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TRUE TO OUUSELVKS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Fourth Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1946
Number 49
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' Washington, D. CL (NWNS).—
President Truman, who has late
ly been accused ct giving too
much consideration to politics
and friendships in twltfng his ap
pointments, gained considerable
prestige when he named J. A.
Krug to succeed Harold Ickes as
secretary of the interior.
Far Mr. Krag, who did
sach an admirable JoB of
handling the War Production
beard, apparently has the
respect of Republicans and
Democrats alike and was un
doubtedly chosen because of
bis recognised ability. In all
circles here it Is believed
that he wfll be a strong ad
dition to the cabinet—a cab
inet which now la such a
mixture at political leanings
that it can hardly be given
a political name. Mr. Ickes
resignation means that the
only full-edged New Dealer
remaining in the cabinet is
Henry Wallace, secretary of .
commerce.
Rumor has it that there wfll
be other changes in the cabinet
within a short time, although no
official recognition is giveg to
these rumors. The most persis
tent one is that Lewis B. Schwel-
lenbach, secretary of labor, may
be replaced.
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There is increasing optimism
here over the possibilities of es
tablishing a more friendly rela
tionship with Russia. This op
timism was cheated as a result
of speeches made by Secretary
of State Byrnes and by Senator
Vandenberg. Both of these
spokesmen took the attitude that
we must get •‘tougher" with Rus
sia, but both indicated that if we
did so we should be able to work
out agreements with Russia un
der which our countries could
learn to live together in mutual
understanding. ~' "'
Said Senator Vandenberg,
recently returned from
London where he was a dele-
gat# to the UNO: "We can
live together in reasonable
harmony if the United States
speaks as .plainly upon all
occasions as Russia does; if
the United States Just as vig
orously sustains its own
purpose and its ideals upon
all occasions as Russia does;
if we abandon the miserable
Action, often encouraged by
oar own feDow - travelers,
that we somehow jeopardise
the peace if our candor is
as firm as Russia’s always i
is; and if we assume a moral
leadership which we have >
too frequently aflowed to *
lapse. The situation calls for
patience and goodwUl; but
not for vacfllation.**
Said Secretary Byrnes: “We
must make it clear in advance -
that we do intend to act to pre
vent aggression, making it clear '
at the same time that we will not ‘
use force for any other purpose.»
. . . We who had patience and
gave confidence to one another ’
in the most trying days of the ‘
war must have patience and give !
confidence to one another now.” ;
It is generally felt here
that these two speeches 4
cleared the air and may lead
to franker disenssion with
Russia on these subjects
which are cansing friction
between our nations. •>
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Perhaps one answer to a low
er cost of living will be the “eat
less'* program which President
Truman is now pushing, al
though it is expected that this
will be an entirely voluntary pro
gram appealing to our sympa
thy for the millions of hungry
people throughout the world.
Mrs. Emma Leslie
Gaimed By Death
Mrs. Emma Cowan Leslie, age
[78, widow of the late Lewis Wat
kins Leslie, who died in 1904, died
Sunday morning at 4 o’clock after
[a lingering illness.
Funeral services were con-
I ducted at the graveside in the Mt.
Carmel cemetery Monday ut 3 p.
|m. The Rev. E. F. Gettys, Supt.
of the pe la Howe State School
officiated.
Mrs. Leslie was the daughter of
the late Edmund and Sallie Jor-
, «
dan Cowan of the Bellvue section
of this county where she had
spent her entire life.
She was a devoted member of
the Hopewell Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are two sons, Frank E.
of Troy and William D. Leslie of
McCormick; two daughters, Miss
Sadie Leslie, Troy, and Miss Morey
Leslie, teacher in the schools of
Clover, S. C.; three sisters, Mrs.
Ada Kennedy, Granite Quarry, N.
C.; Mi§ses Carrie and Sudie
Cowan; two brothers, T. Will and
F. Warren Cowan, one grand
daughter, Virginia Leslie, all of
McCormick.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
| charge.
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Mt. Carmel News
Plum Branch School Honorable Discharges
News
Citizenship .
first Grade—
Janice Coleman,
Julian Chandler,
Bill Morgan,
George Earl Parks.
Second Grade— «
Winky Langley,
Margaret White, v
Jean WilkU,
Howard White.
Third Grade—
John Luther Bracknell,
Joe Wylie Crawford,
Lila Gable,
Bobbie Langley. N
Fourth Grade—
None.
Fifth Grade— ^
Jean Creswell,
Elise Langley,
Joe Martin Jackson.
S xth Grade—
Mary Ellen Reynolds,
Doris Shrine,
Dot Wall.
Seventh Grade—
Rose Marie Creswell,
Betty Ann Langley.
Soft Ball Teams
The sixth and seventh grades
have organized two soft ball
teams. We play every day at re
cess. We hope to play some regu
lar games before school is out.
The captains of the two teams are
Leroy Wilkie and Carl White. We
are learning to cooperate and to
be kind while we are enjoying
playing ball. Mrs. Chandler is our
coach.
Mary Catherine Finley.
The third, fourth and fifth
grades are playing soft ball too.
Mrs. Freeland and Mrs. Culbreath
play with us. We like to play ball.
Elise Langley.
Teacher III
Mrs. Culbreath was sick two
days this week. We are happy to
have her out again. Mrs. G. E.
Langley taught for Mrs. Culbreath.
Typhoid Clinic
Don’t forget typhoid clinic at
Plum Branch School at 2:00 p. m.
on March 15.
Clean Plate Honor Roll
Ellen White, Bobbie Langley, Id- 1
Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. Hunter
McKinney and Mrs. J. J. White
were shopping in Greenville last
Monday.
Mr. Roy Wells of Columbia was
| a visitor in Mt. Carmel Tuesday.
Mrs. Gladys Bowycr of Anderson
[was a recent guest of Mrs. W. A.
Scott, and Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
[Scott, Mrs. Bowyer and Mr. Tar
rant Scott were visitors in Green
wood to see Mrs. Mamie Baker at
the Greenwood Hospital one eve-
[ning last week. Glad to say Mrs.
er was getting along nicely.
Messrs. W. H. Horton and I Fifth Grade—
Hunter McKinney were recent vis- Christine Dillashaw,
Itors in McCormick. Rose Weldon.
Misses Lillie and Bessie Link (Sixth Grade-
Joan Bonnette,
Deason.
Following this there were danc
ing and games.
We all enjoyed this program
and look forward to many more
like it.
Assembly Program
On Monday the chapel exer
cises were conducted by the stu
dents of the Senior English class
who gave the following program:
Bible Reading—Evelyn Wall.
Book Reviews as follows:
The Gauntlet by James Street—
Lois L-dwards.
The Return of the Native by
Thomas Hafdy—Gary Brown.
The Life of William Allen White,
an autobiography — Claude Hugu-
ley.
Richard Culbreath announced
the program.
Citizenship Roll
First Grade—
Charles Bussey,
John Dansby,
Patsy Edmonds,
Paul Edwards,
Fannie Elizabeth Goff,
Tom Haynes,
Edwin Langley,
Larry May,
Mary Frances Mayson,
Monty Schumpert,
Betty Wardlaw.
Second Grr.de—
Lucy Boczer,
Bettye Sue Browne,
Faye Campbell,
George Neal Creswell,
Carolyn Maddox,
Mary Weldon.
Third Gradi'—
Irma Sandifer,
Rae Jean Pertain.
Fourth Grade—
Georgia Britt,
Sue Ellen Campbell,
Dorothy Dillashaw,
Kathryn Lott Dorn,
Bobby Faulkner,
Barbara Maddox, •
Marie Seigler,
Harvey Sanders, Jr. f
Sara Will Talbert.
ARMY
Staff Sgt. David H. Mulder, en-jand brothers, Messrs. Lamar and
tered service Sept. 16, 1940, dis- Hunter Link, visited Mr. and Mrs.
charged Jan. 19, 1946. Wears Am-tW. H. Horton Monday afternoon
erican Defence Service medal, APT land also attended the funeral and
Service medal. Victory medal, Am- burial of Mrs. Emma Leslie in the
erican Theatre Service ribbon, Mt. Carmel cemetery. Rev. E. F.
EAMET Service medal and Good Gettys of De la Howe was minister
Conduct medal. Served with in charge. Many friends of the
1281st Engineer Combat Battalion, j bereaved family deeply sympa-
Staff Sgt. John P. Talbert, en- thize with them in their sad be-
tered service Aug. 26, 1942, dis- reavement.
charged Feb. 28, 1946. Wears Am- Sen. L. L. Hester spent the week
erican Theatre Service ribbon and end at his home here.
Victory medal. Served with 463rd Mrs. Hunter McKinney, Mrs. W.
AAF Base Unit. I A. Scott and Mr. Tarrant Scott
Alistine Brock,
Jimmie Franklin,
Billie Jaynes,
Ruth Jaynes,
Rae May.
Connie McAbee,
Betty Anne McNeil,
Betty Jean Ream,
Doris West.
Seventh Grade—
Douglas Britt,
Mary Grace Dansby,
Ivadell Talbert,
Betty Edwards.
Maben D. Gable, entered | were visitors in Augusta Tuesday. Eighth Grade—
Pfc.
service Dec. 28, 1943, discharged
March 2, 1946. Battles and cam
paigns, Northern France and
Rhineland. Wears Good Conduct
medal, American Theatre ribbon,
EAMET ribbon, and Victory rib
bon. Served with 138th Quarter-
piaster Truck Company.
Pvt. The: mas F. Simpson; en
tered service Feb. 26, 1944, dis
charged Jan. 5, 1946. Battles and. .. , j
campaigns. Northern Prance and I ? ome . Many frle “ ds V c hop -
Rhineland. Wears EAMET cam-
Mrs. William Sharp spent the
past week end with her mother.
Mrs. J. D. Cade, and daughter.
Miss Julia Cade, and Miss Me-
Ktllar. Mrs. Cade sustained some
injuries in a fall recently and has
not been at all well for several
days. Mrs. Sharp left early Tues
day morning to rejoin her hus-
Leonard Dorn,
Grover Davis,
Bobby Edmunds,
Bob Sanders,
Irma Joan Connor,
Anne Sanders,
Marylene Wells.
Ninth Grade—
Christine Flemming.
paign ribbon with 2 bronze stars,)
Good Conduct medal, and Victory
medal. Served with 3424th Ord-1
nance MAM Co.
NAVY
Wyatt Clayton Butler, Seaman
1st class, entered service Oct. 6,
1944, discharged March 4, 1946.
Served with USS SneWden (DE
band, Col. William Sharp, who (Tenth Grade-
has been quite seriously ill for | Virginia Smith.
Bobby Lowe Huguley,
ing for him a speedy recovery. I Marian Davis.
Their son, Cpl. Billy Sharp, has (Eleventh Grade-
just returned from overseas.
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McCormick School
News
Lois Edwards,
Claude Huguley,
Gary Brown,
Bobby Dukes.
Grammar School News
Forestry Quiz
Mr. G. L. Sharpton, Forest
School | Ranger for McCormick County
Spring Football
The McCormick High
246) Wears American Area Cam-1 team has started spring football I conducted a forestry quiz in th?
paign medai E^cSan AfrrcTn I lining. Yesterday was the first auditorium, Friday afternoon. First
Middle Eastern Area Campaign | da y. and we had a good many boys Ulace was won by Margare
out even though they were small. Dansby, second, place by Rose
We were glad to see some of our (Weldon and third place by Sond-
Seniors out helping start our next ley Robinson,
ward Strother, Cecil Wall, Marion | year’s team off right. We hope
medal and Victory medal.
Wall, Lila Gable, Larry Bowick, (to have more boys out soon when
Jean Creswell, Elise Langley, Son- the practice gets better underway,
ny Wall, Joanne Seigler, Marjorie Youth Center
Willis, Doris Shrine, Melvin Fin- The members of the Youth Cen-
ley, Mary Catherine Finley, Vera ter met at the community house
Gable, Rose Marie Creswell, Betty Friday night. The program was
Ann Langley, Janice Coleman,
Julian Chandler, Joyce Gable,
George Earl Parks, Helen Bodie,
Bill Morgan, Howard White,
Kathryn Gable, Jean Wilkie, Ray-i
as follows:
“Symphony”, “Doctor, Lawyer
and Indian Chief” “Personality”
—sung by Virginia Smith.
Garden Seed
A large number of the Grammar
School children are selling garden
and flower seeds. We hope the
patrons of the school will buy as
many packages as possible as a
Ed. Ao/e: 7 his news {taper has or*
Taunt'd with the <f ushuiHltm liurenu of
l\ at it mill Weekly News/mper Service,
J ft I ft Eye St. N. W ashinifton 6, IK
to answer questions pertaining to serv
icemen and veterans. These questions
will be answered in this column if ad
dressed as ahoite. No replies can he
made by mail, hut this paper will print
answers to all questions received.
Q. If our son received a medi
cal discharge and a pension
would he still be entitled to the
G.I. Bill of Rights? He plans to
borrow money from the govern
ment for ,a home or business and
also go to school for a year with
the government paying expenses.
—Mrs. W. J. H., Pueblo, Colo.
A. A disability pension would
not interfere with a loan or with
subsistence while going to school.
The only place where there is a
clash is that where a veteran is
receiving subsistence allowance
for education, he may not receive
readjustment allowance, that is,
unemployment compensation, for
the same period.
Q. My husband went in the
army March, 1945, and overseas
in September, 1945. We have one
child. How much longer does he
have to stay until eligible for dis
charge?—Mrs. W. C., Houlton,
Maine.
A. Your husband likely will
have many months to serve be-
unless he is discharged sooner
for disability. From your letter
he only has about 19 points
whereas he must have had at
least 45 points as of Sept. 2. 1945
to be eligible for discharge.
Q. Will a widow of World War I
veteran, his second wife, the first
wife having died, be eligible to a
pension? My husband was pen
sioned and ««rved several years
in service and was burned by gas. «
—Widow, Monkton, Maryland. i
A. Yes, the legal widow of a ’
World War I veteran married
prior to Dec. 14, 1944, is eligible ;
to apply for a pension so long :
as she remains unmarried. Sug- ;
gest you contact the Veterans
Administration office in Balti- ’
more. *
Q. Prior to my discharge I .
was stationed near Tokyo with .
the 1st cavalry division. Battery -
C, 99th field artillery. During ;
my service overseas 1 accumu- *
lated $785 In the soldier’s deposit ,
fund. My deposit book was left .
in care of my battery clerk *
while we were overseas. When *
I shipped back to Ft. Sam Hous- ;
ton, Texas, for discharge I ‘
learned my book had been lost '
or left in Japan in the records •
of my old oufit. Since Nov. 21 I *
have filed two claims against the ^
government stating I did not re- '
ceive my soldier’s deposit funds -
when discharged. Haven’t heard ~
a reply from either claim. Is 1
my deposit fund recorded on *
my record and does my book ^
have to be found before I can
draw the funds? What are my
chances of being beaten out of
it?—J. W. P., Sumner, Texas. •
A. The war department says
you should write to the finance
fore he is eligible for discharge, .officer of your old outfit first.
stating the circumstances. If
you get no satisfaction there,
write to the Fiscal Director of
the War Department, Washing
ton 25, D. C. You will not lose
your money. The Soldier’s De
posit funds operate much like a
bank and losing your passbook
does not mean loss of your funds.
It may take some time, but y»u
will eventually get your money.
been placed there for the primary
grades. Two volley ball courts in
the front yard are now being en
joyed by the larger children.
Four H Club
The Boys 4-H Club held its
regular meeting February 18 under
the direction of Mr. Bouknight,
The discussion was about cows.
We plan to have a ball game
after the next meeting.
’ Charlie Sanders resigned as re-.
porter and Rae May was elected to
take his place.
Rae May, Reporter. ’
Mrs. Wardlaw Back
We are glad to welcome Mrs.
Wardlaw b&ck after having been
absent some time on account of
illness. •
Citizenship Roll
There are some children who
would have been on the Citizen
ship Roll had they not been ab
sent on account of sickness. We
hope that the measles epidemic
will soon be over so that our at
tendance will improve.
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Harris is a sophomore and Mise
Henderson,, a junior.
New Student Government offi
cers and other Student councfi
members to be n^med later wifi
be, installed April 1.
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Veterans Asked
To Get Numbers
Student Officers
Servicemen planning to apffir
for readjustment allowances
der the G. I. Bill of Rights
be assured of receiving payment*
by first obtaining a Social Securi
ty Account Number, the SooUa
Carolina Unemployment Compen
sation Commission said.
Quite frequently claims for sl-
lowances are delayed for a week
or more because veterans do not
have numbers at the time they
file their claims.
The Commission advises aO
prospective claimants to apply for
a number through the nearest
field office of the Social Security
Board before reporting to the
Employment Service office. If
there is no field office of the
At rV.tf>r lBOard ln the veteran’s communtj.
JZilCLLCU. xYl he may obtain an application
from his Post Office, which wfll
inform him of the location of the
nearest branch of the Social Se
curity Board. The Commission
now requires that every claimant
have a number.
If a veteran has *a number, he
should carry it with him to the
Employment Service office when
he goes to file a claim.
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"When livestock comes into the
farming plan, soil depletion is
halted and soil restoration has
tened. Around three-fourths of the
minerals that animals take from
the land is returned to the land,
if the manure is fully utilized.”—
Russell Lord, in “Growth”.
Hartsville, March 12. — Eleanor
Vause of Kingstree heads five
1946-47 Student Government offi
cers just elected by the Coker
college student body. The presi
dent-elect, a rising senior, is sec
retary of the Student Government
association th’S year.
The other leaders are: Sara
Richardson of Wilmington Beach
N. C., vice president; Bertha Mae
Harris of McCormick, second vice
president; Betty Yarbrough of
Hartsville, secretary; and Betty
Padgett of Walterboro, treasurer.
The student body also elected
Rosa Henderson of Bath, house
president of Memorial dormitory.
She will represent Memorial on
the Student council.
Miss Richardson and Miss Yar-
proceeds are i brough are now presidents of the
i junior and sophomore classes, re-
“A good farmer in our times ha*
to know more about more thing*
than a man in any other profes
sion. He has to be biologist, vet-
large part of the
given to the school.
Play Ground i spectively, and members of the' ernarian, mechanic, botanist, hor-
There have been some recent Student council. Miss Padgett is ticulturist, and many other things
improvements on the school yard, sophomore representative on the J and he has to have an open mind
Tap Dancing—Irma Joan Con-[The play ground behind the school joint student-faculty council, the eager to absorb new knowledge,
mond White, Margaret White, nor. ( house has been extended and the judicial branch of the Student new ideas, and new ideals.”—Lous*
Winky Langley, Margie Brown. ) Music—conducted by Betty Jane swing, see saws and slide have Government association. Miss Bromfield, in “Pleasant Valley.®