twenty minutes). 11:30 A. M.—Miscellaneous buo- ness, and appointment of aaaa- mittees, (ten minutes). 11:40 A. M.—Hymn, (five mfet- utes). 11:45 A. M.—Address, “The Gfarr— ous Achievement^ pf Our Chussak^ —Rev. W. E. Brant, (twenty ffist: minutes). 12:10 P. M.—Hymn, (five mms- utes). 12:15 P. M.—Address, “Meetings the Challenge of a Post B&ur World”—Hon. J. D. Griffith!, (twenty five minutes). 12:40 P. M.—Adjourn for lunch. 1:45 P. M.—Meeting of the Ex ecutive and Promotion Committee,. 2 P. M.—Devotional—Rev. G~ B 5 . Lanier, (ten minutes). 2:10 P. M.—Reports of comn^i- tees, (five minutes). 2:15 P. M.—Address, “Aims, <El the Woman’s Missionary Society a* Our Church of Tomorrow”—Mrs. M. N. Tillman, (fifteen minutes)- 2:40 P. M.—Address, “The Bair of the Sunday School”—Mr. J. H... Courtney, (fifteen minutes). 2:45 P. M.—Address, “Training; for Leadership in Greater Service’*’ —Miss Louise Bracknell, (fifteecr. minutes). 3 P. M.—Round Table Discus sion, “Suggestions for Improving*, the Service of our Church”—lets by the moderator, (fifteen min utes.) 3:15 P. M.—Hymn, (five min utes). 3:20 P. M.—Address—Rev. J. FL Sheffield, (thirty minutes). 3:50 P. M.—Adjourn. X “Many farmers are not direct ing enough power for efficient and economic farming. Mere: power on the farm is one impor tant way to increase the ‘size’ ef the farm without increasing the* acreage*.”—O. M. Clark, Cleninx^ extension economist.