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* r TRUE TO OURSELVES. OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. 1 ■-&A Forty-Fourth Year R^.kH.h^t June S, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1946 Number i Washington, D. C. (NWNS). — Our problems with Russia have over-shadowed all other issues in the capital ever since Winston Churchill cited what he believes are the dangers of Russian ag gression and called for a mili tary alliance between the United States and Great Britain. Until then the word “war” Was not mentioned-except in hush-hush conversations, but new yon hear it^on nll sides. Net that most, responsible government officials predict war or expect war, bnt they have decided that the causes of friction between Rossis and our country most be openly discussed. General opinion seeip* to be that Ros sis will work with the other v , nations and bold to her non aggression agreements when 1 we call her bluff, bnt not before. It seems to be the opinion of state department officials that Rus&ia is blhffing — that she is going to carry on an expansion ! program if she can get away with it, but Will back down quick ly if it comes to a showdown. • Those who know conditions in . Russia say that Russia is in no position to fight a major war and that Russia would not consider ' war as a means of carrying out I her aims. But the subject is expected to be an extremely touchy one for months to come and wilf definite ly influence legislation now be- : fore congress. For one thing, congress is now almost unani mous against sharing the se crets of the atomic bomb where as a few months ago there were many congressmen who favored this plan. It is also expected, be- j cause of the war talk, that selec- > tive service will be continued and i major efforts will be made to strengthen our armed forces. ; Legislation for compulsory mili- ' tary training will alio be encour aged by present conditions. • • * * Settlement of several of the pa-, tion’s biggest strikes, including that of General Motors, has led Secretary of Labor Schwellen- bach to predict that we will soon have a long period of labor peace. Indications are that there will be less strikes and shorter ones from now on, but there are still many tiiajor ones being threatened. However, with a new settlement formula,-based on increases of 18% cents an hour, it appears likely that most strikes can now be settled quick ly if both sides agree to that figure. But there is a real dan ger that they will not stay set tled — that there may be a new epidemic of strikes by next win ter when production is on a full scale basis and industry’s profits begin to rise.- Labor leaders have given in on the 18% cent figure, which they consider a good increase when it is realized that peacetime production has hardly started, but they haven’t dropped their goal of 30 per cent increases. * * • Even if we do have a pe riod of labor peace, it will probably be more than a year before ample supplies of many needed products are available to the public. Au tomobile production is ex pected to get going rapidly. Death Claims Miss Georgia Burkhalter Funeral services for Miss Geor gia Burkhalter, 69, who died in a Columbia hospital Tuesday of last week, were conducted from the Rehoboth Baptist Church of which she was a member, last Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The Rev. A. D. Croft, her pastor, in as sociation with the Rev. ' W. E. Brandt, of Plum Branch, conduct- ed the rites. Burial was in the church cemetery. Miss Burkhalter* whs the daugh ter of the late Dr. Charles M. and Fannie Mde Hammond Burkhalter, of old Edgefield County, where she was bom and reared. .Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. H. E. Freeland, Ninety Six, Mrs. Fannie'Mae Parks, Plum Branch, and Miss Lucile Burkhalter, Greenville: two brothers, C. M. Burkhalter, .San Francisco, Cal., Willie B. Burkhalter, North Au gusta. Pallbearers were E. M. Morgan, Edward Gilchrist, Julian Wash, Strom Culbreath, J. E. Winn and Robert Winn. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. - ’ F. D. Crawford Dies Of Burns Plum Branch School Honorable Discharges News Red Cross Drive The Plum Branch Grammar School is sponsoring a Red Cross drive this week. Each child is bringing as much money as he can to give to the Red Cross. The group that gives the largest a- mount of money will get a half- holiday. Next week we wm pub lish the names of those who re ceive membership cards. * Visitors Among the visitors to our school this week were: Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Brown, Miss Hamnjond, the State attendance teacher, Mrs. Creigh ton, Miss Gertrude McGrath, and others. Clean Plate Honor Roll - Joyce Gable, Helen Bodie, Janice Coleman, Julian Chandler, How ard White, Raymond White, Mar garet White, Winky Langley, Jean Wilkie, George Earl Parks, Jean Creswell, Elise Langley, Sara Free land, Joanne Seigler, Doris Rey nolds, Sonny Wall, Edward Stroth- p _ er,' Emagene Jennings, Bobbie Beneill JraymentS Langley, Lila Gable, Sallie Leverv, t ette, Jimmy Dantzler, Emajane DOWIl 111 r* CDrilciry Miner, Larry Bowick, Robert Lee Gable, Rose Marie Creswell, Veraj Benefits paid by the South Car- Gable, Marjorie Willis, Doris olina Unemployment Compensa- Shrine, Melvin Finley, Millie Wall, j tion Commission during February Mary Ellen Reynolds, Betty Anne,total $109,196, a decline of $23,509 ARMY First Lt. Wilbur H. Reames, en tered service Aug. 24, 1942, re leased/ from active duty Feb. 17, 1946. Battles and ^.campaigns, Ryukyus. Wears Asiatic Pacific Theatre Service medal, American Theatre Service medal, and Vic tory medal. Served with 4208th Quartermaster Service Company. Cpl. Thomas S. Morrah, entered service July 29t, 1942, discharged July 18, 1945. Wears EAMET Ribbon,, and Good Conduct medal. Served with 92nd Replacement Depot. \ NAVY Elsie Jane Osborne, Radioman 3-c, entered service March 26, 1943, discharged July 6, 1944. Charles McCary Osborne, Avia tion Chief Metalsmith, entered service Jan. 9, 1940, discharged T an. 19, 1946. Wears Victory medal, American Defense, American Area, Asiatic-Pacific-2 stars, and Good Conduct medal. Frank Davis Crawford, 36, died Monday of bums sustained Sun day at noon when a five gallon Union Service At A. R. P. Church Next Sunday Ni^ht The Union Service of the Mc Cormick Churches will be held next Sunday night at eight o’clock at the Associate Reformed Pres byterian Church. Rev. M. E. Boozer, pastor of the Methodist Church, will preach. It is hoped. that the people of the community will come out in large numbers to this service. L. K. Simpson. X Mt. Carmel News Cadet John, McAllister of Clem- son College was a recent ,week end visitor at his home here. Mr. ami Mrs. Ben Harling and children of Atltanta were recent week end guests of Miss Monnie Harling ahd father, Mr. Harling. All attended the funeral and burial service for Mr. Newt Har ling at Bethany Church on Sun day afternoon. Quite a number of Mt. Carmel people also attended the service at Bethany Church. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beard and precious little son, William Bar ron, of Tyler, Tex., are spending some time with Mrs. Beard’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott sur prised their son, Mr. Tarrant Scott, with a birthday dinner which is his first birthday at home in four years as he was in can cf fuel oil exploded ov6r a hot . ,. cook stove when he attempted to service - “ wa f £ ' ulte a " rekindle a fire. Funeral services' day and qulte a numbe r o, the were conducted Tuesday afternoon ! ove<1 ones were present to wish at 4 o’clock from the St. Paul Methodist ' Church in Plum Branch. The pastor, Rev. M. E. Boozer, was in charge, assisted by Rev. Foster Speer. Interment followed in the Plum Branch cemetery with the following pall bearers: James M. Strother, J. W/ Bracknell, Raymond McDonald, E. - ivOc? 7 iv frftv 1 ■Pi JP- I—_—ijy * ip V-w 1 - him a Happy Birthday Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Black of Walterboro and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Key, and attractive little daughter, Cherry, enjoyed a plea sant visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott Sunday. Mrs. Alice Frazier and Mrs. Dora Bryson of Calhoun Falls en- C. Rice, W. M. Freeland and Roy i°y ed a Peasant day with ,Mrs. Ida. Black Sunday and worshiped at the A. R. P. Church in the af- Strother. Mr. Crawford and his wife, the former Miss Frances Reynolds, were visiting in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Reyn olds, near Plum Branch. They had just returned ffom church services when the accident hap pened. The house and all its fur nishings were destroyed by the fire and his wife and both her parents were painfully burned a- bout the hands and head. Mr. Crawford was rushed to the vet erans hospital In Augusta where he died early Monday morning. He was the son of Mr. , and Mrs. James S. Crawford of Augus ta and a veteran of World War II, having served In the coast guard for several years. Besides his parent^ and wife he is survived by four sisters, Mrs. John S. Bailey, Jr., and Mrs. John ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. KUngensmith, Mrs. J. B. Curtis and Miss Juanita Curtis spent a pleasant day with Mr. and Mrs. Ben DuBose, Lisbon, Ga. Mrs. C. A. Bowyer, Sr., Mrs. C. A Bowyer, Jr., T-4 John R. Scott anc Mrs. Scott were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott Sunday Mrs. Emma Lanier, Miss Weldon and Mrs. Bradwell of Calhoun Falls worshiped at the A. R. P Church Sunday afternoon. Mrs. W. B. Sharp and son, Mr. Billy Sharp, are in Mt. Carmel for a short while awaiting the arrival of Col. W. B. Sharp at the hospi tal. We are glad indeed to say the Colonel is improving. Prof. Mark Bradley was a visi tor in Mt. Carmel Sunday. Mr. Josh Bradley is visiting in Ed. Note: This news fra per has at- ranted with the Washinftton llure.au of National Weekly News/tuper Service, 1616 Eye St. N. W., Washington 6, D. C., to anstver questions pertaining to serv icemen and veterans. These questions will be anstvered in this column if ad dressed as above. No replies can be made by mail, but this paper will print answers to all questions received. Q. Is each veteran of World War 11 entitled to a pension, or has any provision been made with referenee to same? Does the pension apply only to dis abled veterans drawing disabil ity pensions at the tiiqe of their death, or to all the veterans of World War I?—Mrs. F. H., Omaha, Neb. A. Only veterans of World War I who were disabled for service or non-service connected draw pensions. All World War I vet erans were awarded a bonus. Widows of veterans are entitled to a pension under certain con ditions. Q. Can you tell me the where abouts of a close friend whose last address was Medical detach ment, 193rd General Hospital- Miss R. J. C., Englewood, Calif. A. The war department says the 193rd General hospital is in the European theater and is scheduled to return home soon. Q. I would like to know the whereabouts of a friend of mine in the navy.' He was called back to duty from the naval hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colo., some time in October, 1945.—E. P., Denver, Colo. A. Suggest you write to the Bureau of Enlisted Personnel, Navy Department, Washington 25, D. C. Q. I would like to know how soon the 235th Reinforcement company, 3rd Reinforcement • pot, would be sent home. My ■ husband is with that depot.— Mrs. B. L. S., Hutchinson, Kan. A. We take it you refer to the 235th Replacement company. This unit is stationed at Mar burg, Germany. If your husband has had 2% years of service, he likely will be home by May 1. Q. My husband is in Belgium with the 828th Ordnance Base depot, Company A. He has 54 points. Can you tell me when he will return to the U. S. A.?— Mrs. D. P. K., Thomasville, N. C. A. If your husband had 54 . points as of September 2, 1945, he should return home or be on his way home by April 30. The same answer holds true for the husband of Mrs. J. C., Earli- mart, Calif., and for the husband of Mrs. F. C., Cincinnati, Ohio. Q. My son was sent to China sometime in the early fall. I have not heard from him since the first part of October. Can you give me any information as to where he is at the present time or other information pertaining to his company and their duties? He is with Company E, 5th ma rines, 1st marine division.—Mrs. E. A., Greeley, Colo. A. If he is still with his Com pany E he is either at Tsin Tsin or Peiping, China, since the 1st marines is on duty in these two towns. Marine headquarters has no information on when the divi- , sion will return home. Q. Can you tell me where my brother is? He is with 356th har bor craft, APO 562. — Mrs. E. R„ Candor, N. C. A. The 356th harbor craft ar rived in New York harbor De cember 1, 1945. ~tjrvr~ 798 South Carolina Veterans Get Federal Positions Red Cross Drive Langley. More Nature Club Members under disbursements for January, a statement issued by the agency Some of the fourth and fifth revealed. The Commission ex grades have decided to join the plained that while the decline was “National Audubon Nature Club”, appreciable, It was mainly due to We are very interested in our the fact that February was a short study of science. Our school now month. has thirty-two members of this The Commission had not com- club. pleted the compilation of pay ments to veterans under the Re adjustment Allowance Act for February. Initial claims filed by unem- We wish to express our deepest' ployed workers under the employ- appreciation to our friends who ment conpensation law totaled 3,- worked so faithfully to save our 815, as compared with 3,478 in home from fire oi> the night of January. The statement showed March 12. We also sincerely ap- that during February claimants predate every kindness you have were compensated for 7,745 weeks Card Of Thanks A. Whittle, both of Augusta, Mrs., W. S. Hansen, Macon, Ga., and , > Greenvllle thls week - Mrs. Frank K. Bolyard, Mobile, Ala.; four brothers, Joseph A. Crawford, Jasper, Fla., T. T. Craw ford, Watkinsville, Ga., W. S. Crawford, St. Augustine, Fla., and Gordon B. Crawford, Jacksonville. Fla. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. X 4,223 Bales Of Cotton Ginned In County To March 1st shown us since our misfortune. Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Brown. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, WASHINGTON. COTTON GINNING REPORT Census report shows that 4,223 bales of cotton were ginned in McCormidk County from the crop of 1945 prior to March 1, 1946, as' of unemployment compensation, as' compared with 3,695 bales for the compared with 9,400 weeks in Jan uary. “We are what sun and winds and waters make us.”—Walter Savage Landor. And the Little Red Hen said: ‘My pedigree is my fortune.” crop of 1944. Very respectfully, J. W. Britt, Special Agent. Date 8, 26, 46. The Red Cross Drive now for one week has only netted around $300. McCormick County’s quota is $1,100. This means that many people have not yet made their contribu tion to this worthy cause. Even though we are out of war, thousands of our boys and girls are still in distant places of ser vice with the armies of occupation and the services of the Red Cross are vital to them. To the millions of destitute people throughout the world the Red Cross is an angel of mercy. This organization stands ready to cope with any disaster which might happen right in our own midst. Won’t you do your part in helping this great service to continue? See the person in your neighbor hood or contact M. A. Bouknight, county chairman, and add your bit to this important work. 798 Veterans in the State of South Carolina were placed in Federal Government jobs during the months, of January and Feb ruary of this year announced Di rector O. E. Myers, pf the Fifth Region of the United States Civil Service Commission today. There were 6,378 veteran placements ii the entire region consisting of the States of Alabama, Florida, Geor gia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Puerto Rico. Largest employer was the War Department with 2,744 placements. The Navy Department was sec ond with 2,229, the Veterans’ Ad ministration third with 525, while the Post Office Department was a large employer with 513. World War II veterans accounted for 6,- 116 positions, while widows or wives of disabled World War n veterans accounted for 47. Vet erans of other wars filled 195 po sitions and the widows or wives of disabled veterans in this group filled 20 jobs, bringing the two months total to 6,378. Veterans or others interested in Federal employment should apply direct to the agency or establishmeftt in which employment is desired; and not to the United States Civil Ser vice Commission. tMcGcfonuek Farm By M. A. Bouknight Couny Agent The Annual Twin-State Fat Cattle Show and Sale will be held at Smith’s Stock Yard in Augus a* Ga., Wednesday, April 10, 1946. Judging will begin at 8 a. m. and the sale will start at 2 p. m.' All farmers of McCormick Coun ty interested in beef cattle are urged to attend this affair. X • . Federal Crop Insurance / •’ Don’t Get Upset! Crop Insurance Will Keep You On Your Feet Making an easy living on the farm, if it comes at all, comes only ( after much hard work in estab- jlishing “permanent farming.” Why worry all season long about crop losses which might upset your plans? Let Federal Crop In surance take this worry out of your mind. This all-risk protec tion in ONE contract insures you a return from your crop. ' See the McCormick County AAA office TODAY for insurance on your cotton crop.. H. M. Freeland, Chairman, McCormick A. C. A. What It Does Protects you against crop dam age from all natural causes. Tne contract covers up to a specified per cent of your normal yield (or your investment.) When the crop fails to produce the coverage, you collect enough to bring your crop return up to the guaranteed pro duction. What It Costs Premiums are based on records showing the losses in past years of growing the insured crop in this county. Operating expenses are not included in the - premium rates. This keeps the rates at a non-profit level. Hpw To Get J$ Federal crop insurance can be obtained from designated agents and county AAA offices. Applica tion must be signed before the crop is planted' or before the specified closing date, whichever is earlier. It is better to have insurance and not need it than to need it and not have it. H. M. Freeland, Chairman, McCormick Co. A. C. A. .'..r „ \