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X Forty-Fourth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1946 Number 33 i tf WASHINGTON. D. C. — The TO embers of congress admit that th?y have been “put on the spot,” both by the President and by their constituents back home. Returning from their prolonged Christmas vacation, during which the President made a speech urg ing the public to put pressure on its representatives to do something fbout needed legislation, the con gressmen say that the pressure really was put on — and they are . now in a mood to try to bring about 4 qyick action on emergency domes- problems. The President nseg an un- the nation’’ report to congress itself: Ordinarily the President talks to congress first and then explains Us program to the people. But reeling that he waa not getting proper support from congress, Mr. Truman took ad vantage of the faet that con gressmen were at home to stir up what he called “the great est pressure group in the world” —public opinion. Some congressmen were highly annoyed by this Presidential ma neuver. They point out that the problems outlined by the President are not nearly as simple as he made them out to be — that he has proposed legislation which will not solve those problems — and that legislation which is going to be the foundation for our economy for years to come should not be rushed through without plenty of study and adequate hearings. But although the 'President’s speech did not add to his popularity in congress, the members of that body realize that he did put the spotlight on them and that the public is looking for action as it has nevei* looked before. Commit tees which have been holding up important legislation have definite ly been stimulated or “frightened” into completing their reports. As a result, we can expect a good many bills of paramount impor tance to be brought to the floor of the house and senate during the next few weeks. But among the less political ly - minded congressmen there appears to be a growing fear that inadequate legislation will result. One representative used the President’s labor proposals as an example. He said that events during the past few weeks have proved, beyond much doubt, that Mr. Truman’s request for a law creating fed eral fact-finding committees and requiring that no strike be called while those committees are making their investigations, would not be a satisfactory an swer to the labor - manage ment situation. He pointed out that the recent labor • manage ment conference was able ( to get nowhere in finding a good answer to the problem and it should not be assumed that con gress can get the right answer overnight. It is expected that the President’s demand for a continuation of price control for all of 1946 will swing the vote in favor of extending the price control act, which now ex pires at the end of June. It is also believed here that his renewed pressure for a higher minimum wage will result in early legisla tion along that line. But it is con sidered doubtful that congress will follow his bidding in attempting to rush through the full employment bill or the much-debated medical insurance program. The congress considers Itself thoroughly chastised for having de layed action on many matters of vital importance. It realizes that the President has shifted the blame for lack of action , to its shoulders. And we can expect, dur ing the coming months, that con gress will buckle down to work. But that doesn’t mean that it will accept the President’s legislative recommendations any more read ily than it has during the past year. Homer H. Shaw Claimed By Death , « Homer H. Shaw, 71, died of a heart attack Friday morning at 10:30 o’clock at his home near here. Funeral services were conducted at the graveside in the McCormick cemetery Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock with Dr. L. K. Simp son, pastor of the local Baptist Church, in charge. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Newman Smith, of McCor mick, and Mrs. J. F. Terry, of Greenwood; three sons, Ernest Shaw and Floyd Shaw, both of McCormick, and M. L. Shaw, of Greenwood; three brothers, Willie Shaw and S. G. Shaw of Iva, and H. M. Shaw of McCormick; nine granddaughters. Mr. Shaw was a member of the Iva Baptist Church. He was a native of Anderson county but had lived near McCormick since 1913. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. X Plum Branch H. D. Club To Meet Jan. 18 Honorable Discharges Names and records' of McCor- ttfek County veterans filing hon- pmMe discharges with Clerk of Court J. I*. Mattison: CpT Robert W. Edmunds, en- t«*ed service August 15, 1941, dis charged Oct. 28, 1945. Hatties and campaigns, Naples-Foggia, North ern Appennines, Central Europe. Rome, and Rhineland. Wears ATG Service ribbon, Good Conduct medal. Purple Heart, anyl Croix De Guerre. Served with 939th Held Artillery Battalion. Pfc. Perry A. Turnage, entered service Sept. 7, 1942, discharged Qct. 20, 1945. Battles and cam- paigns, Tunisia, Rome-Arno, Rhineland, and Central Europe. Wears EAMET campaign medal with 4 bronze service stars, Good Conduct medal, and Purple Heart. Served with 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion. 4pt Sgt. Jasper T. Holliday, Jr., en tered service Jan. 26, 1943, dis charged Oct. 28, 1945. Wears Gobd Conduct medal. Served with Medical Detachment Section 1, Service Command Unit 1448. Pfc. Dave H. Willis, entered ser vice August 15, 1941, discharged Oct. 16, 1945. Wears American Defense Service medal, Asiatic- Pacific Service medal, and Good Conduct medal. Served with Med ical Detachment Service Command Unit 1493. Staff Sgt. James W. Burkett, entered service April 18, 1942, dis charged Oct. 31, 1945. Wears EAME Service medal, 1 service stripe, 4 overseas service bars and Good Conduct medal. Served with 563rd AAF.Base Unit. Sgt. Charlie Wall, entered ser vice June 11, 1942, discharged Nov. 2, 1945. Battles and cam paigns, Rhineland, Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, and Central Europe. Wears American Theatre campaign medal, EAMET campaign medal with 5 bronze service stars, and Good Conduct medal. Served with 629th Tank Destroyer Battalion. Cpl. Thomas L. Patterson, en tered service Jan. 8, 1941, dis charged Nov. 6, 1945. Battles and campaigns, Rhineland and Central Europe. Wears Afaericaft Theatre campaign medal, Victory medal. Good Conduct medal, EAMET campaign medal with 2 bronze service stars. Served with 898th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Pfc. B. C. Owings, Jr., entered service June 15, 1943, discharged Nov. 9, 1945. Battles and cam paigns, Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland. EAMET Service medal, Good Conduct medal. Victory medal, and Soldiers medal. Served with 520th Service Squadron. Pfc. Kellie W. Barnett, entered service Oct. 36, 1942, discharged May 20, 1945. Wears Good Con duct medal. Served with 2135th AAF Base Unit. Sgt. Lawrence E. White, en tered service Oct. 8, 1940', dis charged May 21, 1945. Battles and campaigns, Normandy. Wears Purple Heart, EAMET campaign medal with one bronze service star, Combat Infantryman badge, American Defense Service medal, and Good Conduct medal. Served with 13th Infantry. Pfc. James R. Collier, entered service June 26, 1941, discharged June 7, 1945. Wears Asiatic-Pa cific Theatre campaign medal, and American Defense Service medal. Served with 2535th AAF Base Unit. Cpl. James M. Self, entered ser vice March 9, 1942, discharged June 11, 1945. Battles and cam paigns, Tunisia, Normandy, Rhine land, Sicily, and Northern France. Wears Purpe Heart, Good Conduct medal, EAMET campaign medal with 5 bronze service stars. Served with 58th Field Artillery Battalion. T-5 Otis M. Dorn, entered ser vice Feb. 25, 1941, discharged June 17, 1945. Battles and cam paigns, Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland. Wears American .Defense Service medal. Good Conduct medal, EAMET campaign medal with 3 bronze service stars. Served with 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron. Sgt. James W. Bussey, entered service, June 26, 1941, discharged June 21, 1945.. Battles and cam paigns, Naples-Foggia, Algeria, French Morocco, Tunisia, South ern France, Rome-Arno, and Rhineland. Wears Purple Heart with. Oak Leaf ’Cluster* Combat The Plum Branch H. D. Club will meet at the school house Friday afternoon, Jan. 18th, at 2:45 o’clock. All members are asked to be present. X Plum Brandi Sdiool News Ice Cream Party The Curtis Publishing Company was host to an ice cream party for those boys and ‘girls who sold magazines. We met in the office, and enjoyed our treat. Doris Shrine. Visitors Mrs. Alma Creighton, County Lunch Supervisor, spent Monday with us. We look forward to her visits. Other visitors were: Mrs. Sara Coleman, Rev. Foster Speer. Dot Wall. Sixth South Carolina History Class' We have been learning some interesting things about the his tory of our state. This week we made talks on “Reconstruction.” The seventh grade voted on the two best talks. First place was won by Dot Wall; second place by Elizabeth Wall. We like our his tory class. Elizabeth Wall. Clean Plate Honor Roll Lila Gable, Bobbie Langley, Lar ry Bowick, Eugene Finley, Ellen White, Robert Lee Gable, Sallie Leverett, Eugene Jennings, Margie White, Shirley Wall, Joanne Seig- ler, Janie Gable, Sonny Wall. Na than Finley, Elise Langley, Eliza beth Wall, Dorothy Anne Strother, Doris Shrine, Millie Wall, Marjorie Willis, Nell White, Mary Ellen Reynolds, Rose Marie Creswell, Betty Anne Langley, Vera Gable, Marvin Seigler. The above names are those pu pils who have eaten all their lunch every day this week. Sickness We have had few people absent because of sickness. Two pupils are sick now; they are: Mary Anne Winn and Bill Morgan We tbev will soon be well. infantryman Badge, Aviation Badge (Parachutist), American Defense Service medal. Good Con duct medal, Distinguished Unit Badge with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters. EAMET campaign medal with 1 silver service star and 1 bronze service star. Served with 505th Parachute Infantry. Pfc. Fred C. Edmunds, entered service Jan. 22, 1941, discharged June 27, 1945. Battles and cam paigns, Northern France and Rhineland. Wears Combat In fantryman Badge, American De fense Service medal, EAMET cam paign medal with 2 bronze service stars, Croix De Guerro with Palm Order of Day, and Good Conduct medal. Served with 15th Infantry. Football Banquet Here February 1st The annual banquet of the Mc Cormick High School football team will be held at the Com munity House on the night of February 1, at 7:30 o’clock. This banquet is eagerly looked forward to by the members of the football squad and their girl friends. This year it is our desire to have in attendance all football fans who would like to enjoy this affair with us. Anyone wishing to attend at the cost of one dollar per plate is asked to notify Supt. W. H. Weldon at once, certainly, not later than January 2. v X Mt. Carmel News Cadet John McAllister of Clem- son College spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McAllister. Pfc. and Mrs. Robert Scott and Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson cf Greenwood were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott Sunday evening. Rev. and Mrs. Frank Pressley of Due West were visitors in Mo. Carmel the first Sabbath and Rev. Pressley preached quite a fine sermon in the A. R. P. Church that morning. Mrs. W. A. Scott and Mrs. Hunt er McKinney were recent business visitors in Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Klingen- smith are enjoying a pleasant stay with Mrs. Curtis . and Miss Juanita Curtis. Miss Mary Hardaway of New York is a welcome visitor with her mother, Mrs; Leonora Harda way, for a few days.- Mrs. Lindley of Anderson sur prised her friends, Misses Harda way and guests, with a short visit Monday afternoon. Sen. L. L. Hester spent the week end at his home here. There is quite a demand for houses to rent now. Miss Jessie Norris of Charlotte, N. C., is visiting Miss Mary Hard away. The many friends of Mrs. W. B. Sharp were, sorry indeed to hear of the illness of Col. W. B. Sharp at a hospital in N. C. AH hope for his speedy recovery. Cadet John MeAUister recently entertained quite a number of friends with a New Year’s party at th$ Community House in Mt. Carmel. The rooms were beautifully dec orated in evergreens, berries, ferns, etc., and was very pretty and attractive. Mr. and Mrs. Mc Allister were assisted in entertain ing the young folks by Mr. and Mrs. Garrison, Mr. and Mrs. Hendrix, Calhoun Falls, and Mrs. Morgan. About 65 young people enjoyed a very pleasant evening dancing, and all present enjoyed the piano music by Mrs. Garrison and Miss Nita Curtis. At a late hour, Mrs. McAllister was assisted in serving delicious punch and cookies by Misses Juanita Curtis, Jean Smith and Margaret Edwards. A very pleasant and happy evening was enjoyed by all present. x Annette Moorhead Coker May Queen Hartsville, Jan. 15.—In electing senior class President Annette Moorhead of Goodville 1946 May Queen, Coker' college students made and re-made college history. The slim, brown-eyed brunette and Mrs. Margaret Moorhead Bo- lick of Clinton, her only sister, are the only members of the same family to achieve this honor. Mrs. Bolick, now an alumnae rep resentative on the Coker board of trustees, was May Queen in 1937, the year she was graduated. Another senior, Ruth Ludlam cf Ed. 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 uestions will be an swered in this column if addressed as abttve. No replies can be made by mail, but this paper will print answers to all questions received. Q. My husband survived his ship’s destruction at Okinawa on April 8, 1945, and when the boys were res cued several photos were taken of them when they were in life rafts and being taken aboard the de stroyer. Ine ship, the PGM-18, sank immediately after the explosions, ud another ship, the YMS-103, op erating there also sank after a sim ilar explosion some minutes later. When my husband was home he spoke about all the pictures taken and I would so much like to obtain them if possible for his scrap book which 1 have kept qnite complete of his naval record. Can you tell me where I can obtain them?—Mrs. L. A., Sioux City, Iowa. A. The navy department says there were no official pictures taken and they have none in their files here of either ship to which you refer. They may have been taken by private cameras. Q. Where is Battery C-387 AAA- A. W. borne now located? Is it on occupation duty and when will it be brought to the United States?— Miss O. G., Anderson, Texas. A. As of December 26 the 387th airborne Battery C, was stationed at Heidelberg, Germany, on occu- tional duty and the army says they have no word when the battery will be moved. Q. Is there any place where 1 could obtain a list of the various auto mecltanics schools which are acceptable under the educational program of the G.I. bill of rights?— R. W. B., Independence, Va. A. Contact the veterans admin istration office in the region where you prefer to attend school. They will have a list of such Schools. Q. I want to know if the second wife of a veteran of World War 1, who has no children. Is eligible for a pension when left a widow. Or must she have children?—A. A. !>.. Sec tion, Ala. A. The veterans administration says the legal widow of a World War I veteran is entitled to a pen sion, even though she was a second wife. Q. Can yon give me any informa tion about the USS Ebert (DE-768)? Do they still need destroyer escorts in the Pacific?—Mrs. J. E., Salina, Kan. A. According to latest available information, the DE Ebert is at Manilla, being given extensive re pairs. The navy says ships of all classes are being decommissioned when no longer needed. Q. I am anxious to learn of the whereabouts of my son as we hav en’t heard from him in several months. He has more than 75 points and is with Battery B, 515th AAA (A.)-Bn.—Mrs. E. A. L., Denver, Colo. A. This unit is at Kreuth, Ger many, and is scheduled to return to the U. S., but no definite date is available. Q. I am a veteran of World War II and sterved in the army from July 25, 1942, to May 6, 1944. I drew my mustering-out pay and tried to farm last year. Am I entitled to the 52 weeks pay of $20 per month?— J. B. R., Hurt, Va. A. No. To be entitled to unem ployment compensation you must first make application to an office of the United States employment service for a job. If no job is forth coming you may be entitled to the $20 per week. You are entitled, however, to apply to your nearest regional office of the veterans ad ministration for an allowance equal to the difference between $100 and your net earnings per month if the earnings of the previous month were less than $100. This applies to all veterans who enter business for themselves, which includes farm ing. classes are: Seniors: Ethel Ash ley ol EUenton; Betty Warren Blackmon of Florence; Annie Chaworth Hayes of Latta, Route 1; Barbara Lambdin of New Lon don, Conn.i Jane Ann McGregor Because T$at Is Last Day That Jan. 31, 1946, Kno wn As ‘Last Day’ of LykeslAd; Jane Pate ofj Lamar; and Mis? Turbeville. Juniors: Sara Richardson of Carolina Beach, N. C.; Igary Sand ers of Florence and Waltorbofo; Eleanor Vause of Kingstree; and Connie WitseU of Walterborp. Sophomores: Bertha Mae Harris of McCormick, Betty Padgett of Waltprboro, and Betty Yarbrough of Hattoville. Freshmen: Win ton Clontz of Monroe, N. C., and Adele Durban of Aiken. Besides heading the graduating class, Miss Moorhead, a music ma jor and prominent campus violin ist, is president of the Glee club for the second year, member of the Music club, student council. X& V* 4&»y Can Retain Grades By Re- twHitinf In The Regular Anng. ''January 31, 1946, is known as ‘Last Pay’,” Captain Donald J. .Baker, local Army Recruiting Officer, said today. “The reason this date Is so called,” continued Captain Baker, “i& because the 31 of January is the last day that men who are now in the Army can retain their present grades by reenlisting in the Regular Army; or that veterans (who have not been discharged more than 26 days) can enlist and retain their grade held at time of discharge. It was pointed out that this un usual benefit of allowing ft man to Crippled Children’s society’s Harts- j enlist in the grade held at time of ville chapter, a Coker organiza- discharge, provided he enlists tion, and house president of Cen-, within 20 days of such discharge, tral dormitory. Last spring, she ^ only one of the outstanding won the Joel I. Allen citizenship benefits and allowances offered in award, made annually to the the new peace time Army. It was junior or senior best exemplifying therefore urged that all eligible qualifications of good citizenship, men who are interested contact Student Government President the Army Recruiting Station, Post Ruth Ludlam, also a music major, office Building, Greenwood, S. C. in piano, is a member of the other advantages include the Music club, Sigma Tau Delta, na- luthorization of a soldier retiring tional English fraternity, Sophi- a fter 20 years service at 1-2 pay, ades scholastic honor society, and r r with 30 years service at 3-4 pay. the Christian council. Also men who enlist for 3 years Both Miss Moorhead and Miss may choose their Arm or Service Ludlam were selected for listing ., n( j anv o; f ^he following overseas in this year’s edition of “Who’s theatres: European, Pacific, China, Who among Students in American Mediterranean, Caribbean Defense Universities and Colleges. ’ The command cr Alaskan Department, queen maid of honor, Miss Rich- special attention was called to ardson, Miss Sanders and Miss j aC |. |.j iafc a jq f ur i 0U gh is Padgett represented their classes rece ived each year. For men re in the. 1945 May court. ! enlisting, up to 90 days furlough X ma y b e given if enlistment is com- ‘Our basic short-coming is low . .. ^ luw leted within 20 days after dis- production — low production per * i .. . ... worker, per farm family, and per char f, Len fh of this enlist- acre - largely because of (1) low ment furlou « h * dimmed by Conway, president of the Student per acre ylelds and (2) because P rlor service.) Government association, has been an y S y S teip of mere ‘crop farming’ Without obligation complete in- named the queen’s maid of honor. such ^ most Southern farmers now formation may be secured from Nyra Turbeville of Florence, also practice, gives full employment to the local station at Post Office a senior, will perform the corona- the f arm family only about six Building, Greenwood, S. C. tion ceremony featuring the an- m0 nths in the year.”—From edi- x nual May Day festival, May 4. torial in The Progressive Farmer, Electricity will light the farm Attendants elected by the October 1945, home and lighten the home duties,