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< -r »•. • ■ • t lx* *' true to ourselves, our neighbors, our country and our god. Forty-Fourth Yean, •Vi A Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1946 t. Number 44 1 Washington, D. C. (NWNS).— The trend toward relaxation of government price and priority congress, it looks as though it . . , ' .,1 nr- an controls was sharply reversed when Wilson Wyatt, federal housing expediter, issued his re cent order clamping down on construction of everything but veterans homes. Under the new order, no new , buildings or homes can be con- structed without government 1 permission, the purpose being to j steer all materials and labor : into the construction of low- f priced homes for veterans. Not only does the order affect build- ; ing, but also puts stringent curbs ; on repairs of any kind. The order prohibits the ex penditure of more than $400 i for any home improvement, * without getting special per- | mission from the Civilian Production administration, < and limits improvements on | farm buildings to $1,000. j Special permission will be ( given only when the appii- : cant can prove that a bigger ' expenditure is necessary for 1 such reasons as health, sani tation or safety. ^ According to Mr. Wyatt the j order was necessary because of ; the shortage of most building 1 materials. It is estimated that j the order will interrupt plans for $14,000,000,000 worth of con struction but will speed the com pletion of 2,700,000 dwelling units which are urgently needed for i veterans and their families. In addition to this drastic curb 1 on construction which already is I in effect, Mr. Wyatt is seeking { an appropriation of $600,000,000 1 for subsidy purposes in order to speed production of building ma terials. Although there is strong opposition to such a subsidy in will take either a subsidy or an easing of price restrictions on m building materials to break pro- ; duction bottlenecks. Many congressmen eon- ' aider the subsidy idea as | merely a subterfuge for hid- , 1 ing an inflationary move- | * ment. They argue that the [ only difference between per- j: mitting a priee rise and al- ; lowing a government subsidy . ( is this: the subsidy plan , 1 calls for payment of the in- creased costs by all taxpay- > ers while price increases ' confine the extra costs to } those who will benefit from f the use of building materi als. They explain that we are in no way holding the line against inflation if we simply keep prices down by government hand-outs to producers. If such a plan were permitted in the build ing indnstry, they point out, ' ‘ there is no reason why it j should not be used to break > other bottlenecks. N Eventually the answer will ■ probably be to permit another 1 bulge in the price line by per- ‘ mitting price increases for building materials. ; Extension of selective service, which army men say is essen tial if we want to maintain a strong army, has been a sub ject of bitter debate in congress. Although the majority in both houses realizes the importance of having a strong military force, many cannot see why this cannot be built up by voluntary methods. Death Claims Mrs: Annabell Fowler Plum Rranph School 1 play with him every day H2 .rium 131 alien ouiooi likes to wallow in the ^ and di g News ! holes in the ground. Chickens are pretty little animals. Mary Ann Winn, Visitors N ' Mrs. Sara Jester and son, Jackie, of Danville, Virginia, vLsitfed our schocl one day this week. Sick' Bobbie Langley was sick two days. Fourth Grade. My Tct Chickens I have 25 chickens that are growing real fast. They are yellow and black. The hen pecked me when I fed them Saturday. The hen and chickens follow me when The primary grades got a half- ^ hen holiday Monday because we had . . the most Red Cross money. We got $18.00 in our room. The school gave $25.00. John Luther Bracknell, Third Grade. We had a ball game . on our half-holiday. It was a good game. We were the Tigers. The second grade were the Wildcats. We got beat. x Marion Wall, Third Graded The grades in Mrs. Culbreatfc’a room have been writing stories 'ef little chickens. Here are some of the most original. My Pet Chicken At my house I have a little yel low chicken named Downy. I picks up worms to give the chick ens. She eats when they get through. I love chickens. Shirley Wall, Fourth Grade. My Pet Chicken Every day when I get home I take Flossy, my chicken, out in the sunshine to run . around in the yard. The hen clucks for her when she has a bug or worm. The chickens all run when sne calls. 'Chickens do not have teeth. They rVust eat little gravel to grind their food. When I try to pick up my chicken he runs to the hen. Sonny Wall, Fifth Grade. Chickens To enter the 4-H Club Contest feed him corn and meal. He likes j ordered 25 black, brown, and what I give him. When the sun j yellow chickens, shines I put him In the yard on j The yellow one I liked best. She the green grass. While there he (Was sma ii f dumpy, and fluffy. I finds bugs and worms to eat. He is five weeks old. My sister watches him eat. One day Downy got sick so I had to bring him in the house and keep him in a box. Doris Reynolds, Fifth Grade. My Little Chickens I have 100 little chickens. I turn them out every day. I give them fresh water and feed. I color their water with m< Sawdust and ashes are kept in our chicken pen. Bobbie Langley, Third Grade. My Little Chickens I have 26 little chickens. I feed and give them water every day. My chickens say “Peep, Peep!” When they are hungry they turn over the water and get wet. I pull green grass for them. Lila Bell Gable, Third Grade. My Pet Chicken I have a pet chicken that I feed Mrs. Annabell McCoy Fowler, for many years a resident of Ander son, died at the Anderson Hospi tal Tuesday afternoon of last week at 6:25 o’clock following an illness of about three months. Mrs. Fowler, a trained nurse and home maker, was a native of Ab beville County, being a daughter of the late George S. Mauldin and Myrtle Lawton Mauldin, of the Mt. Carmel section. She was twice married, first to the late John A. McCoy, for some years a member of the Andeisjn Fire Department, and later a raidotrician with the Anderson police department, who died in 1940. She was later married to J. S. Fowler of Anderson, who sur vives her. ,In addition to her husband, she leaves two daughters, Mrs. W. A. Vaughn, Jr., of Greenville, and Miss Virginia McCoy, of Anderson; four sisters, Mrs. Frank Robinson, of Anderson, Mrs. Posey Alverson, of McCormick, Mrs. Ford Patter son and Mrs. Willie Bell, of Ander son; three brothers, Feaster Maul din, of McCormick, Speer and James Mauldin, of Augusta, Ga., and one grand child, Georgia Carolyn Vaughn, of Greenville. Funeral services were conducted from the family residence, 112 Bonham Court, Wednesday after noon at 5 o’clock. The Rev. James Appleby and the Rev. Roddey Reid conducted the rites. Burial fol lowed hi Silver -Brook cemetery. Active pallbearers were Frank Robinson, C. E. Cooley, A. L. Mc Coy, Clarence McCoy, Willie Bell and Ford Patterson. J. C. Buzhardt, Of Greenwood, Dies Joseph Cleveland (“Joe”) Buz- hardt, 62, well knov/n merchant of Greenwood, died Sunday night ai eleven o’clock in University Hospi tal in Augusta. Mr. Buzhardt had been in declining health for ih- past year and critically ill since last December. Mr. x Buzhardt was born April 5, 1884, in Edgefield, the son of John S. Buzhardt and Mrs. Emma Chap man Buzhardt, both life-long residents of Edgefield county ana with a number of relatives in that county. At the age of seventeen, Mr. Buzhardt went to Greenwood and had been a resident of Greenwood ever since that year. He was en gaged in textile work for almost twenty years, 1901 to 1920. For a number of years he was assistant superintendent of Grendel Mills No. 2. Mr. Buzhardt/was capable, energetic and efficient in his work. He had a number of friends in this and in Edgefield county who will be grieved to hear of his death. Since 1920, Mr. Buzhardt had been engaged in the mercantile business and at the time of his death owned a store on West Cambridge street. His resid3nce was No. 404 West Cambridge street. Mr. Buzhardt had been a mem ber of the Baptist denomination since boyhood. For a number of years he held membership with the West Side Baptist Church and was a deacon ana the treasurer of this church. At the time of his death he was a member of the First Baptist Church, of Green wood. On January 3, 1903, Mr. Buz hardt was married to Miss Sarah Terry, of Greenwood, who with five children survives him. The (children are: Mrs. Olin Lewis {Easley; Mrs. Fred Phillips, Green- Dr. L. K. Simpson began his 6th ville; Mrs. Carl Williams, Colum- year as pastor of the McCormick bia; O. F. Buzhardt, Vicksburg Baptist Church Sunday morning. Miss., and J. Fred Buzhardt, Mc- r> Dr. and Mrs. L. K. Simpson Presented Beautiful Gift called her Frizz. When I went to feed the chickens she’d get on the tips of my fingers to eat from my hand. Often she pecked me. Her eyes would shine. She soon laid eggs that I’d eat for breakfast. One day I couldn’t find her. Then about three weeks she came back with six biddies of her own. She had hidden her nest so she could surprise me for medicine. 1 Easter. Charley Ann Miner, Fifth Grade. Clean Plate Club Christine Reynolds, Larry Bow- ick, Robert Lee Gable, Edward Strother, Emogene Jennings, Elise Langley, Doris Reynolds, Joanne Seigler, Nathan Finley, Shirley Wall, Vera Gable, Marvin Seigler, Melvin Finley, Mary Ellen Rey nolds, Doris Shrine, Dorothy Anne Strother, Bettye Anne Langley, During the conference period Mr. T. J. Sibert presented Dr. and Mrs. Simpson a beautiful gift as a token of the love and appreciation of the church members for their untiring service and / devotion to the kingdom work. The ordinance of baptism ad ministered to 35 at the evening hour highlighted the day. During the five years of Dr. and Mrs. Simpson’s pastorate here the church has experienced steady growth and progress. Outstanding is the weekly prayer meeting ser vice. The average attendance for the first *year was 62, the second and third years 75, and for the past two years the average has been 91. A financial surplus of nearly $10,000 has been put in bonds to be used for building en largement as soon as materials are! available. X Capt. G. R. Porter Principal Of De la Howe School Capt. G. R. Porter, on terminal leave from the U. S. Army after several years overseas, has accept ed the position as principal of the John de la Howe State School near here. Capt. Porter is a graduate of Presbyterian College. Clinton, and has his Masters degree. Before entering the army he was Supt. of the Calhoun Falls High School. He has had 14 years’ teaching experi ence. Mrs. Porter is the former Miss Elizabeth Daniels of Hawkings- ville, Ga. Capt. Porter is the son of a Presbyterian minister who spent most of his time in S. C. Cormick. Surviving also are ten grandchildren and one brother, W E. Buzhardt, Greenwood, and the following sisters: Mrs. Maggie Reynolds, Greenwood; Mrs. Charles Marsh, Florence, and Mrs. R. R Rice, Aransas Pass, Tex. Funeral services were conducted from his late residence, No. 404 West Cambridge street, Tuesday afternoon at five o’clock with his pastor, The Rev. James A. Bowers the Rev. W. H. Beiers, of Green wood and Dr. L. R. Simpson, of McCormick, in charge of the ex ercises. Following is a list of those who served as pallbearers: C. C. Carr, J. C. Owensby, W. Arris Wood, Judson Ayers, Odell Riddick and T. Clayton Beaudrot. Interment followed in Edgewood cemetery. X— Mrs. M. M. Wall Claimed By Death Mrs. M. M. Wall, 73, died Tues day afternoon at her home near McCormick after a brief illness Funeral services were conductec from the Plum Branch Baptist Church of which she was a devot ed member, Wednesday afternoor at 4 o’clock with Dr. L. K. Simpson of McCormick and the Rev. W. E Brant of Plum Branch officiating Burial followed in the Plum Branch cemetery. Besides her husband she is sur vived by the following children: W. L., G. C., H. F^ W. C., and D. R. Wall and Mrs. Eunice Widen- camp, all of McCormick; two brothers, Jim Garren of Hender-r sonville, N. C. f and E. J. Garren of Columbia and a number of Two of his sisters are with Thorn- well Orphanage, Clinton, and one grandchildren, brother is a Presbyterian minister.) A native of North Carolina, she - == i had made her home here since Ed. Note: This newspaper has ar ranged with the Washington Bureau of National Weekly Newspaper Service, 1616 Eye St. N. W., Washington 6, D. C., to answer questions pertaining to serv icemen and veterans. These questions^ will be answered 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. I am the mother of a soldier now in Italy. I am drawing a monthly allotment check and what I want to know is if I marry a man 67 years old, who doesn’t have a job, or home of his own, will my allotment check be stopped? I stay with his wife and baby whpe he is away. — Wor ried Mother, Galax, Va. A. Your son’s wife and baby receive his compulsory allot ment and whatever he sends you is voluntary on his part. Gen erally speaking, where a depend ent mother receives an allotment, if she remarries she is pre sumed to be dependent upon her new husband, and not the serv iceman, in which case she would not be entitled to an allot ment. Just to be sure, however, write to the Office of De- ; pendency Benefits, U. S. army, Newark 2, N. J. Q. Can you help me find a ma rine? His name is E—P. S—, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 21st Marines. Thank you.—-J. H., Denver, Colo. A. The latest available record the corps has of the 21st ma . rines, Company F, is on the Is- | land of Truk in the Pacific. Q. I have been told a wife of ; a serviceman can get doctor and j hospital bills paid while her hus- i band is in the service. I do have ] a separate maintenance and I j get $50 per month allotment. I had mena? to pay my bills. Can I get the bills paid, or rather the money refunded?—Mrs. M. R., Mason City, Iowa. A. You should have gone to ■ your local health agency first. . The government under certain • circumstances and to wives of servicemen in the first four low est pay grades, does pay certain medical and hospital bills. As to a refund, there is doubt. Sug gest you contact your local Red Cross and they will find out for you. : Q. My husband is with the 153rd Engineer-Construction Bn. j Company C in Tokyo. He has been in the army for a year and four months and overseas eight months, a PFC with one child. How many points does he have and when will he return to the states?—Mrs. E. F. M., Madi- - son, N. C. A. Without any points for bat- . tie stars or decoration he would have approximately 36 points. When he will return is up to his theater commander. The rule now is 45 points as of September 2, 1945, or with 30 months serv ice, home by April 20; 40 points as of September 2, 1945, or 24 months service, home by June 30. Q. Can you give me informa tion concerning R. E. R. of Denver. He was in 2nd marines and then assigned to 5th marines at Sasebo, Japan. He arrived at Camp Pendleton, Calif., about the Uth of January. Can you give me any information con cerning him?—Miss M. U., Den ver, Colo. A. I can only tell you the 5th marines was disbanded at Camn Pendleton January 31. Suggest you write to enlisted personnel. Marine corps, Washington, D. C. Welcome Service At Troy Next Sunday The regular preaching service at the Troy Baptist Church next Sunday A. M.,' April 14th, will be made a special welcome service f Jr those who have returned horn: from their respective places of duty in connection with the wax effort. All of these and their families are cordially invited ti be present. Wm, E. Brant, Pastor. X Methodist Pre-Easter Services Honorable Discharges ARMY T-4 Jesse L. Reese, entered ser vice May 27, 1943, discharged March 27, 1946. Wears American Theatre Service medal, Good Con duct medal, EAME Service medal, and Victory medal. Served, with 212th Quartermaster Bakery Com pany. i Staff Sgt. James E. Walker, en tered service May 31, 1943, dis charged March 31,, 1946. Battles and campaigns, •jVl^lMennes and Rhineland. Wears American Tbe- atre Service medal, EAME Service medal with 2 bronze service stars* Good Conduct medal, and Victory medal. Served with 77th Hospi tal Train Unit. Sgt. James G. Strom, entered Pre-Easter services will begin atJ S e rv ice April 14, 1943, discharged tjie Methodist Church in McCor-j Apr ii 2, 1946. Wears American mick Sunday, April 14. Chaplain Theatre Service medal, Good Con- J. H. Martin will preach Sunday duct medal, and Victory medaL morning at 11 o’clock and agap served with 6677th Disciplinary at 8 Sunday night. He is a member Training Company. of the South Carolina Conference. He spent approximately four years in the service, two of which he served in Panama. Monday evening at 8 o’clock Dr A. L. Hunter will be with us and will remain through Friday night. He is one of the outstanding pas tors in this State, having servec some of our largest pastorates. The public is cordially invited tO'^ r ” all of these services. M. E. Boozer, Pastor. T-5 James H. Stroud, entered service Oct. 27,' 1943, discharged March 29, 1946. Battles and cam paigns, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe. Wears Combat Infantry Badge> American Theatre Service medal, EAME Service medal with 3 bronze service stars. Good Conduct medal and Victory medal. Served with 291st Infan- -X- Itinerant Service In This Area To Aid Veterans George Earl Parks, Bill Morgan, Melvin Leverette, Joyce Gable, jwinky Langley, Janice Coleman,' l 9 * 7 Julian Chandler, Howard White, jean Wilkie, Katherine Gable, 1 J. S. Strom, funeral director, In every morning. I give him r ( Corp.[Raymond White, Margaret White, Margie Brown. 4 charge. It has been announced by Sam uel R. Ayers, v Contact* Representa tive, Veterans Administration, Greenwood, S. C., that an itener ant service will be provided in this area to aid veterans in obtaining their rights and benefits. A con-1 tact representative for the Veter- from 1:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. on ans Administration will be at the April 18 and May 2 for the purpose Draft Board Office in McCormick of assisting veterans. NAVY Charles Rudolph Strom, Jr., Sig nalman 2nd class, entered service Jan. 13, 1943, discharged March 12, 1946. Wears American Are* Campaign medal, Eur. African Mid East Area CampaigA medal and 1 star, Good Conduct medal and Victory medal. Served with USS LCI (L) 1016, USS LCI (L> 1018. James Hartley LeRoy, Pharma cist’s Mate second class, entered service June 24, 1943, discharged March 28, 1946. Served with 109th Naval Construction Battalion.