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Forty-Fourth Year
June 5.1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1^45
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WASHINGTON. D. C.—The Presi
dent’s plan for relieving the hous
ing shortage is considered here to
be a “partially satisfactory an
swer” to a problem for which there
is no hope of an immediate rem
edy.
At the present moment, accord
ing to figures supplied by Jeh'n
Snyder, director of the Ofmce of
War Mobilization and ReconVef-
sion, “more then a million families
are living doubled-up with other
families” and the number is ex
pected to increase by hundreds of
thOtSMnds next year as more men
return to civilian life.
The President's answer to (the
situation includes: immediate
release of government sur
pluses of building materials,
priorities to those building
hemes in the under-|10;000
1 class and price ceilings on
] both aew and old dwellings.
: Hie first two parts of the pro
gram already are being put
Into operation. The ceiling pro-
; vision, however, will require
legislation, and it appears
rather doubtful whether con
gress will agree to enact “ceil
ing price” legislation when
there is so mnch public clamor
t# get rid of price control.
The ceiling for old houses pro
posed by the President would be
the last price at which a house sold,
while the ceiling on new houses
would be based on the cost of build
ing plus a fair profit.
Most optimistic estimates are
that 500,000 dwellings might be built
during 1946. At this rate the pres
ent severe housing shortage
couldn’t be very much relieved be
fore 1949.
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Indications are that the labor
difficulties which are impeding re
conversion will continue well into
1946. When finally solved it* is ex
pected that our country will have
a more definite labor policy than it
has ever had before—a set of rules
and regulations under which la
bor. management and government
can work together without constant
bickering and serious interruptiuns
in production. j
Present indications are that la
bor Will have to agree to accept
more responsibility, to abolish
“wild-cat’’ strikes, to use the regu
lar ^strike weapon with less fre
quency, and to let wages be more
directly related to the prosperity of
.business.
Management, on the other jj
hand, may be forced- 1 to dpen jf
its books '’during wage discus
sions in order to work strt wage
agio omen to related 4e profits,
to abolish layoffs or provide
some 'Compensation to workers
flaring layoffs, and to give
greater acceptance to collec
tive bargaining.
The President’s recommendation'
for legislation empowering him to!
appoint fact-finding boards to con
sider strike -threats for 30 days be
fore a strike takes place is looked
upon fairly favorably by many,
congressmen. But because of the
opposition of labor and the lack of
enthusiasm for the plan on the part
of management, there is no chance
of it being rushed through con
gress. , <
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Automobile production, because
of strikes, is way behind the sched-|
ules se* when war ended. It was
expected that 500,000 cars would be
built during 1945, but present fig
ures indicate that the total will
probably not reach 100,000. This
means months of delay in supply
ing the new cars which people al
ready have\ordered and the major
automobile companies have given
up even guessing when deliveries
might be made.
The automobile concerns are still
putting pressure on OPA to allow
them to increase prices — particu
larly if they will have to give wage
increases. The Ford Motor com
pany has estimated that it will lose
money on every car it makes in
1946, under the present price sched
ule, and expects losses to total 35
million dollars. j
F Ed. Note: This newspaper has ar
ranged with the Washington Bureau of
Ttetional Weekly Service, 1616 Eye St.
m^Weshwgton 6, D.G^to answer
s pertaining to servicemen and
These questions will be an-
„ _4 'this column if addressed as
imbovm. Noreplies can be made by mail,
but Ms paper will print answers lo all
quedtions received.'
husband is overseas with
been in the service
■, 1942. Since last
March X have had to take care of
my tWe sisters, 16 and W years old*.
My paresis are dead. Is my hus
band entitled to 24 points for my
sisters?—Wife, Lamar, South Caro
lina.
A. No. Under the current army
point system only the first three
dependent children count, 12 points
each.
> Q. My hnsband died of heart dis
ease in Germany several months
ago. I filled ont the papers for a
pension but have not beard a word
from it. I want to know if I will
get a pension and how soon?—
Mrs. M. G., Susquehanna, Pa.
A. Suggest that you write to the
Veterans administration, Washing
ton, p. C., for sometimes these pa
pers move slowly, but when you do
receive your pension, it will be
retroactive from the time your ap
plication was made.
Q. What is the time limit for fil
ing a‘claim for burial expenses for
» deceased veteran of World War
D?—O. K. 8., San Diego, Calif.
A. Claim for payment or reim
burserr.ent for such expenses must
• be filed wHhin ’two years subse
quent to the veteran’s burial.
* Q. Can you tel! me what the
61st, 83rd and 96th articles of war
mean? My brother whites that he
was being field for violation of
these articles. — A. L., v Denver,
Colo.
A. The 83rd article of war covers
wrongful disposal, loss or damage
to government property and pro
vides that the loss shall be made
good in addition to punishment.
The 61st article of war covers be
ing absent without leave, A.W.O.L.,
while the 96th article covers all
disorders and -neglect to the preju
dice of good order and military dis
cipline . . . conduct of a nature to
bring discredit upofl the military
service apd all crimes and offenses,
not capital, of which persons sub
ject to military law may be guilty.
Trial under these articles may be
before a summary, special or-gen
eral court martial, depending upon
the seriousness of the offenses.
Q. Where may 1 obtain informa
tion about the discharge of in
American soldier in Europe? Also
where may I learn his present ad
dress? — Mrs. J. L. B., Knoxville,
Teun.
A. The war department says that
only in the rarest instances or
cases, are American soldiers dis
charged on foreign soil. If you are
the wife of the discharged man, or
a close relative, you may write to
the Office of the Adjutant General,
War department, Washington, D.
C., for ttie desired information. If
you are not, no information will be
given.
Q. My husband has been in the
navy since 1942 and took out an
insurance policy when he went in.
We were married the following Jan
uary and I was made his bene
ficiary. 4 received a notice to that
effect, but have never received the
policy. To whom may I write about
It?—Wife, East Peoria, IU.
A. No national service life insur
ance policies are issued until your
husband leaves the service and
converts his insurance. His serv
ice record which follows hitn wher
ever he goes and on which his in
surance deductions are noted, is
all the '^policy” needed.
Q. Is there ahy linftted time bow
long a sailor hatrto Stay in the navy
Who wetot"1tt under the selective
service act. and who has not left
the States?—Mrs. E. F. G., Thomas-
viUe, N. C.
A. Enlistments in the naval re
serve were for the duration and six
months.
Tm Tired, Son, You Take the Load! 1
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“The most poignant and wide
spread prayer in ' the world is,
‘Give us this day our daily bread’.
Two-thirds of all the people on
the earth are undernourished, and
are on the brink of starvation,
xxxxx even the most prosperous,
including our own, have multi
tudes who are 111-fed.”—From At
lanta Journal editorial.
“We need only to change the
defeatist attitude towards cotton
and work together intelligently to
put this great crop, cotton, back
where it belongs as America’s
greatest source of fiber, food, and
feed, and chemical raw materials
of any crop now grown.”—Victor
Schoffelmayer in “West Texas To
day”. _
Mrs. Lydia Christian
Claimed By Death
Mrs. Lydia Holies Christian. 54.
wife of Jim R. Christian, died at
her home near here early Thurs
day morning, Dec. 20, after an
illness of three days.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Bethany Baptist Church,
of which she was a devdted mem
ber, Friday afternoon at 2:30,
with the pastor, the Rev. C. L.
Whittemore, of Greenwood, offici
ating. Interment followed In the
church cemetery.
Besides her husband, Mrs.
Christian is survived by one step
daughter, Miss VirgThia Christian,
of De la Howe School; two sisters,
Mrs. Maude Robinson, of Red Hill,
Mrs. H. B. Bledsoe of Johnson;
three brothers, W. L. Holmes,
Trenton, J. B. Holmes, Augusta,
C. V. Holmes, Edgefield,- and Dr.
A. L. Holmes of Ware Shoals. \
J. S. Strom, funeral director, iri
charge.
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Mrs. Lizzie Freeland
Claimed By Death
Mrs. Lizzie Parkman Freeland,
wife of W. E. Freeland, died at
their home in the White Town
community Friday, following an
illness of two weeks.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Plum Branch Baptist
Church Saturday morning
11:30 o’clock with the Rev. W. E.
Brant officiating. Interment fol
lowed in the Freeland cemetery.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. W.
O. Lindsay of Honea P*th:
r»ns. Charles B. Freeland, St.
Petersburg, Fla., William E. Free-;
land. Ways Station, Ga.: Johnnie;
Freeland, Julian Freeland, and
Winfrey Freeland, all of Plum
Branch; five grandchildren; twoi
brothers, Press Parkman, Green-1
wood and J. H. Parkman, Modoc;;
one sister, Mrs. C. L. Mathis of ;
Modoc, S. C.
She was a life long member of
the Red Hill Baptist Church,
near Modoc. j
Pallbearers were Harold Mathis,
Edward Mathis, Gene Wates,
William Freeland, William White
and H. X. Wright. i
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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Union Service To Be
At Methodist Church
Sunday Night
The union service between the
churches of the town will be held
in the Methodist Church next
Sunday night, December 30th, be
ginning at 7:30 o’clock. Dr. L. K.
Simpson, pastor of McCormick
Baptist Church, will bring the
j message. Everybody is invited.
Mrs. J. F. Wideman
Claimed By Death
Mrs. Georgia Bell Wideman, wife
of Jim Frank Wideman, died at
her home -here Monday morning
at 2:30 o’clock after an illness of
four days.
Funeral services were conducted
at the graveside in the Wideman
cemetery Wednesday afternoon at
three o’clock with her pastor, Dr.
L. K. Simpson, officiating.
Mrs. Wideman was the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Fields, of
Sandersville, Ga., and had lived
in McCormick since her marriage
in 1941.
She was a devoted member of
the McCormick Baptist Church.
Besides her husband, and par
ents, she is survived by a daugh
ter, Nan Evelyn Wideman; one
sister, Mrs. Mattie Sistrunk of
Lumber ton. Miss., two brothers,
Vernon Fields, Milledgeville, Ga.,
and Harmon Fields, of Sanders
ville, Ga.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
Farmers And The
1945 Federal
Income Tax
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Employers’ Rates Un
affected By Service
men’s Allowances
Readjustment allowances paid
veterans under the Servicemen’s
ReadlusUript, Act of 1Q44 (G. I-
Rill of Rights) are NOT charged a-
Tainst the experience rating ac
count of anv emplcyer covered by
the South Carolina Unemployment
Coinnencation Law, the Unemploy
ment Compensation Commission
a^ounced today.
It was explained that, the South
Carolina TTnemplovment Compen
sation Commission administers
both the State unemployment
compensation law and title V of
the Servicemen’s Readjustment
Act 1" Sou f h Carolina, but onlv
benefits paid under the State job
insurance law v/ere considered in
determining contribution rates un
der the State Act. The readjust
ment pllowances paid under the
“G. I. Bill” come from the gen-‘
era! funds of the United States
Treasury, and not from the un
employment trust funds.
’ Wh f, n o ' ,, e’' a veteran is deter
mined eligible for allowances un
der the Federal Servicemen’s Act,
his last employer is notified. This
is done so that the employer may
inform the agency why the man
was “separated,” as the cause of
a claimant’s unemployment is al
ways considered in determining
his eligibility for allowances.
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cio^nson. Dec. 22.—Current fed
eral income-tax laws require that 1
two kinds' of reports—declarations,
of estimated tax and the final)
tax returns—are required of farm
ers under certain conditions. Spe
cial provision is made, however, 1
for farmers; that is. persons who
derive at least two-thirds of their i
a^nss income from farming in the
filing ‘of these reports, says M. C.'
Rochester, Clemson extension
farm management specialist. |
A farmer is required to file a
declaration of estimated tax for
the calendar year 1945 on or be
fore January 15, 1946, unless he
files a final return by January 15,
thereby avoiding the need for
filing a declaration of estimated
tax. A declaration of estimated
tax is-required of a farmer under
at least two general circum
stances:* (1) a farmer who has a
gross income of $500 or more,
and (2) a farmer who has an
income in excess of $100 from
sources not subject to withhold
ing tax.
Farmers are permitted certain
alternative procedures in report
ing for income-tax purposes. For
example, farm income may be
determined on the cash basis or
op the accrual basis. The cash
basis includes only the cash re
ceipts from products sold during
the year. The accrual basis takes
into account the sales made on
the cash basis and also inventory
charges during the year.
proper record of farm re
ceipts and farm expenses is im
portant for preparing a farmer’s
tax return, Rochester points rut.
For tax purposes, only the finan
cial results of the farm business
nerd be displayed. The Bureau of
Internal Revenue does not insist
that farmers keep books in any
special wav. If the basic facts
are in writing, the necessary re
arranging for income-tax purposes
can be made.
The Extension Service has pre
pared a farm account record book
which farmers are finding of
much value in filling in income-
tax forms. This record may be
obtained from county agents or
from the Extension Service at
Clemson.
Much Lime Is
Needed To Con
dition Soils
Greenwood P. C. A.
Holds Meeting
The twelfth annual meeting of
Greenwood Production Credit As
sociation was held Wednesday,
December 12. at the county court
house. Greenwood. W. H. Stuckey,
president of the association, o-
pened the meeting and stated that
the ' association had experienced
another successful year. He said
he thought that this should be a
members’ meeting, ' and asked
those members present to elect a
chairman to take charge. W. W.
Steadman, of Ridge Spring, was
elected chairman.
J. C. Smith, secretary-treasurer
of the association, in making his
renort shewed that the member-
chin now totals 936 farmers, and
‘hat the association had made
loans amounting to $336,338 the
orst year, that the reserves built
un amounted to $39 538, and that
the association could lend 3-4 of
a million dollars to the farmers in
the territory.
Mr. Steadman then stated that
it seemed that the farmers should
ta^e adva^tape of this privilege
and asked those present w^at
they thought about it. Twenty-
four farmers responded to this,
end it was unanimously voted
that each member should en
deavor to bring in a new member
for another year.
S. F. Sherqrd of Calhoun Falls
and T. J. Sibert of McCormick,
wore reflected to serve as directors.
Other directors of the association
are V. L. Warner. Greenwood. E-
P. Gulledge. CaUiscn, and W. H.
Stuckey, Ridge Spring.
Special guests’ from the coun
ties served by the acsocia’ibn, and
introduced by Mr. Smith were:
Saluda County: F. M. Kearse,
county agent; R. W. Harrell, vo
cational ' teacher at HoUywo^d
School; with 1.1 boys and 18 girls,
members of 4-H and FFA clubs;
Miss Margaret Roddey, home dem
onstration agent.
McCormick County: G. W. Eon-
nette. county agent, with Richard
Blackwell, outstanding 4-H boy,
having received the highest num
ber of awards in his county* Mrs.
Myrtle Ruth Collier, AAA office.
Greenwood Coufity: P. M. Gar
vin. county agent, with Iris Miller
and Guilda Templeton, both hav
ing made outstanding records in
exhibiting cattle and in poultry.
Ho also introduced 16 boys who
have made unusual records in A -H
club work: Miss Elizabeth Heir-
bert, home demonstration agent.
W.. F. Chapman, teacher of agri
culture at Greenwood high school.
With 20 boys from his classes;
Harold Milier, shop teacher at
Greenwood high school; S. M.
Byars, soil conservationist; Miss
Katherine Boulware, of the AAA
office; T. Gordon Duckett, of the
NFLA office; and C. L. Wells, of
Greenwood Pasteurizing plant; T.
Ml Cluburn, assistant county a-
gent.
Other visitors were Rex Lan-
ford, secretary-treasurer of the
Clinton Production Credit Associ
ation, J. L. Marshall of the Pro
duction Credit Corporation of Co
lumbia, and Major and Mrs.
Seddon, of McCormick.
“American agriculture is now
geared to produce 30 per cent
more than it was producing just
before the war. With more labor
and the inevitable improvements
in farm technology, ,it will soon
be able to produce much more.”
—From USDA statement to Boston
Conference on Distribution.
Clemson, Dec. 22.—To condition
South Carolina soils for maximum
production, large quantities of
lime are still needed, W. H.
Craven, Clemson extension a-
gronomist said here today.
Not many years ago Clemson
College Experiment Station tested
over two and a half million sam
ples of soil representing approxi
mately 95 per cent of farms in
South Carolina. The analyses
showed that about 40 per cent of
these soils are strongly to ex
tremely acid. Another 40 per cent
were moderately acid. This leaves
only 20 per cent slightly acid to
alkaline. . .
Last year farmers of inis state
used approximately 150,000 ton*
of ground limestone, a large por
tion of which was applied to this
80 per cent of soils strongly tD
moderately acid. After the soi s
in this state have received suffici
ent lime to reduce the acidity to
that cf moderately acid, it. has
been estimated that we need an
nually an application of half a
million tons in order to maintain
this condition for normal pla it
growth.
The increased acreage of le
gumes and pasture grasses in cur
system of farming further em
phasizes the need of a lime pro
gram on every farm in this state,
Mr. Craven declared. He remind
ed, however, that limestone, un
like fertilizer, is slow in action
and immediate results cannot be
expected.
Results of the South Carolina
Five-Acre Cotton Contest have
shown that the prize-winning
yields of cotton were produced
on limed soils or on soils that
naturally had little or no soil
acidity.
Not only does limestone sweeten
the soil, it adds calcium, which is
a necessary plant food on most of
South Carolina soil. The lime con
ditions the soil and makes avail
able much of the plant food that
is tied up in various ways in an
acid soil.
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Looking for your cattle? Th''-r
are over in that corner of yj/.r
pasture which you limed and
phosphated.