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TRUE TO OUltSELVBS. OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Fourth Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1945
Number 28
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; WASHINGTON, D. C. — “The job
•f reconverting our plants from war
to peace is virtually completed.”
< That statement was made by
President Truman at a recent press
E onference in which he -gave other
iteresting figures to show what
as been happening in this coMdCgy!
Since V-J Day. Other statement* of
nature, made by Iffr.'
were:
lit employment has now
to tihe V-J Day level
Is expected to continoe to
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Is far less
d been expected. This
phttt the disruption of
ear economy has been less than
anticipated.
“The metal-working trades
on which wo depend for most of
•nr consumer durable goods
are In such shape that they ex
pect by the middle of 1946 to,
ship goods at 2H times the 1939
rate.
*’ “Retail sales are up 10 per cent
now as compared with the same
’ period last year.
“The cost of living has declined
0.3 of 1 per cent since the surrender
pf Japan, compared with a rise of
’ approximately 1.3 per cent in a
! comparable period after the last
{war.”
i It was a rosy picture Mr. Tru-
' fnan painted, even though he ad*
j mltted that there had been approxi
mately 1,500 strikes since August
; Belittling the danger which most
pie see in the labor situation.
President said that the man-
> hour*: lost because of strikes
. amounted to only 0.76 of 1 per cent
of the total working time available.
The only danger which the Pres-
’ ident seemed to see ahead was that
: of inflation. In regard to this he
* warned: “Inflationary pressures
! are still great, and danger signals
pointing to a further building up
t through the winter and spring are
In the rise of real estate, wholesale
end raw materials prices. We must
] continue to hold the line. We can-
i pot permit inflation.”
. Although the President maoc
the labor problem appear to be
a minor one, so far as re-
CPOVcrsina i* concerned, it was
ImtReg lately pointed out by
congressmen who are working
for labor legislation that his fig-
arcs were based on time tost be
fore the General Motors tstrike.
and that they did not tohcb on
what might happen in the next
J*m on thro* months. “If the
steel workers walk out,” said
pap pjingwomen *fthst strike
alone would more than double
|he imutohaar teepee referred to
by the President.” It is believed
bare 6bU toe months of Janu- ,
ary aad February are apt to be >
too blackest, no tor aa the :
strike situation is concerned, .
pad that sereml million men !
may be on strike at that time.
Final settlement of the General
Motors strike is expected to set the
pattern for the settlement of most
other large strikes, but at the mof
ment, unless one side or the other
gives in, it may take legislation of
some kind to force a settlement A
law requiring labor unions to ac
cept responsibility for their acts is
considered by an increasing num
ber of congressmen to be the key to
eventual settlement
Scandal-hunting seems to be one
of the chief pastimes of congress
these days. Until recently these
activities centered chiefly around
the work of the committee which
is trying to decide who to blame
for the I^arl Harbor tragedy; but
now the charges made against the
state department by Gen. Patrick
Hurley, when he resigned as am
bassador to China, have almost
overshadowed the Pearl Harbor
investigation. The state depart- *
ment is in for the* most searching
investigation ever made, and it ap- ,
pears quite likely that many
changes in the department will re
sult If there are Communist ele
ments in positions of power in the
state department we will soon
have the facts.
Branch School
News
N 4 Christmas Difmer
We had a Christmas dinner last
Thursday. Hie courtesy of the
Demonstration ladies made
i it possible for us to have this
J dinner. The menu consisted -Of
baked chicken, pressing, gravy,
peas, rice, macaroni pie, hot home
made rolls, and cranberry sauce.
We enjo/ed the dinner. Thank
you to the members of the Home
Demonstration club!
Primary News
We are getting ready for Christ
mas. We made a Christmas scene
with Santa Claus and his reindeer.
We have a house and trees covered
with snow.
Howard White,
2nd Grade.
Chapel Dee. 7
We had an Arbor Day chapel
We had the following
Ipture, Marjorie Willis,
Lord’s Prayer by all,
Tlie origin of Arbor Day, by
Doris Shrine.
Arbor Day poems, by Dorothy
And Strother and Charley Ann
Milder.
The group sang Christmas
Carols.
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McCormick School
• News
Notice To The Public
We, the undersigned merchants
and business men of the city of
McCormick, do hereby agree to
close for two days, December 26th
and 26th, Tuesday and Wednes
day. And do hereby beg and ask
your kind cooperation:
Ben Franklin Stores,
H. Drucker,
Dixie Home Stores,
J. S. Strom,
Brown’s Inc.,
D. C. Talbert, j
J. G. Campbell,
J. R. Corley,
J. Connor,
McCormick Grocery Co.,
• M. L. Gibert,
C. H. Huguley,
T. W. Walker,
A. P. Willis,
L. R. ( Bussey,
J. A. Hamilton,
Garrett Furniture Co.,
Dorn Banking Co.,
Browne Bros.,
Patterson Clo. Co.,
McGrath Motor Co.,
J. L. Caudle,
McCormick Dry Cleaners,
Vanity Beauty Shop,
White Hardware,
Josephine’s Beauty Shop.
Clarks Hill Dam
Seems Assured
Assembly Program
The Rev. William Brant, pastor
of the Plum Branch Baptist!
Church, conducted the devotional
during assembly period on Mon
day and gave us an inspiring talk
on Using Your Talents. We ap
preciate the interest and coopera
tion pf our ministers, and hope
that Mr. Brant will visit us again
soon.
Mrs. Dorn, New Teacher
We are glad to welcome Mrs.
James Dorn as a member of the
high school faculty. She is tak
ing the place of Mrs. Milton
Applefield who resigned recently.
Girls’ and Boys’ 4-H Club Meets
The McCormick High School
Carls’ and Boys’ 4-H Club ' met
Tuesday, December 11, 1945.
Program was as follows:
Scripture—Luke 2, 1-14 — Pres.
Johnel Caudle.
Song—“O Come, All Ye Faith
ful”, sung by all.
Qrigin of Christmas—Jacquelyn
Bonnette.
gong—“O Little Town of Beth
lehem.”
Quiz on Jesus and His Life—
Director of Boys' 4-H Club, Mr.
Bonnette.
Quiz on Nuts—Marian Freeland.
Song — ‘‘Silent Night, Holy
Night.”. |
Our new member is Ivadell
Talbert.
This was our last meeting for
this year.
Reporter, f
Monday may be wash day in
the home, but every rainy day is
“wash” day in fields that are not
terraced or contoured.
At a meeting of the Board of
Directors of the McCormick
Chamber of Commerce, held last
Thursday night, a report was
heard on the Clarks Hill Dam
Project. The Committee from the
.Chamber of Commerce on Clarks
Hill is composed of J. Fred
Buzhardt, Chairman, W. N. Smith
and J. S. Strom.
As originally approved by the
Congress, Clarks Hill Dam was to
be built not earlier than six
months after the official end of
the war with both Germany and
Japan. However, some time ago
Sen. Burnett R. Maybank intro
duced a resolution removing the
restriction. This resolution made
it possible to begin work on the
dam as soon as an appropriation
was made by Congress.
A small amount of money was
provided for preliminary surveys
and an item of $128,000,000 was
carried in the deficiency appropria
tion tor sueh projects, $1,000,000
of which was for Clarks Hill Dam
The deficiency sub-committee and
the committee on appropriations
struck the $^28,000,000 from the
bill. However, on the House floor
the 119 items carrying an appro
priation of $128,000,000 was ac
cepted. Congressman Butler B
Hare was one of the leaders in the
fight to have this money appro
priated. He' has been one of the
principal backers in Congress
since the Clarks Hill project was
initiated. Speaking in the House
ui representatives on November
30th, concerning Clarks Hill, Mr
Hare, in part, said:
“Some may say that I am par
ticularly interested in the matter
for the reason that one of the
projects referred to touches my
district. I plead guilty to the
charge. I have been interested in
such a project now for nearly 20
years, and the project that touch
es my district has been surveyed,
analyzed, studied, and inve.ti-
gated by practically every agency
in the Government and it has re
ceived the enthusiastic support of
everyone. Thorough investigation
has been made, into the justifica
tions. So far, the Army engineers
have insisted, the construction # ol
the Clarks Hill Dam will practi
cally eliminate the possibility of
floods for 200 miles on the Savan
nah River. They have said it will
contribute to the national econo
my by the increase of navigation
for a distance of 200 miles on that
river from Augusta to Savannah,
Ga. They have said this for the
last 6 or 8 years and no one has
been able to deny or refute theii
statements or conclusions. The
Federal Power Commission, hat
said there is a pronounced scarci
ty of electric power in that section
and that every kilowatt to be
generated by that project can b
used without competing with an>
existing power system. No om
ias appeared before any commit
tee of the Congress or any agency
of the Government undertaking
to deny or refute these conclu
sions. If the project is completed
I not only look for dozens of ne*
enterprises and industries, but 1
look for hundreds of them to be
established in that area and I
look for them to thrive within a
radius of 50 to 75 miles from
where this dam is to be construct
ed. I look for these enterprises
and industries to make a sub
stantial contribution to the wealth
of the Nation and add substanti
ally to the Treasury of the United
Sates, where funds are to be used
in making payments on our na
tional debt. Mr. Chairman, this
country must increase or enlarge
its wealth-producing activities if
we expect to be prepared to meet
our obligations when they become'
due. Therefore, it shall be my pur- |
pose to support this amendment.” I
McCormick County probably
stands to benefit more by the 1
building of Clarks Hill Dam than
any other county in the State of
South Carolina. The Chamber of
Commerce, recognizing this, has
instructed its Clarks Hill Commit-
Weekly Roundup Of
OPA Price And
Rationing News
STILL RATIONED! '
Sugar Stamp No. 38, now valid,
expires December 31.
THE VICTORY OVER INFLATION
IB STILL TO BE WON!
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Christmas Packages—
Rules in effect during the 1942,
1943, and 1944 Christmas seasons
governing retail and wholesale
charges for Christmas gifts spe
cially packaged by manufacturers
of the gifts apply again this year,
E. H. Talbert, OPA District Director
in Columbia said today.
These rules, effective December
10 until January 15, in general
classify these holiday packages
into two main groups:
1. Where the packaging is pri
marily paper or cardboard and the
articles regularly sold othei; than
at Christmas time, such as cigar
ettes, ties, etc. In these cases the
ceiling price for both gift and
package is the ceiling normally
applicable to the gift without the
special wrapping.
2. Where the packaging is other
than paper or cardboard and of a
tpye that normally would carry a
price above the price for the gift
without the special packaging —
such as tobacco, stationery or
toilet items put up in a fancy
wooden box, or packages contain
ing articles not regularly sold ex
cept at Christmas. In these cases
the gift may be priced on th
basis of the retailer’s or whole
saler’s mark-up for his most com
parable item.
Mr. Talbert emphasized that
these rules are applicable • only to
items packaged by manufacturers,
and do not apply to items packages
by wholesalers and retailers.
Farm Support Of OPA—
Farmer’s support of the “Cost
Absorption” theory of pricing and
of OPA’s efforts to hold the line
against inflation is shown by a
recent letter to Congress from
James G. Patton, president of the
National Farmer’s Union, E. H.
Talbert, OPA District Director said
today.
Mr. Talbert quoted excerpts
from the letter addressed to mem
bers of the ! House and
Banking Committee:
“Our farm families know from
first-hand experience what price
control has meant to them during
the war and they know further
what price control can mean to
them—the difference between suc
cess and failure—during the re
conversion period; In fact, as you
know, the National Farmer’s U-
nion—put its full force behind the
objective of the price control pro
gram and has continued its ful.
support each time the act has
come up for renewal.”
Mr. Patton further wrote, “Farm
families stand ready to buy huge
quantities of business and house
hold equipment and supplies if
these items can be bought at
reasonable prices. Since their
farms were greatly worn in bring
ing to all America the benefit oi
record wartime production, it
does not seem unreasonable to me
to ask that they be able to rebuild
their plant and re-equip their
farms at a reasonable cost.”
Heaters—
General Electric company space
heaters and both GE and Edison
General Electric Appliance Com
pany hot water heaters, at all lev
els of sale, will come to the mar
ket priced at pre-war levels, OPA
District Director E. H. Talbert, an
nounced today.
Except for the addition of the
Federal Excise tax imposed on
these items in July 1944, Mr. Tal
bert explained, no price is higher
than the price in March 1942 fer
a corresponding item.
Freight charges, formerly borne
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Senate
td. 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. I* it necessary that all bom
bardiers be officers? I hear they
mast be a lieutenant to be a bom
bardier?—Mrs. W. V. W., Denver,
Colo.
A. The war department says
there are some bombardiers who
are enlisted men, but that the ma
jority of them are officers.
Q. Can the body of a serviceman
who died ontside the United States
be shipped back here for burial and
If so, what procedure is necessary?
—L. J. P., Mlnden, Neb.
A. The war department says that
no bodies are to be returned to this
country at this time, but that at
some time in the future, a program
may be undertaken to bring the
bodies to this country. When that
time comes, next of kin will be no
tified and the procedure estab
lished.
Q. The Veterans administration
says a veteran is entitled to tuition,
laboratory fees, library and all cus
tomary fees charged by . the school.
Would the Veterans administration
pay for a school annual or a foun
tain pen?—W. H., Nashville, Tenn.
A. Purchase of a fountain pen
or a school annual is not a cus
tomary or necessary fee at many
schools. The Veterans administra
tion says that books and supplies
would include | necessary pens and
equipment, if for instance, a vet
eran was studying drafting or some
such course.
Q. Can you tell me how many
veterans have availed themselves
of the educational part of the G.I.
Bill?—Mrs. T. H., Greeley, Colo.
A. The Veterans administration
says that more than 50,000 veterans
ure now enrolled in institutional and
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au tr.c-.ri if.-.trt* i tr>d
100.000 have been declared eligible
or approved for study and training
under two laws. Public laws 16 and
346.
Q. Our home was In Missouri .
when my son was Inducted Into the ;
service. Since, we have moved to
Colorado. My son is getting his .
discharge soon, so to what selec
tive service board must he report
upon his arrival home?—Mrs. T« Sk.
LaSalle, Colo.
A. Hie war, department says he .
must report to his original induc
tion board in Missouri, but that he
may do so by mail.
Q. Must a veteran pay a fee far
having a claim presented to the
Veterans administration?—J. H. D.,
Memphis, Tenn.
A. No. Representatives of the r
Veterans administration are at •
each separation center. The Veter
ans of Foreign Wars, American Le- >
gion, Disabled American Veterans
Service, all have members or cam-
mi ttees to present your claim. Or
you may ask your local Red Cross
to help in presenting your claim '
free of charge.
Q. I expect to get discharged
soon. Before I entered service I
was a field representative of the
agricultural department. Do 1 get
my old job back and am I en
titled to any increase in salary?—
Worker, Woodsfield, Ohio.
A. The selective service depart
ment says that government em
ployees with re-employment right
are entitled to the salary rate they
received before they entered the.
service plus any in-grade advance- •
ments which they would have got
ten if they had remained on their
civilian jobs.
Q. Would it be possible for me
to go to school a year before
claiming my reinstatement rights
to the job I had before I was
drafted?—A. R. M., Holden, Louis
iana.
A. No. Selective service law says
you must apply for reinstatement
in your old job within 90 days after
your discharge from the service.
by the consumer in amounts vary- years.
ing with his distance from the
manuufacturing plant have been e-
qualized in the order affecting
hot water heaters, he said. Con
sumer prices are therefore uniform
throughout the country.
Clothes Savings—
Based on comparisons with
World War I prices, an estimated
24 billion dollars has been saved
by the American public on cloth
ing and footwear alone, from the
inception of price control through
V-J Day, OPA bistrict Director E.
H. Talbert, stated yesterday.
“This twenty-four billion dol
lars represents an average saving:
of around $170 for every man.
woman and child in the nation,”
Mr. Talbert commented. He gave
much credit for the saving to “the
excellent cooperation of the ma
jority of manufacturers, who have
worked very closely with OPA on
various pricing regulations.”
Mr. Talbert said that the agency
is still working on its program de
signed to put more clothing on
the 'market in the low-priced field,
and several changes are being
made in current regulations to
that end.
The official admitted that
“some” manufacturers have in
sisted on “business as usual” dur
ing the critical shortage of low-
cost clothing, but that the cur
rent changes will make the reg
ulations in general far more en
forceable.
“When considering this saving
on clothing prices alone, it might
be worth remembering that the
cost of maintaining price control
amounts to just about a dollar a
year per person,” Mr. Talbert
pointed out.
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Men Can Enlist
In Marine Corps
For 2, 3 Or 4 Years
Columbia. S. C., Dec. 10.—Under
with a recent change in the policy of
tee to keep in close touch
the situation and take any steps! the marine corps, men can now
necessary to assist in securing the enlist for only two years, or if
dam. jthey wish for three years or four and were planted in September
The United States Marine Corps
needs 30,000 officers and men to
hold its assigned peacetime
strength at 108,000, Capt. T. EL
Abbey, officer in charge of the
District Recruiting Station in Co
lumbia, has announced.
“The Corps is discharging him—
dreds of men throughout the na
tion every day,” Abbey said, “and
it is estimated that as the re
serves ai*e returned to civilian life
30,000 replacements will be needed
to keep our strength at the peace
time figure set by congress—180,-
000 men and 8,000 officers.”
As part of the intense drive un
der way to recruit the needed per
sonnel, Marine Corps headquarters
recently lowered the minimum
height requirements for men IT
through 19 from 66 inches to 63
inches, while minimum require
ment for men over 19 remains at
66 inches.
This came at the same time as
the order permitting voluntary
enlistment of men over 17, for
the first time since Dec. 15, 1942.
Men under 25 may enlist with
out any prior military service,
but ex-servicemen over 25 who
have not passed their 32d birthday
may enlist, provided, they have
not been separated from the ser
vice for more than a year. Ex-
servicemen are restored to their
former temporary rank, if they
enlist for two years, they must do
so within 60 days.
Seventeen-year-olds must have
their parents’ consent to enlist.
Men 18 to 21 may enlist without
parents’ consent as long as Selec
tive Service is in force. After the
draft is dissolved they will need
signed approval from their parents
before being accepted.
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Big Turnips
Mr. B. N. Talbert of Troy Route
1 brought to this office Saturday
the largest turnips we have Ee^n
this year, one weighing 3 1-2
pounds, one, 2 pounds and 7
ounces and one, 2 pounds. They
were of the Purple Top variety.