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TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Forty-Fonttli Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1945 ,M " *Sv' v*< • Number ^2^ Washington, D. C. (NWNS).—Al though many government officials have mot yet made up their minds as to‘what disposal should be made of thS atomic bomb, there is a gen eral feeling of relief here over the . decision of President Truman and Prinje Minister Attlee to withhold, . tor the time being, secret infor mation about atomic energy. ' As for the bomb itself, it is the 'teeling of many here that there is ? to logical reason for ever releasing ; the information. For, if it is agreed *tbat the atomic bomb should never f be used for warfare, what good rea- , son would another nation have for 1 wanting to know how to manufac- ( ture it? Aside from possible war use, oth- 1 er nations of course want infor- ' xnation on the practical application |tomic energy in order that they develop it for industrial uses, heads of the three nations which share the secret—the United States, Gapat Britain and Canada— agree thfc this information should be made available to others—but t»ot until “effective enforceable safeguajn against its use for de structive purposes can be devised.” When, ftf ever, that time will come, nobodyjknows. Meanwhile our navy and air force are planning extensive tests of the atomic bomb to find all the answers regarding its effectiveness on wgter as well as land. It is believed that when the world is made fully aware of just what the bomb will do, every nation may re alize that another war would mean world suicide. • * • The decision of the Ford Motor company to join with the other au tomobile companies and steel com panies in fighting union demands tor major wage increases is con sidered here to be the greatest blow struck against the unions since the war ended. The automo bile unions had high hopes that Ford would make satisfactory wage adjustments which they could use as a club in forcing other auto mobile manufacturers to do like wise. j But when Ford aligned it self With the rest of the industry, the unions were immediately put in the position of having to fight against a united front. As a consequence, the struggle between labor and management has reached a state tantamount to civil war, with even the experts unwill ing to predict the outcome. More and more, it appears that the final solution will have to come from gov ernment, since the split between in dustry leaders and labor leaders seems to have reached an impasse too complicated to solve without in tervention. It appears likely, for the first time in many years, that management is for once not going to give in and is going to demand that labor do a little “giving in” for a change. Management appar- v ently intends to insist that labor unions accept a lot more responsi bility for their acts than they have in the past. Meanwhile, automo bile production may be paralyzed until a solution is found. * * • As an answer to the housing shortage, the senate banking com mittee has asked congress to pass legislation making it possible for people to build small homes with a 5 per cent down payment. The proposed plan is to guarantee mort gages up to 95 per cent of the ap praised value of small homes and to provide that mortgages be amor tized over, a period of 32 years with interest limited to a maximum of 4 per cent Under this plan a man could build a $5,000 home by making a down payment of $250 and monthly payments of under $20. H Plum Branch School News Mt. Carmel News Chapel, Nov. 21. had a delightful Thanksgiv ing dinner on Wednesday. Many of our parents attended. The school presented the, following chapel program: Song, “America”, Pslam 100, Jean Creswell. Bible verses and prayer followed by Thanksgiving poems by pri mary grades. Thanskgiving poems by Charley Ann Miner, Elizabeth Wall, Nel} White, and Rose Marie Creswell. A story by Betty Ann Langley, Song, Thanksgiving Day, by 3rd and 4th grades. Vera Gable presided during the chapel period. John Luther Bracknell conduct ed devotional in our room on Fri- day, Edward Strother on Monday, and Lila Gable on Tuesday. 3rd and 4th Grades. The Bird I Like Best And Why I lik^the blue birds. They are very beautiful birds. It is fun to find their nests. I like to watch the blue birds. Sometimes they have pretty eggs in their nests. Don’t break the little nests up when you find them. By Ellen White, Grade 3. The Bird I Like Best I like the mocking bird boat of all. We have one that sits in the tree at our house and sings all the time. I think it sings so sweetly. It mocks every other kind of bird and also chickens and guineas. By Marion Wall, Grade 3. (Too late for last week) | Chief and Mrs. J. J. White and i Mrs. W. A. Scott were visitors of ! Rev. and Mrs. Doty at their home in Lowndesville Sunday afternoon. Mrs. W. A. Scott and Mrs. Hun ter McKinney were recent business visitors in Augusta. Mrs. W. B. Sharp was a visitor in Atlanta one day last / week. Mrs. Sharp has a smiling face now as Col. Sharp is back in the States. Many friends Wish for him a speedy recovery and a visit home. Mrs. Sharp has been anx ious about him and we all hope he will recover from his recent ill ness rapidly. Mr. and Mrs. S.'T. Russell of Augusta and Mr. and Mrs. Dode Philips were visitors here recently. Here is hoping that Thanksgiv ing for 1945 will be the happiest and most thknkful America has ever known because our boys are at home and coming home. -X- Mrs. A. V. Morgan Celebrates Her 78th Birthday 3,889 Bales Of Cotton Ginned In County To November 14 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, WASHINGTON. COTTON GINNING REPORT. Census report shows that 3,889 bales o/ cotton were ginned in Mc Cormick Counyt from the crop of 1945 prior to Nov. 14 as compared with 3,603 bales for the crop of 1944. Very respectfully, J. W. Britt, Special Agent. Date, 11, 28, 45. Parksville, Nov. 27.—Mrs. Arthur V. Morgan celebrated her 78th birthday on Sunday, the 25th. Re£^ly, it was on Monday, tna 26th, but all her children work, so that they could not come on Monday. The ones who came and brought a bountiful dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Thos. T. Cushman, clerk of* court in Aiken, S. C., Mrs. W. F. Burton, Aiken, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Kerr and son, Chalmers, formerly of Rolla, Missouri, but now of Augusta, Mr. Clyde Morgan and wife and daughter, Ann. All enjoyed the-day. Well I was a silent partner to everything but the dinner and not being used to so many viands I made use of that while the rest talked. But she says the best gift came about 10:30 Monday, the 26th, when her son, Drue G. Morgan, of Seattle, Washington, drove up, to celebrate her birthday. He drove through in pi car, 3,700 miles, to get here. She how is so happy that she really looks ten years younger. May she have many more birthdays. Signed: A Silent Partner. | Miss Emma Wardlaw Claimed By Death Miss Emma Wardlaw, 68, last member of a large family, died suddenly Tuesday night, Novem ber 20, at the home of Mrs. David Wardlaw here, following a heart attack. Miss Wardlaw was the daugh ter of the lat<j D. J. and Bettye Wideman Wardlaw, prominent a- mong the first citizens of McCor mick county. She was never mar ried and is survived by a large group of nieces and nephews. She was an active member of the Troy Associate Reformed Pres byterian Church where the funeral was conducted at 11 o’clock last Thursday morring with the pas tor, the Rev. Mr. Huey, in charge. Burial was in the Troy cemetery. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. X Mt. Carmel News * ■ i ■ ■ . Mt. Carmel, Nov. 27.—Mr. Arch Talbert of McCormick was a visi tor here Monday. Many friends were glad indeed to see him. Mrs. Eula Scott was hostess Thursday to her relatives from Iva, ' Starr and Anderson. The visitors all enjoyed the pleasant day. Cadet John McAllister of 'Clem- son enjoyed a pleasant visit home Thanksgiving and the week end Mrs. W. B. Sharp is spending some time in North Carolina, with her husband, Col. W. B. Sharp. Many friends are glad to know he was able to make the trip to Am erica, since his recent illness and glad to welcome him home. Miss Carolyn Hester of Win- throp College was called home last Wednesday by the death of her uncle, Mr. James Hester. M^* and Mrs. Lowe of Vider Texas, were guests of Messrs. Ben and Willie Hester several days last week. •' They made the trip from Texas to see South Carolina to visit Charleston and for Mr Bennie Hester, who has been visit ing at his old home for severa months, to accompany them home but the affliction in the Hester family prevented Mr. Hester from leaving his brother. Dr. Williams of Atlanta preach ed quite an interesting and help ful sermon in the A. R. P. Church here last Sunday afternoon. His next appointment is the after noon of the third Sabbath in De cember. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Black of Belton and Mrs. Dora Bryson and Mrs. Alice Frazier of Calhoun Falls were happy guests of Mrs. Ida Black Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunaway and daughter, Anne, Mr. and Mr. . Curtis Dunaway of Tignall, Ga., were spend the day guests of Mrs Joe Curtis and 'Miss Juanita Cur tis. Dr. and Mrs. Joe Reeves, Susan and Joe of Bishopville were pleas ant week end guests cf Misses Florence and Susie Patterson Miss Jane Halliday of Erskine Col lege was also a charming visiter. Mr. and Mrs. James Boyd of Greenville were visitors here Sun day afternoon. Dr. Lawrence Hester cf Charles ton and Mrs. Alex Mitchell of Mt. Pleasant, Prof. George McCelveyol York were called to Mt. Carmel Wednesday by the death of Mr. James Hester, which occurred last Wednesday at the hospital in An derson, the result of an automo bile accident in which he sustain ed a broken rib which • later re sulted in complications which re sulted in his death Wednesday forenoon. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon by Rev. E. F. Gettys and burial followed in the Hester family burial grounds. A host of loving relatives and friends deeply sympathize with the bereaved families*. Mr. Bennie Hester left Tuesday morning en route to Texas. Sen. and Mrs. L. L. Hester and Mrs. Hunter Associa- tional Training Union MASS MEETING, DECEMBER 7, 1945, EDGEFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH Theme—Christ Above All, Slogan: Launching a Century with Christ. Program 7:30 p. m.—Song service, 7:40—Scripture reading and prayer—Rev. J. S. Dukes, Jr., 7:50—Roll call of churches, bus iness, announcements, 8:05—Launching our associa- tional program for 1946—Associa- tional Director, 8:30—Special music. 8:35 — Message — Launching a Century with Christ in Our As sociation”, Rev. W. E. Brant. , It is hoped that every church in the association will be well repre sented at this meeting even though it does not have the train ing union organization. On this same night every association in the Southern Baptist Convention will be meeting. Our State attend ance goal is 10,000. The goal for our association is 100—Let’s do our best to reach it! Louiro Bracknell (Director). < . ’-'■V • ■- ■ - Ed. Note: This hc .cr ,V»s at merchant marine?—P. it. B., I'auis Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Walker Celebrate Their 54th Wed ding; Anniversary 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 ns above. No replies can be made by mail, but this paper will print answers to all questions received. Q. What is the bronze arrow head award? If a serviceman mer- its this award, bat has never re ceived it, where should he make application?—J. D., New Madrid, Mo. A. The war department informs us that a bronze Indian arrowhead is awarded army personnel who participate in a combat parachute jump, combat glider landing, or in itial assault landing on a hos tile shore. An eligible individual who is no longer a member of the organization with which the award was earned may obtain an arrow head by making an affidavit to his present commanding officer. Dis charged veterans should submit the affidavit to any post or camp com mander. Q. In computing points for dis charge, how is overseas service reckoned? — R. B. S., Norman, Okla. A. The war department says that overseas service for a soldier of our army begins on the date of his de parture from the American port of embarkation and ends on the date of his arrival at an American port of embarkation Q. I took a coarse in the armed forces institute when 1 was in France. I have since been dis charged. Can I continue my course? —S. IL. Little Rock, Ark. A. No. We are informed a veter an is not eligible to participate in the coures, which are open only to enlisted men on active duty. You, however, can continue your school ing under provisions of the G.I. bill of rights. Q. Can a man who has been dis charged from the navy enlist in the Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Walker cele brated their 54th wedding anni versary on Saturday, November 24th, this also being Mrs. Walker’s 71st birthday. She was before he? marriage Miss Alice Buchannan of Anderson County. Joining them at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. R. Strom, and Dr. Strom, for dinner on Sun- | day were: Mr. and Mrs. A. Roy ]y| r an( J Mrs. EmeSt Walker and daughter, Bobby, of __ Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Christian Ha VC GllCStS C. Walker, Jr., and children of Ridgeland; Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Sheriff and son, Woodrow, of Seneca; Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Waldt of Walhalla; Mr. and Mrs. Milton Valley, Okla. A. A dischargee from the navy is still subject to selective service regulations. If he is accepted for service with the merchant mnnne le will be given a deferment. Q. Who is the oldest five-star gen eral? — Interested, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. A. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, bom January 26. 1880. is the oldest of the five-star gener als. Q. I started hi a small business a few weeks after my discharge, but thus far I am not making ex penses. Is there any provision in the G.I. bill which would help me? Disappointed, Buffalo Lake, Minn. A. We suggest you contact your regional veterans administration of fice at Minneapolis. There is a pro vision in the G.I. bill which provides that in some instances if a veteran gives his full time to a business or profession and his- earnings in the previous calendar month were less than $100, he may apply for an al lowance equal to the difference be tween $100 and the net earnings for that month. Q. Am trying to get an idea when my husband will be home. He had two years service July 27, 1945, and has been overseas one year. His only points are service points since he has been in limited serv ice. His hope is for the age to be lowered as he is 33. Does the army plan to lower the age again?—Tifft. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. A. The army may lower the age limit, but there is no suggestion at this time that they will do so. Sixty- points will be eligible for discharge November 1. After that, there is indication that the army wi* further relax the regulations gov erning discharge. Age for dis charge is now 38 years. Also a sol dier 35, 36 or 37 with a minimum of. two years honorable service is eligible for application for dis charge. To Turkey Dinner Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Christian on Edgefield Highway had as their Walker of Albany, Ga., Mr. and g ue sts to a bountiful turkey dinner Mrs. Thomas Casey of Pittsburg, Thanksgiving, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Pa., Pvt. Ken Johnson of Camp jjunt, and son, Bruce, who has just Gordon, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene re t; Urnec i from 38 months’ service overseas, from Westminster, S. C., Mr. C. C. Giles and son, Thurston, of Clinton, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dunlap anr: two children, Joyce and Giles, of St. Petersburg, Fla., Mr. J. D. Dunlap, Jr., wife and daughter, Joan, from Anderson, S. C., Mrs. J. D. Dunlap, Sr., and Miss Nannie Mae Dunlap of Bethany community. Production Credit Association To Meet Johnson and daughter, Patsy, of Ridgeland. — X ' Wesleyan Service Guild Meets The Wesleyan Service Guild of the Methodist Church held its November meeting at the home of Mrs. Nathan Hanna with Mrs. Ruth P. Duncan presiding in. the absence of the president, Mrs. W. L. White. ‘Service”, was the subject of the devotional led by Miss Evelyn Mann and “Techniques In Build ing Good Will”, was the topic of discussion led by Miss Margie Strawhorne. Officers elected for the coming year were: President, Mrs. N". C. Hanna; Vice President, Mrs. B. W. Crouch; Treasurer, Mrs. Ruth Duncan; Cor. Sec., Mrs. Nell F. Osborne, Recording Sec., Mrs. I- rene Gilbert. Volunteers were se cured for church flower arranging in December and July, and plam completed for the Christmas box to go to the orphan at Epworth Orphanage. While Mrs. Hanna, her sister-in- law, Mrs. Jack Scruggs, and her mother were preparing to serve the refreshments, a salad course with iced punch, out of hiding came a shower” of beautiful gifts which was presented to Mrs. Hanna who is a recent bride. Annual Stockholders Meeting off- the Greenwood Production Cred it Association, December 12, IMBv Court House, Greenwood, S. Cl* 10:45 A. M. Truck Production At Ford Motor Co. Reduced Two-Thirds catch a through train to Texas. Miss Carolyn Hester returned to Winthrop College Sunday after noon, and Prof. George McCelvey returned to York Sunday. Dr. Lawrence Hester returned to his work in Charleston and his aunt, Mrs. Mitchell, returned to McKinney accompanied her home in Mt. Pleasant Satur- The annual stockholders, meet ing of the Greenwood Producttam Credit Association will be held in. the Court House in Greenwood, <m Wednesday, December the 12th, at 10:45. The theme of the meeting will be ownership, according to a^i announcement made by Mr, J. C. Smith, Secretary-Treasurer of the association. This is the 12th annual meethzg of the Greenwood Production Credit Association, which makes short term agricultural loans to farmers in Abbeville, Greenwood,. McCormick, and Saluda Counties. According to Mr. Smith, Secre tary-Treasurer, two directors for the coming year will be elected. “Due to the lifting of travel him to Atlanta where he could ^ day. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 26.—Truck production at the Ford Motor Company will be reduced two- thirds immediately because Kel- restrictions,” Mr. Smith said, sey-Hayes Wheel Company is dis- are expecting one of the largest continuing shipment of wheel attendances in the history of our parts, M. L. Bricker, Ford vice- association. There is always a president"in charge of manufac- great deal of interest in our an- turing, announced today. naul meetings, particularly in the Ford received the following tele- report on the operations and ac— gram from Kelsey-Hayes Wheel: complishments of our association “We regret to inform you that as during the preceding year. This of today we are discontinuing year we expect to have some talks shipments cf all original equip- made by our members.” ment truck parts. This decision The Greenwood Production, is necessary due to the delay in the Q red j t Association is a cooperative Automotive Branch of the OPA in organ^ation which makes short-, acting on price relief or suspen- term agricultural loans on aH sion of ceiling for these parts. t yp es 0 f farming and Js. owned Until some action is taken by this an( j controlled by the farmer- agency by which we can recover mem kers of the association. Mr. in our selling prices the increased w H Stuckey of Ridge Springs is labor and material costs we have f> res i c i^ n t j fh e directors are, S. F. been compelled to add since g^gj-ard of Calhoun Falls, T. J. March, 1942, we will be unable to g^ert of McCormick, V. L. Warner serve you. ’ ! Greenwood, and E. P. Gulldge Mr. Bricker said the company f rnlli «, nn was already seeking other sup- j , pliers to make the necessary j " parts, but conceded that “the fected, and estimated that about search was just about hopeless.” 12,000 additional employees of Mr. Bricker said approximately Ford suppliers will also be af-* 3,000 Ford employees will be af- fected. • ..... — i