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TO OU.KSELVKS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Fourth Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1946
Number 48
WASHINGTON. D. C. — Itch
ing to get througn with the af
fairs of state in order to devote
their time to the more personal
affairs of electioneering, it looks
as though congressmen will
vote for a prolonged adjourn
ment to begin early in July. If
they do, there is no .question
that many legislative matters,
supposedly of major importance,
will be side-tracked indefinitely.
The senate is apt to use op
considerable time discussing
the highly controversial is
sue of the 3,750 million dol
lar loan to Britain. On this
issue the Republicans are
widely split, the two nominal
leaders of the party having
very different views. Sena
tor Vandenberg has en
dorsed the loan, while Sena
tor Taft has asked that the
loan be voted down bnt that
an outright gift of 1,250 mil
lion dollars be made to the
] j| British to be used specifical
ly for the purchase of Ameri
can goods.
The senate has yet to take .up
the bill for the extension of
price control whjph, because of
, the public interest in it, is like-
• ly to develop into a major bat-
, tie. Since the OPA will fold up
■ on June 30 unless a measure to
continue it has been enacted,
] there is the possibility that it
! will automatically die. The
house already has passed an
• OPA extension measure, which
OPA officials say contains so
many curbs that it could not
function. If the senate should
pass a more lenient bill, there
is expected to be great difficulty
in arriving at a conference •
measure which would be agree
able to both houses. '
The Case labor control bin
is apt to be one which will i
be side-tracked since most
senators are not anxious to
debate this measure preced
ing an election. However,
considerable pressure is be- *
ing brought to force a labor
bill to the floor. If the pub
lic becomes sufficiently \
aroused over the coal strike, i
the railroad strike, or other >
major strikes which may de
velop between now and
June, other measures may )
be put aside to take action
on labor problems.
It seems unlikely now that ]
congress will take any final
action on the super-security and
health insurance bill, the mini
mum wage measure (which has
passed the senate but made no .
progress in the house), or un- .
employment compensation. t
The veteran’s housing meas- f
ure, a form of which has
passed each house but must be 1
rewritten in conference, prob- f
ably will be worked out before ’»
the session closes, although it is k
possible, because of the long- •
range problems involved in vet- ;
erans’ housing, that even this j
measure will be left hanging in •
the air when congressmen de- i
cide that they must get back to t
their home stamping grounds.
Plum Branch School
Nows
* Visitors
ic s folKWlng "people were visi
tors to our school this week: Mrs.
Hate Brown, Mrs. Alma Creigh
ton, Mrs. E. M. Winn, Mr. Brant,
Mr. Speer and others.
^ Locust
We found some pretty locust in
the woods. I brought some of
them to school. They are large
and fly shaped. They have red.
bead-like eyes, with two pairs of
lacy wings. They buzz louder than
bees. We liked watching the lo
cust. Some of my friends and my
teacher thanked me for bringing
the locust to school.
Vera Gable,
7th grade.
A Rainy Day
When it rains I read or write.
I like to pick roses when they are
wet, because they are so pretty.
Today when it was raining I wa5
reading my sister’s ' history nook.
Mother was coming in from milk
ing the cows. My sister was stand
ing out in the rain. The ram was
falling so pretty.
Lila Bell Gable,
Grade 3.
A Rainy Day
I like rainy days. When it rains
Honorable Discharges
—*—
ARMY
. T-5 Ralph E. Brown, entered
service April 20, 1944, disenarged
April 19, 1946. Battles and cam
paigns, Central Europe. Wears
American Theatre Service medal
SAME Service medal with
bronze star. Good Conduct medal
and Victory medal. Served with
307th Airborne Medical Company
Pfc. Eugene S, Richardson, en
tered service Jan. 8, 1941, dis
charged June 25, 1945. Battles
and campaigns, Northern France,
Normandy, and Ardennes. Wears
Good Conduct medal, American
Defense Service ribbon, EAMET
ribbon with 3 bronze stars and
Bronze Star medal. Served with
2i'.h Field Artillery Battalion.
NAVY
William Ralph Willis, Pharma
cist’s Mate 2nd class, entered ser
vice Aug. 11, 1943, discharged May
3, 1946. Served with U. S. Naval
Hos., Navy Yard, S. C., and U. S.
Nav. Per. Sep. Cen., Jacksonville
Fla.
Walter Virgil Wall, entered ser
vice Dec. 28, 1943, discharged May
6, 1946. Served with PSC, Jack
sonville, Fla., and RS, Key West.
Fla.
MARINES
Cpl. Samuel N. Walker,
entered
everything gets wet. Some people service Ma y 1 * 1942, discharged
don’t like rainy days. When it April 30, 1946. Served in Asiatic-
rains it washes our car off clean
I like to smell the rain it the sum
mer. It smells fresh.
Edward Strother,
Grade 3.
Pacific Area. Participated in the
invasion of Guam, participated
aganist enemy forces at Iwo Jima,
also in the landing and occupation
of Kyushu, Japan.
I
day.
Gable, George Earl
The Story of My Teeth
I brush my teeth every ^ M Julian chandlerf
You do not have to use tooth
Parks, Bill
Margie
t .. . . t .. Brown, Winky Langley, Jean
paste, salt and soda is better than Wilkie Mar g are t White, Howard
tooth paste. I go to the dentist whlte L uther
three times a year. The dentist Woods Calvln Woods Ethel
fills my teeth if they need it. One Woods
time I went to the dentist and he
pulled four teeth. He told me to
come back and he would pull two
more that needed it.
Mary Ann Winn,
4th grade.
Clean Plate Honor Roll
Bettye Anne Langley, Rose
Marie Creswell, Marjorie Willis,
Dorothy Ann Strother, Eugene
Finley, Edward Strother, Ellen
White, Bobbie Langley, Lila Gable,;
Primary News
We brought some trucks and
tractors to school. We made a
long highway. We put topsoil on
our road and made a good bridge
too. We had fun building roads.
Howard White,
second grade.
Items of Interest
Jean Creswell spent the week
end in McCormick with her grand
mother, Mrs. A. R. Sharpton.
A. H. Latimer
Claimed By Death
Ar hur Hudson Latimer, 67, was
found dead in bed at his home
here earlv Saturday morning, the
victim of a heart attack suffered
some time during the night.
Funeral services were conducted
from the residence of his twin sis
ter, Mrs. J. E. Bradley, with whom
he made his home, Sunday after
noon at 1 o’clock. Dr. L. K. Simp
son, pastor of the McCormick Bap
tist Church, officiated. Burial
followed in the Evergreen ceme
tery at Chester at 4:30 p. m.
Mr. Latimer was a native of
Chester, son of the late Elizabeth
Aiken and William A. Latimer.
He was graduated from Erskine
College, Due West, in 1899 and
later from the George Peabody
Teachers College, of Nashville,
Tenn., having won the South Car-
elina scholarship there by compet
itive examination. He taught in
the Sharon High School, Abbeville
and at Camden, later receiving
an appointment to the Navy Yard
in Charleston.
Following 37 years of service
there he retired in 1943 as chief
of the supply department. Since
that time he had made his home
in McCormick, where he had en
deared himself to many friends
and his. sudden passing has cast a
pall of sadness over the entire
community. He was a member of
the First Baptist Church of Ches
ter.
Besides Mrs. Bradley, he is sur
vived by two brothers, Wm. A.
Latimer, Chester, and J. Frank
Latimer, of Cythia, Kentucky, an
other sister, Mrs. A. J. Bristow, of
York, two nephews, Arthur Lati
mer Bradley, Supt. Batesburg-
Leesville High School, James Britt
Bradley, principal Moncks Corner
High School, one niece, Mrs. Har
old McNeil, Ninety Six.
Pallbearers were J. E. Bell, G. E.
Campbell, Dr. C. K. Epting, Dr. C,
R. Strom, J. F. DillashaW and T.
C. Faulkner.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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Party At Mt. Carmel
May 16th
The ladies of the Mt. Carmel
Presbyterian Auxiliary will sponsor
a party Thursday evening, May 16,
at 7 o’clock at the Mt. Carmel
community house, Mt. Carmel.
Proceeds will benefit the May
Birthday objective.
“We will measure your waistline
inch by inch,
And see that the measure does
not pinch.
For each small inch you measure
round
In our Birthday Bank you’ll
drop a penny sound.
The game is fair, you will admit.
‘Waist’ your money, let us
pocket it.”
Everyone is invited.
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Combine School At
Plum Branch
May 16
There will be a combine school
at Plum Branch Thursday, May 16,
2:30 p. m. for owners and opera
tors of Allis-Chalmers Combines.
The combine school will be con
ducted by agricultural engineers
from the Extension Service, Clerpr
son College, in cooperation with
factory trained representatives.
M. A. Bouknight,
County Agent.
County Democratic
Convention Held
Monday Morning
Officers elected at the McCor
mick County Democratic Con
vention held in the court house
here Monday morning are:
J. Fred Buzhardt, re-elected
County Chairman,
Mrs. C. H. Huguley, elected
Vice-Chairman,
J. O. Patterson, re-elected Sec
retary,
H. C. Brown, re-elected State
Executive Committeeman,
L. L. Hester, re-elected member
of the Credentials Committee.
Delegates to state convention,
with one-half vote each:
L. L. Hester,
H. C. Brown,
J. F. Buzhardt,
J. T. Creswell,
Dan A. Bell,
C. E. Wilkie,
A. B. Andrews,
R. N. Edmunds.
Resolution offered by R. N.
Edmunds of Parksville, that citi
zens be urged to enroll and vote
in both primary and general elec
tion was adopted by convention.
D. L. Burnett urged convention
to demand state legislature to
carry out wishes of people regard
ing prohibition as expressed by
them in 1940 when McCormick
County voted dry.
Executive committee set 12 o’
clock noon, June 1, as deadline for
payment of fees by candidates.
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Mother’s Day Service
There will be a special Mother’s
Day service at the Methodist
Church in McCormick Sunday
morning at eleven o’clock. An
offering will be taken at this ser
vice for the Building Fund at
Epworth Orphanage. It has be
come an established custom for
the Methodist people in South
Carolina to remember the children
at Epworth on Mother’s Day.
There is no more Christian way to
do our mothers honor than to do
something for those who have no
mother. Let us all bring a sacrifi
cial gift to the altar of the church
Sunday for these children. May
the Spirit of God guide us in this
worthy cause.
M. E. Boozer,
Pastor.
Jr*.*
Mt. Carmel News
Card Of Thanks
Emogene Jennings, Jean Creswell, I Betty Ann and Winky Langley
Elise Langley, Sonny Wall, Nathan spent the week end at Lowndes-
Finley, Joanne Seigler, Helen ville with their grandmother, Mrs.
Bodie, Janice Coleman, Joyce Ella Lankford.
We wish to express to our neigh
bors and other friends our grate-
ul and heartfelt appreciation for
the many kindnesses shown us at
the time of the death of our
brother and uncle, Arthur H. Lati
mer. We shall treasure in our
hearts these deeds of love and
sympathy.
Mrs. J. E. Bradley,
And Family.
We are glad to say that Mr. W.
H. Horton is slowly improving
from a recent illness, but we all
hope he will soon be well again.
Several Mt. Carmel ladies are
planning to attend the meeting of
the council at Plum Branch
Methodist Church on Wednesday,
May 8.
Mrs. W. A. Scott and Mrs. Hun
ger McKinney were Abbeville visi
tors Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Harling of
Greenville were welcome guests of
Mr. D. W. Harling and Miss Mon-
nie Harling.
Miss Eliza Covin is making an
extended visit to Dr. and Mrs.
George Peel in Anderson.
Mrs. W. B. Sharp was a recent
visitor in Augusta to see Col. W.
B. Sharp who is improving nicely
in the Oliver Gen. Hospital there.
Many friends wish for him a
speedy recovery.
Hon. and Mrs. Hugh Brown of
McCormick worshiped at the A.
R. P. Church here Sunday morn
ing and were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Watson.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Pressley
of Due West were dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Watson.
Rev. Pressley preached at the A.
R. P. Church in Mt. Carmel Sun
day morning and visited the sick
in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Inman Griffin
and Miss Louise Griffin of Atlan
ta were week end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Hunter McKinney.
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam has been a
recent visitor in Mt. Carmel. Many
friends were delighted to see her
Ed. Note: This newspaper has ar
ran/ted with the Washington Bureau of
National Weekly Newspafter 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. Denver is to have a small
colony of prefabricated houses as
rentals for veterans. To whom
should we apply for this type of
housing? How about the monthly
rental? — Coloradoan, Denver,
Colo.
A. Suggest you contact your
Veterans’ Committee of the
American Legion or Veterans of
Foreign Wars, or the Denver
Chamber of Commerce. The
FHA in Denver also might give
you some information.
Q. I would like to know where
the USS Red Star is and when
it will return to the States. My
brother is on the ship and does
not receive his mail.—E. M. C.,
Denver, Colo.
A. The navy says the USS Red
Star left Kagoshima, Japan,
April 15, for Eniwetok in the Mar
shall Islands. There is no date
upon her arrival in the U. S.
Q. Where is the USCGC Ing
ham and when is it scheduled to
return home? — G. L. H., St.
Louis.
A. The coast guard cutter Ing
ham has been in New York since
January 6, 1946.
Q. Can you give me any in
formation about my son? He is
with the 126th Infantry, 32nd Red
Arrow division and was listed
to be back in the States in
March. Do you know if they
have sailed yet?
A. I can only tell you that the
army reports the 32nd Division
was inactivated in Japan in Feb
ruary. Unless he was trans
ferred to another unit, he should
have been returned to th»-coun
try.
Q. Can yon tell me when my
husband will be home? He has
been In service two years and
has 36 points. We have a little
boy he has never seen. He is
now in Tientsin, China.—Mrs.
W. E. y Denver, Colo.
A. Men with 24 months service
should be home by June 30.
Q. My husband went into the
army in August, 1944, and over
seas in December, 1944. He is
with the 3rd army, 242nd Rain
bow division. He has 31 points
as of September 2. How much
longer will it be before he arrives
in the States? Have I the right
as wife of a S/Sgt. to join him
if he is not to be discharged in .
the length of six months?—Mrs.
R. H. S., Maxton, N. C.
A. He will hot have had two j
years service until August, 1946, i
and length of service for dis- j
charge beyond June 30 has not}
been determined by the army, j
You might be permitted to join
him if he requests it of his com- !
manding officer. \
Q. My son is in Austria with ;
the Rainbow division. He had ■
55 points but didn’t get his .
bronze star in time to come with
the 55-point boys. Said he would .
come with the 50-point boys. He
was with a medical battalion.
Can you tell me when he is com
ing home?—Anxious, Los Angeles, *
Calif.
A. Generally speaking, all 55- •
point men have been returned to t
this country, but since your son ,
is in a medical battalion, there t
may be some reason why his > .
discharge has been held up un- ’
less he has expressed a desire ;
to remain overseas.
Q. My boy has been overseas
23 months in the 8th air force, ‘
quartermaster department. Since ,
the close of the war he has been
shifted from place to place till
now, or a month' ago he was in ‘
Illesheim, Germany, wrecking
planes. He has 54 points and 23
months overseas. When should
he be home?—H. W. G., Yoder,
Colo.
A. He should be home by June ’
30, unless for some reason, such ‘
as replacements, he has been '
held up for a time.
To Mrs. H. L. D., Toshes, Va.
—A lady from Virginia, I be- ’
lieve, asked where Company 2,1
9th infantry, was fighting on
the 26th at August, 1944, when ^
her son was killed. I was in th*_
engineer combat diyfefem whk*- ’
supported the 9lh infantry '
through World War II, and Um»
whole 2nd infantry division, 9th. ‘
23rd, 38th infantry regiment* •
and supporting units, were fight '
ing for the great seaport anJ!
fortress city of Brest, France.
remember well because I wmr'
wounded in the battle <yn the 24ffr •
of August, 1944. If permissible^
you can pass this hfformatiow t
on to the lady.—M/Sgt. Austin^
Fonteqot, Squadron A., 1621 AA^i
base unit, Barksdale Field, La*
again. '
Mr. Ernest Boazman of Verdery
was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. J.
McAllister last Saturday.
Mate Pat Hester is enjoying a
nice rest at his home here.
Mrs. Epting and Mrs. Clveland
of Red Cross were business visitors
;n Mt. Carmel recently.
Mrs. J. B. Curtis and family
vere delighted Saturday evening
when Jackie DuBose reached home
at last and visited his grand
mother Saturday night.
Miss Jane Halliday of Mexico,
now a student in Erskine College,
Due West, S. C., was a welcome
guest of Misses Florence and
Susie Patterson Sunday. Miss Hai-
liday is the talented daughter of
Rev.
who
and again on
Day, on V-B Day,
V-J Day.
Eyes were full .of tears on those
occasions because hearts yearned
over and for those boys far away
from home. Eyes were wet on
this occasion too but because
hearts were overflowing with
grati.ude to God that these boy*
and all the others had been spared
to again come home.
As each man’s name was called
a flower was pinned on him, be^
speaking love and appreciation for
the service he had given and was
still giving. As all these boys
stood together the pastor lod a.
prayer of thanksgiving and dedi
cation.
Dr. Simpson read Psalm 46 and
and Mrs. Chisholm Halliday. the subject of his sermon was
have been missionaries in “The Threat to Peace.” Confusion
Mexico for quite a while and are and strife, strikes, un-American
doing a fine work over there in activities, ungodly homes and
preaching the gospel and drawing schools, crime, divorce, unwhole-
the. people to God.
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Special Service .
For Servicemen
Dr. L. K. Simpson, pastor of the
McCormick Baptist Church, told
the large group of returned veter
ans and servicemen present at the
special service held in their honbr
Sunday morning, of how the pray
ers of the local church people had
followed them, continuously. He
expressed humble gratitude to God
especially for bringing the 70 odd
whose names are on the local
church roll, safely through with
so few suffering bodily wounds.
some pleasure devices, and loose
morals were listed as some of these
threats. “Crime stalks through our
lancTnke a black robed monster
seeking to devour whom he may,
and irreverence like a hideous
»
monster grins up in the face of
God”, he said. He called upon
these men and all present
to dedicate their manhood and
womanhod to the Cause of Christ,
who is the only hope for bringing
the world out of this chaotic
crisis.
"The soil is the foundation of
the farm family’s living. How w 11
it yields will depend on how well
you treat it. Your soil is your
He reminded them of the special (bank account. Build it up.’
services held in the church on “D”jUSDA.
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