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true to ourselves, our neighbors, our country and our god.
•rty-Fourtli Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1946
Number 34
Washington, D. C. (NWNS).—It
looks as though labor’s demand lor
• 30 per cent wage increase has
been definitely broken—but broken
in a way which gives labor the big
end ol the stick so far as compro
mise is concerned. For it can be ex
pected, after the President’s fact
finding committee recommended
wage inareases for General Motors
workers averaging 17*4 per cent
that all unions will insist that this
be, the minimum wage increase lor
their members. ,
Many industries, it is expected,
will refuse to give in to such a wage
' Increase at first, but since that in
crease has received government
sanction and is favored by the Pres
ident, it looks as though that per
centage will be the basis of a new
formula for wages.
The next problem will be prices.
Many of the industries involved in
labor disputes will be able to prove
that they will operate at a loss if
they have to increase their pay
rolls by 17*4 per cent without being
permitted to increase prices of the
goods they selL And all indications
now are that the government will
finally give in on that point and per
mit a general but limited rise in
prices.
All of which makes it increasingly
^ apparent that the fight to "hold the
^ line against inflation" appears to be
• crumbling. Chester Bowles, head
of the OPA seems to be contfhuing
his one-man fight to keep prices
down, hot he cannot be expected to
succeed if he has opposition from
his superiors. Thus it looks as
though at least part of the higher
wages which labor will get will be
paid for by the public in the form
of higher prices.
One way of getting around price
increases was suggested in regard
to butter. That was to keep the
price of butter sold to the public
down, but increase the price of the
large quantity of butter bought by
the government for the army, navy
and for shipment to other coun
tries. This would mean that the
public would still pay the bill—but
would do it through taxes, instead
of direct. Most conservative con
gressmen consider this suggestion a
very dangerous one—a means .of
fooling the'public which could be
applied to all sorts of goods and
lead to eventual disaster.
The riew congress is hardly get
ting oft to the "flying start" which
President Truman tried to force,
but it is evident that most congres-
siengl committees are somewhat
speeding up their activities in an
effort to report important biHs that
they have been holding up for many
months.
Most congressmen say that they
didn’t get as much mail as they ex
pected to as a result of the Presi
dent’s speech blaming congress for
doing nothing in the face of emer
gencies. And it is evident that the
President’s speech hurt rather than
improved his relationship with con
gress.
Congress, apparently, intends to
decide for itself what measures
should come first—and it seems
doubtful that it will follow the Pres
ident’s formula for labor legislation
and other legislation he has re
quested. Some congressmen feel
that the need for immediate labor
legislation has been lessened by the
President’s own action on strikes
during their absence. Although there
are many who are strongly opposed
to the new wage formula, they feel
that it has gone too far for them to
do anything about it. Consequent
ly, they take the attitude that any
labor legislation now considered
should consist of a broad, carefully
thought out labor policy, including
definitions of the Responsibilities of
unions. .
Plum Branch School
New^
Honorable Discharges
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Names and records of McCor
mick County veterans filing hon
orable discharges with Clerk of
Court J. F. Mattison:
Sgt. Carl H. Willis, entered ser
vice Jan. 7, 1941, discharged June
26, 1945. Battles and campaigns,
Normandy, Northern France, and
Rhineland. Wears American De
fense^ Service Riboon, Good Con-
medal, EAMET campaign
medal with 3 bronze service stars
and 1 bronze service arrowhead.
Served with 4th Engineer Combat
Battalion.
Pvt. Benjamin A. Seigler, en
tered service June 26, 1940, dis
charged July 12, 1945. Battles and
campaigns, Sicily, Rome-Arno,
Souths n France, Rhineland.
North Appennines. Wears Ameri
can Defense Service 'medal,
EAMET campaign medal with 5
bronze service stars, Purple Heart,
Bronze Star medal, and Dis
tinguished Unit Badge. Served
with 463rd Parachute Field Artil
lery Battalion.
Sgt. Joseph A. Young, entered
service Aug. 12, 1942, discharged
July 28, 1945. Wears Good Con
duct medal. Served with 2539th
AAF Base Unit.
Pfc. Robert A. Corley, entered
service Oct. 30, 1942, discharged
July 27, 1945. Battles and cam
paigns, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno,
Northern France, Northern Apen
nines, Po Valley, Tunisia, Ploesti,
Sicily, Normandy, Air Offensive
Europe, Air Combat Balkans,
Rhineland and Southern France.
Wears Distinguished Unit Badge
with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Good
Conduct medal, EAMET ribbon
with 2 silver stars and 3 bronze
stars. Served with 376th Bom
bardment Group, Army Air
Forces.
T-4 Norman Brown, entered ser
vice Dec. 1, 1942, discharged July
23, 1945. Wears Asiatic Pacific
Service medal and Good Conduct
medal. Served with 108th Chem
ical Processing Company.
Sgt. William T. Lawton, entered
service Aug. 31. 1940, discharged
July 27, 1945. Battles and cam
paigns, Algeria, French Morocco,
Tunisian, Sicilian, Naples Foggia.
Rome-Arno, Southern France,
Rhineland, and Central Europe.
Wears Bronze Service Arrowhead,
Distinguished Unit Badge, EAMET
Lvi-vic^ medal, American Defense
! Service medal, Good Conduct
medal, and Croix de Guerre with
Palm Order of the Day. Served
with Military Police Platoon, 3rd
Infantry Division.
T-5 Joseph S. Bowen, entered
service March 9, 1942, discharged
Aug. 4, 1945. Battles' and cam
paigns, Tunisian, Sicilian, Nor
mandy, Algeria, French Morocco,
Rhineland, and Ardennes. Wears
EAMET Service medal and Good
Conduct medal. Served with 58th
Field Artillery Battalion.
Pvt. John H. Turner, entered
service Nov. 1, 1943, discharged
July 10, 1945 { Battles and cam
paigns, Normandy. Wears EAMET
Service medal and Combat Medi
cal badge,, (others not available.)
Served with Medical Detachment,
121st Infantry Regt.
Sgt. Leonard E. Brown, entered
service Jan. 10. 1942, discharged
Aug. 25, 1945. Battles and cam
paigns, Tunisia, Sicily, Naples-
Foggia, Rome-Arno, North Apen
nines, Rhineland, and Central Eu
rope. Wears EAMET campaign
medal with 7 bronze stars and 1
bronze service arrowhead, and
Good Conduct medal. Served with
727th Railway Operations Batta
lion.
Pfc. Caleb A. Howie, entered
service Aug. 16, 1941, discharged
Sept. 3, 1945. Battles and cam-
ratens, Algeria, French Morocco.
Tunisian, Sicilian, Rome-Arno.
Wears EAMET Service medal and
American Defense Service medal.
’Served with Military Police De
tachment Station Complement.
1 Pfc. Clyde L. Price, entered ser
vice Jan. 7, 1941, discharged Aug.
29, 1945. Battles and campaigns,
Ardennes, Rhineland, Normandy
and Central Europe. Wears Purple
Heart medal, Bronze Service Ar
rowhead. Good Conduct medal,
EAMET Service medal and Am
erican Defense Service medal.
Served with 4th Engineer Combat
Battalion.
Staff Sgt. William B. Dorn, en
tered service June 27, 1942, dis
charged Sept. 8, 1945. Battles
Forestry Picture Show
Mr. J. T. Forrester of the county
forestry service brought a very
interesting movie to our school
this week. We liked the stories in
the pictures, and we learned a-
bout the care of trees. Mrs. Harris,
Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Creighton
came to the picture too, and ate
lunch with us. We hope they will
come again soon.
Dorothy Anne Strother.
Visitors
Mr. Rawl, federal lunch worker,
and Mrs. Creighton were lunch
guests one day last week. Other
visitors were: Mrs. John Self,
Guy Carr, Miss Cornelia Freeland,
Mrs. Oscar Welborn.
Millie Wall.
4-H Clubs
Our girls’ club met Monday. We
had some poems, scripture and
prayer. Then Miss Bell gave an
interesting lesson about grading
chickens.
Betty Ann Langley.
The boys’ club met for the
first time with Mr. Bouknight, our
agent, who has just returned from
the army. We are glad to wel
come him home again..
We studied about hogs. We
talked about the kinds, and color
of hogs and the best kind to buy.
We had an interesting meeting.
Marvin Seigler.
Clean Plate Honor Roll
Larry Bowick, Eugene Finley,
Lila Gable, Bobbie Langley, Ema-
jane Miner, Christine Reynolds,
Edward Strother, Elise Langley,
Charley Ann Miner, Sonny Wall,
Janie Gable, Sara Freeland, Jean
Creswell, Thomas Luther White,
Margie White, Emogene Jen
nings, Marvin Seigler, Leroy
Wilkie, Vera Gable, Betty Ann
Langley, -• Rose Marie Creswell,
Marjorie Willis, ' Melvin Finley,
Mary Ellen Reynolds, Doris Shrine,
Millie Wall.
Vera Gable.
Miss Ketchen To At
tend Chestnut-Ridge
Club Meeting
Miss Jane Ketchen, Marketing
Specialist, Winthrop College, will
be in the county on Friday, Jan.
25, to work with the Home Agent.
She will also attend the Chestnut-
Ridge Home Demonstration Club,
3 o’clock that afternoon at the
home of Mrs. J. Fred Buzhardt.
All club members and visitors
are invited to attend.
Matilda Bell,
Co. Home Dem. Agent.
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Intermediate G. A.’s
Meet
The Intermediate G. A.’s met
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1946, at the
home of Dot Brown. We had a
program which, was very interest
ing. We will meet Wednesday,
Jan. 30, for forward steps which
will be announced later.
Hope all of our members will b3
present. Our attendance was very
good according to the condition of
the weather.
We are proud to have Mrs.
George Dorn as our assistant lead
er.
The hostess served refreshments
which we enjoyed very much.
Reporter.
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 Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Battle Against
Infantile Paralysis
J. Fred Buzhardt, County Chair
man, of the drive for funds tc
fight infantile paralysis says:
“Once again we have an oppor
tunity to share in the unrelenting
battle against infantile paralysis
the dread crippler that annuall*
attacks America's children.
“We can hope that the childrer
of our community will be spared
in the year before us. We cannot
be sure. No one can predict
where, when or how severely the
Great Crippler will strike. It
therefore behooves us to be pre
pared.”
The McCormick County Chapter
of the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis with Dr. C. H.
Workman as President, C. R
Sanders, Sec. and Treas., is arm
ing now, against the possibility of
an outbreak in the summer ahead
They must have the necessary
funds to help our health officials,
physicians and hospitals provide
the finest available care and
treatment for infantile paralysis
patients. When a polio outbreak
occurs, no one knows how much
special equipment arid appliances,
or how many physical therapists
and nurses, may be needed.
“Our chapter, and the National
Foundation are pledged to see to
it that no victim of infantile
paralysis shall go without care
and treatment for lack of money,
regardless of age, race, creed or
color.
“McCormick County’s quota in
the current drive to end Jan. 31st
is $600. Committees asked to re
ceive gifts in this drive are:
Town of McCormick—
Mrs. Bertha S. Harris,
Mrs. Paul R. Brown,
Mrs. W. P. Parks,
Miss Marie Sharpton.
County—
Miss Matilda Bell,
M. A. Bouknight,
Mrs. Richard Collier.
Schools—
W. H. Weldon.
Colored People—
W. S. Mims.
“This is our opportunity to
share in one of the greatest hu
manitarian services of all time,”
continued Mr. Buzhardt, “so let
us all resolve to give generously.”
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County Ranger
Says Keep Tools
Under Shelter
and campaigns, Tunisian, Air
Combat Balkans, Sicilian, Naples- medal, and American Defense
Foggia, Rome-Arno, Rhineland, Service medal. Served with 123rd
and North Apennines. Wears Quartermaster Baking Company.
Good Conduct medal and EAMEI
Theatre Service medal, and Good
Conduct medal. Served with 434th
AAF Base Unit.
Pfc. Rallie M. Bracknell, entered
service Jan. 14. 1941, discharged
Sept. 8, 1945. Wears Asiatic-Paci- p- 1 7 ATT Chih Meets
fic Service medal. Good Conduct vririS ±1
G. L. Sharpton, county renger.
urges all wardens and F.F.F.S
members to keep all of the fire
fighting tools under a shelter.
These tools will be inspected
from time to time. The tanks
should be kept in perfect condi
tion so that they 'will be ready to
fill at a moment's notice.
McCormick High School GirV
4-H Club met January 16, 1946, in
T-5 William W. Banks, Jr., en- the high school.
service medal. Served with 2135th trred service Feb. 9, 1942, dis-1 The program was as follows:
AAF Base Unit. 1 charged Sept. 14, 1945. Wears Asi- ^ Scripture—Betty Edwards,
Pfc. Thomas B. Minor, entered atic Pacific Theatre campaign Contest—Mary Grace Dansby.
ervicc Sept. 17, 1940, discharged medal and Good Conduct medal.' Topic—Poultry at home and at
:ept. 10, 1945. Wears American Served with 3910th Signal Service market—Miss Bell, Director.
Defense Service medal, American Company. j Reporter.
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Ed. Note: Thin neivtjutppr haa or-
runted with the IFusHinuhtn Bureau «>/
National Weekly Service, 1616 Eye St.
N. W., Wushinuton 6, l). C., to answer
questions ftertaininn In servicemen and
veterans. These questions will he an
swered in this column if addressed as
above. No replies ran be made by mail,
hut this {taper will print answers to all
questions received.
Q. Would you tell me if a 21-year-
old man, who has served three
years L:i the U. S. merchant ma
rine, Is entitled to a discharge with
out being drafted into the army?—
Mrs. E. T., Omaha, Neb.
A. The U. S. Maritime commis
sion says that if a man has served
32 months in the merchant marine,
75 per cent of that time on active
duty, he is given a certificate stat
ing thart he is eligible for exemption
under the selective service law.
Q. Is it correct that money spent
on veterans for schooling and col
lege will later be deducted from
any bonus that might be appropri
ated for veterans? — Mrs. B. B.,
Venice, Cal.
A. Under the original G.I. law
such benefit? were deductible. Un
der the new amendments just re
cently passed, such benefit pay
ments are not deductible from any
future bonus.
Q. My son has been in Germany
for a long time. Our letters to him
are not received but his letters to
us are received promptly. Can yon
tell me why? His address is Head
quarters Company, 566 SAW Bn.—
M. B. R., Towson, Md.
A. I expect you no longer need
the answer, for headquarters com
pany of the 566th Signal Air Warn
ing battalion arrived in New York
on the George Washington, Dec. 21.
Q. Is the mother of a boy in the
army to receive an allotment every
month? My mother has received
•tone so far. Where could I find
.wt about my brother’s bonds?—A.
• eader, Bellevue, Iowa.
A. Allotments to mothers on the
,*art of a soldier are purely volun
tary and not obligatory. Suggest
you write to your brother himse’f
about his bonds, or to finance offi
cer at his last camp in the USA or
of his present outfit.
Q. My son sent home some dis
charge papers and we filled them
ont and sent them back to him,
but before he got them, he left for
overseas. I wopld like to know if
le will get them and, if he does, if
le will still get his discharge even
f he is overseas?—Mrs. L. G. L. r
Denver, Colo.
*A. The chances are the papers
will get to him and if he was en
titled to a discharge before he left,
he is still entitled to it. He may
have to wait on transportation if
he is in the Pacific.
Q. I was in the army in 1949
serving three months and 17 days
and was discharged, but honorable.
My company commander told me
to always keep it. What 1 want to
know, please, am 1 entitled to any
thing, or am I still recognized as a
veteran? — W. I. J., Jacksonville.
Fla.
A. Sure you are a veteran, hav
ing served 60 days or more, and
vou are entitled to all benefits of the
G.I. bill.
Q. Can you tell me whether I am
eligible for discharge? I have been
in the army ten months, and over
seas three months. Have a wife
and two small children.—T/5 J. G.
C., Jonesboro, N. C.
A. You have about 26 points
where 50 are necessary for eligibil
ity. Unless there is some other
reason, such as that you are no
longer considered necessary in the
army, it looks as though you will
not be out soon.
Q. Could you give me some in
formation concerning the 860th Ord
nance H.A.M. Co., now located at
Liverpool, England. When are they
scheduled to sail borne?—A sol
dier’s wife, LaFeria, Texas.
A. The war department says the
860th Ordnance H.A.M. Co., is a 4 .
Rouen, France, and no definite date
has been set for their return to
this country.
McCormick County
Seventh To Reach
Quota In United
War Relief Drive
McCormick County was seventh
in South Carolina to reach its
quota in the United War Relief
Drive which was the last drive of
this kind to be made.
B. W. Crouch, county chairman,
and his board of directors, J. L.
Caudle, J. Fred Buzhardt and G.
J. Sanders, together with the vari
ous members of the county com
mittee are to be commended for
a job well done.
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Florida Winter, Hous
ing Offered Naval
Workers By U. S.
Civil Service
A winter in south Florida with
off” other federal jobs through
reduction in force.
To make application, U. S. Civil
Service Form 57 or 60 available
from Thelma L. Banks at the
post office should be filled out
and mailed to the Recorder of the
Labor Board, U. S. Naval Operat
ing Base, Key West, Fla.
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Stuckey Heads
New U. S. Bond
Division In S. C.
Columbia, Jan. 19.—W. Brooks
Stuckey of Columbia, has been ap
pointed Director for South Caro
lina of the United States Sav
ing Bonds Division of the United
States Tref-sury, it was announced
today.
Mr. Stuckey will direct in this
state a continuance of the treas
ury’s sale of government savings
bonds, the program to include
sales under the Payroll Savings
Plan, through the schools and the
living quarters assured is offered general sale of bonds through the
skilled workmen by the govern-1 established issuing agencies, in-
ment-operated naval repair base eluding banks, postoffices, etc.
at Key West, Florida.
Electricians, auto mechanics,
outside machinists, sheetmelal
workers, pipefitters, boilermakers,
shipfitters, riggers, joiners, refrig
eration and air conditioning me
chanics are included in the 350
job openings, the United States
Civil Service Commission has an
nounced through Thelma L.
Banks, local secretary.
In addition, there are vacancies
for eight optical instrument mak
ers, a watch repairman, two type
writer repairmen and a linotype
operator. Helpers with as little as
six months experience in a skilled
trade, laborers, mess hall attend
ants and assistant cooks also will
be employed.
Conveniently located housing
fer workers and their families is
available at moderate cost. How
ever, new employees should re
port without their families pend
ing assignment of housing units.
Veterans will be given prefer
ence in filling the jobs. Also eli-
The new Director has for four
years been Associate State Mana
ger for the State War Finance
Committee, which was charged
with the sale of war bonds.
The Treasury’s war finance pro
gram having been completed, it
is now resuming the peacetime
sale of savings bonds, and this
program will be directed in South
Carolina through Mr. Stuckey’s
office.
The Treasury is expected soon
to announce the appointment of
a state committee which will ad
vise in the carrying out of the
Savings Bonds Program.
The South Carolina office of the
Treasury Savings Bonds Division
is in the building of the Farm
Credit Administration.
Mr. Stuckey, the Director, is a
graduate of Wofford College and,
in law, of the University of So\rih
Carolina. Prior to entering the
service of the United States Treas
ury, four years ago, he was en-
gible to apply are men being “laid' gaged in the investment business.