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TRUE TO UURSELVKS. OVJ{ N El GUIS OKS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Forty-Fdurth Year Established Juoe 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C M THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1945 Number 25 I i SI Ik Wm- W'i'' i #?ASinNGTON, D. C. (NWNS).— Although many people may be dis appointed in the accomplishments of the labor-management confer ence to date, it is the general con census of opinion here that it can not end in complete failure. For, even though few agreements may be reached which will help solve labor-management problems, the conference already has done a great deal toward defining the dif ferences which exist between la' bor and management, accom plishment in itself, will make it easier for congress, for the ad ministration, and for business and labor to seek practical solutions, congressman “Members af eangr« af whom are closely fal* •swing the procedure af tha Conference, are going to have a clearer picture than they ever did before of what this epidemic of strikes Is all about. It Is going to help us a lot In determining whether new labor legislation is necessary, and If so, what kinds of legislation will do the most good. This whole problem Is now getting a good airing—and that is what has been needed." < Little action on labor legislation Is expected until the conference is over—until both labor and manage- • ment have put all of their cards on the table. Then legislation will , undoubtedly be sought aimed at reducing the “area of differences.” * ♦ « • * Meanwhile, the fight between the automobile workers and the auto mobile manufacturers has reached , the point where the public is de- 1 mending an early settlement. Re ports that the 500,000 automobiles , expected to be produced in 1945 has i now dwindled to less than a quarter of that figure has aroused a car- hungry public, and letters pour- ; lag in to congress reveal that the public ijs not only concerned over getting new automobiles, but is In creasingly fearful that the delay may disrupt our nation’s reconver sion program. There also has been consid erable objection to the fact that automobiles which are on dis play do not have any price tag* on them, as Is also the case with a good number of other Items on the consumers* “high prior ity" list. The public, apparent- , ly, wants to start buying these Items now—to get in line with cash payments—but they don’t want to buy “a pig in a poke” . ao-far ** price fa ctneorn-^. Manufacturers are becoming equally Insistent that the go*- oromopt end its delay in agree ing to colling IgNom. In the most Interesting press con ference which Clinton Anderson has held since he became secre tary of agriculture, be revealed that meat rationing will probably be all Over by the end of the year, that our civilian food supply will hereafter be much better than “even In prewar years.** Mr. Anderson also released figures on our program for helping hungry Europe during the rest of the year. He said that eur exports of food to the United Kingdom, liberated countries in Europe and French North Africa would be increased by about 50 per cent during the last quarter of the year. Pointing out the enormity of our food supplv, the secretary indicat ed that our shipments to other countries could be still greater, without any shortages at home. The only thing which is preventing greater shipments, he said, is the regulations regarding such ship ments and the financial difficulties nvolved. Total food shipments in the last quarter will be about 4,500,000 tons. Mr. Anderson, who favors getting rid of subsidies as soon as the ime is ripe, indicated that some subsidies may be terminated snob even though it may result in in creased prices. ' Ed. No**: Tint Ri* sjfv&er hot ur- ranf«4 with tho Washington Bureau of Natiod/riWoakly Sorvice, 1616 Eyo St. JV. W^ Washington 6, D. C, to answer ' quastim* pertaining to servicemen and , veterans. These questions will he an- severed in this column if eddressed as above. No replies eep he mode by mail, but this paper will print answers to all questions received. i limited Q. 1 am on limited service duty In the states because af a service- incurred disability^ Should f apply for n disability pension now or after !l am discharged?—Pfc. R. R. B„ Decatur, 111. A. It is possible to apply before discharge, but it may be better to make your application at your sep aration center. You will find a Vet erans administration officer there to help you with all forms, etc. You cannot draw your pension while you are still drawing active duty pay. Q. Can yon tell me whether or not the 26th infantry division and the 11th armored division have been in activated ?—J. R. 8., Abingdon, Va. A. Yes, the war department says both these divisions have been in activated, unless there has been m last minute change. Q. Will the widow and one child ef n soldier killed in action receive a compensation, and hew much and fer hew long?—Widow, Hudson, Colo. A. The Veterans administration says that if you are the widow of a soldier killed in action, and you have one child, you are entitled to ’a death pension of $65 per month for life, or until you remarry, and until the child reaches 18'years of qge at which time your pension will amount to $50 per month. In addi tion, you art entitled to a death gratuity from the government equal '•to Six months* pay of your husband, 'and his war risk insurants, if ha ;had insursnet and named you as beneficiary. Suggest that you write the regional office of tho Veterans tioo at Denver and make jWjntf your husband's name, serial num ber, date and place of birth and all other information required. Q. I am a discharged soldier and was told at ear separation center that 1 had to get out of uniform in 48 hours after I arrived home. Is that true?—Sergeant, Cisco, Texas, A. The war department says there W no rule like that. The reg ulations say a discharged soldier may appear in his uniform up to 86 days after he is discharged. 4- Htaa honorably discharged vet eran has employment for five or six months, or any period of time, then fails to hold his job, will he be entitled to the $26 per week com pensation for a full 12 months* pe riod? Is a veteran required to take employment outside his regular trade?—L. L., Denver, Colo. A. The Veterans administration says that if you lose your job after being employed for any length of time, you have the right to make application to your state unemploy ment compensation office for pay ment of unemployment compensa tion up to $20 per week. A veteran is not required to take employment outside his trade if a job is avail able within his trade. Q. Can you tell me where the 5th marine division is now located?— Miss P. F., Mentor, Ohio. A. As of October 22, the Fifth marines is stationed at Sasebo, Ja pan, on occupation duty. 0. Does the navy give points for battle stars or citations?—Mrs. A. M. A., Brighton, Colo. A. No, the navy does not award discharge points for battle stars or citations. Q. Can you tell me when an en listed man in the army is eligible for discharge?-A reader. Tell City, A. Under the recomputation of points ms of September 2, 1945, an enlisted man is eligible for dis charge if he has 80 or more points; if he is 38 years old or over; or if be is 35, 86 or 37. and has had a minimum of two years of honorable military *trvi«e. Pine Cone Collection We have collected our pine cones and delivered them to the Sumter Nursery. Cones were scarce this year and we fell short of our goal. We hope for better luck next year. O. L. Sharpton, County Ranger. No Fires In October On This Thanksgiving Day ^cQdtimJu&GowtjbiP- FarmJYews (By G. W. Bonnette, County Agent) Chamber Of Com merce To Meet Next Monday Night j There will be a meeting of the i Chamber of Commerce at the Community House next Monday ! night, November 26, 1945, at 7:30 ! o'clock. At Our last meeting the follow ing recommendations were a- dopted: 1. That this be made a perma nent organization and be named McCormick Chamber of Com merce. 2. That the dues be $6.00 for 6 months payable in advance. 3. That T. J. Sibert be made President and P. R. Brown Secre tary & Treasurer. 4. That the Board of Directors be elected to serve for 12 months. 5. That the Board of Directors be authorized to make any rules, regulations and appoint any com mittees advisable.' 6. That at any time necessary the Board of Directors can call a meeting of the entire member ship. Board of Directors: G. J. Sanders, Chairman, P. R. Brown, Secretary & Treas urer, J. S. Strom, R. L. Faulkner, J. Fred Buzhardt, W. N. Smith. If you live in Town or th County and wish to become a member of the Chamber of Com merce of McCormick we will wel come you and urge you to be pres ent a,t this meeting. T. J. Sibert, President. Notice To Rural Patrons Postmaster J. E. Bell states that he is instructed by the Post Office Department to give tne patrons on rural routes notice, that in order to facilitate the collection and dispatch of mall matter bn rural routes, all first and third class mail matter debited in rural let ter boxes for collation by carrier must have stamps affixed at the proper rate of postage. The car riers will have ample stamp stock and patrons are urged to purchase stamps in ad vance so that they can have the stamps affixed when the mail is deposited, in their boxes for collec tion by their carrier. Plum Branch School News 3,299 Bales Qf Cptton Ginned In County To November 1st DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, WASHINGTON. COTTON GINNING REPORT. G. L. Sharpton, county ranger, says that there were no forest fires reported to him in October. This is the second month that we haven’t reported a fire. Let’s keep this record. Intermediate G. A.’s Hold Meeting The Intermediate G. A.’s met Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 14, 1945, at the First Baptist Church. We had 6 present. We hope we have many more next meeting, which will be every third Wednes day of the month. Our G. A. of ficers are as follows: Pres., Dot Brown, Vice president, Jacquelyn Bonnette, Sec. & Tres., Margaret Mann, Reporter, Betty Weden- camp. Our leader is Mrs. James Mattison. We are proud to have her as our new leader. Betty Wedencamp, | Reporter. Census report shows that 3,299 jales of cotton were ginned in McCormick County from the crop f 1945 prior to Nov. 1st as com- lared with 3,359 bales for the crop f 1944. Very respectfully, J. W. Britt, Special Agent. Date 11, 15, 45. Services At The Pentecostal Holiness Church There will be services at the Penecostal Holiness Church at 3 o’clock p. m. on the first and third Sundays in each month. The public is cordially invited to attend. The preacher is Rev. O. E. Tay lor. Come and hear him and the special singing. “It is our opinion that any sound conversion program must aim to reach at least bale-per- acre yields if we are able to keep ourselves on any competitive basis with foreign countries.” — The Progressive Farmer, October 1945. i Thanksgiving Holidays Our P. T. A. is planning the usual Thanksgiving dinner for our school next week. The mothers will contribute the dinner, and wf sincerely hope they all may at tend next Wednesday to take par in this annual school event. This generosity again shows the splen did coperation of our parents with the school. The following menu has been planned: baked chicken dressing, gravy, English peas macaroni pie, cranberry sauce pickle, rice, hot rolls, tea, coffee ambrosia, cookies. The school will have nex Thursday and Friday for Thanks giving holidays. 4-H Clubs Our state pool try specialist, Mis Craven; Miss Luz Uzcatequr o Merida, Venezuela, South Amer ca, and Mr. Bonnette conductec our club meeting last week. W learned many interesting facts a- bout South America. They hav- the 5-V there instead of the 4-H By Betty Anne Langley. Visitors During the week we’ve enjoye the following visitors: Mrs. Jamc Strother, Mrs. W. E. Crawford Rev. Brant, Cadet Nurse Corneli Freeland. Clean Plate Clubs There are two interested clea' plate clubs in the schoo Our lunches are wholesome an well-prepared, so we are pleased t see the empty plates after a mes] ‘Miss” Lillian is such a good coo: and she likes to see us eat ws; We are trying to form good eat Lng habits. Everyday we try l have one hundred per cent clea plate club members. By Marvin Seiglcr. Many of our farmers are using ‘ormaldchyde to treat cats and Blue Stone to treat wheat for smut. I find many of these men fertilizing at time of planting these small grain crops, which shows that our farmers use the best practices recommended. Good seed and a heavy rate of seeding per acre are also practices worth consideration. Plant those Winter Peas and Vetch seeds at once, as it is get ting late. We should get some growth on these plants before the hard winter months. Harvest of Lespedeza seed has been good in places, as H. O. Wat son got 1500 lbs. of Korean seed from 2 acres and has 14,000 lbs. harvest from his farm this year. A bale to the acre is very com mon “cotton language” in McCor mick County this year. Bill Bracknell has ginned about 1590 bales of cotton this year—seems as if we will about hit last year’s mark by the end of the season— that means a good crop for us. Don’t cary more cattle thru the winter than you have food and shelter. Treat calves for worms and it is a good idea to treat your cattle for hemorrhagic septicemia and black leg. See or call me and we will arrange for the State Veterinarian to do this work. T Notice To The Public All the officers at the cour' house will close for Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov. the 22nd. Due to the change in time wc will begin on Nov. the 23rd, clos ing at 4 p. m. every afternoon. Any one wishing to see any of ficer after 4 p. m. phone or send a card. We will be glad to wait on you for a reasonable time. C. W. Pennal, For The County Officers. McCormick Defeats Lincolnton 19-0 The McCormick Panthers closed their season by defeating the Lincolnton, Ga., Red Devils 19-0 last Thursday evening. The game was played on the local field. Halfback Ed Rice scored the Panther’s first touchdown in the first period by running over guard from the three yard line. McCor mick failed to make the extra point. The ball was swapped back and forth for the remainder of the half. During the third quarter right ;uard Bobby Huguley recovered a fumble in Lineolnton’s territory. Dewey Jennings, end, then took he ball on a reverse, one of the Panthers’ favorite plays, over for .he score. Rice hit the line for he extra point. Malcolm Mc Kinney, center, who plays j, bacV- •eld on defense, intercepted one of the Red Devils’ many passes and raced 45 yards to score in the last minute of the game. The Panthers’ line played an outstanding game and put up a good defense against Cartledge, Lincolnton’s backfield ace. McCormick’s line-up was: Ends — Dewey Jennings and Perry Brown. Tackles — Bill Bosdell and Tommy Forrester. Guards—Bobby Lowe Huguley and Grover Davis. Center—Malcolm McKinney. Backs—Claude Huguley, Tommy 3able, Ed Rice, and Bobby Dukes. Substitutes for the line were Buck Alverson, Buddy McCain, Bo Jennings, and Billy Creighton. Substitute for the backfield was * Gary Brown. Claude Huguley and Perry Brown served as co-captains. Extend Thanks For Pounding The first step in the “cultiva tion” of a forest crop is fire pro- 1 tection. We extend our heartiest thanks to the Adult Bible Class of the Plum Branch Methodist Sunday School for the bountiful pounding given us Nov. 14th. Their kind-’ ness will not soon be forgotten by us. Rev. and Mrs. Foster Speer.