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TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Fourth Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1946
Number 51
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Washington, D. C. (NWNS).—
The vote and arguments on ex
tension of selective service may
indicate that a new form of pre
war isolationism is fast return
ing to America. Although few
congressmen have directly ex
pressed isolationist views, it is
difficult to arrive at any other
interpretation of the “All rig^t”
responses which followed Repre
sentative Thomason's impas
sioned statement that the house
was pronouncing the death sen
tence for selective service.
As passed by congress in
a last-hoar vote, the selec
tive service law was extend
ed to July, bat with crippling
amendments which will
make it practically impossi-
f* ble for the armed forces
i to continue at the minimum
• strength demanded by mili
tary and administration
leaders. The amendment,
which prohibits the drafting
• of boys in their 'teens as well
I as of fathers, according to of
ficials, will reduce the big-
■ gest source of manpower
and will mean that many
men now in service, who
were due to be replaced, will
now be kept indefinitely.
< The action of congress on se-
’ lective service was also a severe
, blow to the administration, for
’ President Truman has done his
j best to get the law extended
; without amendment. In signing
• the bill, the President said that
he did not like it at all but
thought it was better to sign it
than let selective service die.
Since the new law is only stop
gap legislation, and must be re
placed, by July 1, action is being
taken in both houses to produce
a stronger measure.
The senate committee on edu
cation and labor, through wtuen
labor bills must pass to reach
the senate floor, and which has
conscientiously opposed all
curbs on organized labor, has
Anally recognized the fact that
labor difficulties exist. It has
approved a resolution that a spe
cial investigation be made by
itself of the causes of disputes
between labor and management.
In its statement to the senate ac
companying the resolution, the
committee explained its lack of
action in the past by saying:
“In recent years every
strike or labor dispute of
major proportions has stim
ulated a number of legisla
tive proposals which were
generally highly involved
legal prescriptions, prohibi
tions, sanctions and proce
dures designed to curb, lim
it or abolish the right to
strike. Virtually none of
these proposals concerned
itself with the solution of the
underlying economic and
other causes which precipi-
**tated these strikes."
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The senate appropriations
committee is entering into the
labor picture to this extent: it
plans to tack a clause onto all
appropriation measures forbid
ding the department getting the
appropriation to employ anyone
belonging to any organization
which “asserts the right to
strike against the government."
Such a clause has been added
to the appropriation bill for the
department of agriculture. Sen
ator Russell of Georgia said that
a new CIO union of government
workers, known as the United
Public Workers of America, has
asserted this right.
Plum Branch School
News
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Mt. Carmel News
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam is enjoying a
pleasant stay in Mt. Carmel.
Mr. Majette Fortson and his
mother, Mrs. Ben Fortson, and
Miss Lennie Covin spent a pleas
ant day in Anderson last week
with Mrs. George Peel.
The many friends of Col. and
Mrs. W. B. Sharp are glad indeed
tb see the Colonel able to make
the visit here. We all hope he
can come often.
Hie many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. D. J. McAllister will hear
with regret of the very serious ill
ness of Mr. McAllister in the Ab
beville Memorial Hospital, and
all hope for a speedy recovery.
Sen. L. L. Hester was a business
visitor in Columbia Monday.
Mrs. Gladys Bowyer of Anderson
was a welcome visitor in Mt. Car
tel Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bov/yer
were attractive guests of Mr. and
and Mrs. W. A. Scott the past
week end. Mr. Bowyer .has just*
returned home from overseas and
rr.any friends were delighted to
jee him again.
Mr. Bradley Morrah, Sr., of
Grrcenville was a visitor in Mt.
Carmel Tuesday.
Mr. John McAllister and mother,
Mrs. D. J. McAllister, visited Mr.
McAllister Tuesday.
Bryari Dorn
Will Speak At
Meet Tonight
A special memorial service will
be held at the high school audi-
orium, at 8:00 p. m., Thursday,
May 30th.
Ex-Senator Bryan Dorn of
Greenwood will speak.
All returned veterans and all
relatives of deceased veterans are
especially invited.
The public is cordially invited.
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CLEMSON
DIOGROMS
Newberry District
Has New For
est Technician
berry, May 21. —The S. C.
Commission of Forestry an-
;s the transfer of Nelson L.
Junior Technician, from
ffice of Public Relations,
bia, to the District Office at
'each was graduated in 1939
le School of Forestry, Uni-
of Georgia. He worked in
and South Georgia until
d into the Army in 1941.
it four and a half years in
vice; two of which were
n both the European and
theatres of operation. He
scharged from the army in
>er, 1945, starting work
te State in April 1946. 1
The Twin-States Farm-Home
Program, scheduled 2 p. m. each
Saturday over WRDW Augusta,
will be broadcast Saturday, June 1,
by McCormick County Home A-
gent. Miss Matilda Bell will bring
you a miscellaneous program of
Soil, Plant and Human Nutrition
—Insect Control—County Council
and Home Demonstration Club
News. You are cordially invited
to tune in!
Contact Representa
tive Here June 5th
A Contact Representative from
the Veterans Administration Con
tact Office, Greenwood, will be at
the Office of the Selective Service
Board in McCormick on Wednes
day, June 5, from 9:00 a. m. to
12:00 noon to assist veterans and
their dependents with any matters
relative to their rights and bene
fits.
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Agricultural colleges give fine|
basic training for farmers and the
school of experience gives them
their Masters’ degree. J
Plum Branch School Commence
ment, May 24—8:00 P. M.
Invocation, Rev. W. E. Brant,
Rhythmic Orchestra, Primary
grades, “Marching”, “Glow-
Worm”, “On the y/ay to School”,
Chorus, “Play-mates”,
Address, Rev. M. E. Boozer,
Presentation of certificates to
seventh grade, and other awards
Play, “A Childs’ America” 4th
and 5th grades,
Benediction, Rev. Foster Speer
Citizenship
7th Grade—
Betty Ann Langley,
Vera Gable,
Rose Marie Creswell,
6th Grade—
Dot Wall, »
Elizabeth Wall,
Doris Shrine,
Dorothy Ann Strother.
5th Grade—
Jean Creswell.
4th Grade—
None.
3rd Grade—
Lila Gable,
Bobbie Langley.
2nd Grade—
Jean Wilkie,
Howard White,
Winky Langley,
Margaret White,
1st Grade—
Helen Bodie,
Julian Chandler,
Janice Coleman,
Joyce Gable,
Bill Morgan,
George Earl Parks.
Visitors
The following visited the school
last week: Mrs. Alma Creighton,
Mrs. Kate Brown, Marion and
Lee Gturkey.
Annual Awards
The following awards weae given
at commencement. Members of
the seventh grade who received
certificates were: Rose Marie
Creswell, Betty Ann Langley, Vera
Gable, Mary Catherine Finley,
Marvin Seigler, and Leroy Wilkie.
Recognition of those children
who had perfect attendance rec
ords for the year were: Rose
Marie Creswell, Doris Shrine,
Dorothy Ann Strother, Elise
Langley, Josephine Miner, Joe
Wylie Crawford, John Luther
Bracknell, Jean Wilkie, Howard
White.
Reading contest awards were
given to: Elizabeth Wall, Nell
White and Dorothy Anne Strother,
respectively.
The out-standing graduate of
the seventh grade, Rose Marie
Creswell, received a year’s hon
orary subscription to Readers’
Digest. This was given by the
Readers’ Digest Company.
Primary News
Miss Wardlaw, the county nurse,
ame to our school Monday. She
came to check our health class
to see who had improved most
since January. Joyce Gable and
Eugene Finley won prizes for
showing most improvement.
Emajane Miner,
3rd grade.
Thank You!
The faculty and pupils of Plum
Branch School wish to say thank
you to Mr. McCracken for publish
ing our school news. We appre
ciate the interest of our friends
who followed our activities
through our news column.
Lunch Room
Our school lunches this year
have met the federal requirements
for proteins. We have had well
balanced meals. The children
have formed good eating habits.
Some have gained weight as a re
sult. On the last day of 0 school
all pupils and teachers had a pic
nic out-of-doors, and were served
hot dogs, iced orange juice, and
ice cream cones. We appreciate
the efforts of our Parent-Teach
ers’ Association to keep our lunch
room.
Where Birds Get Their Food
Birds get their food mostly from
the trees and in the water. When
there are baby birds, their moth
ers and fathers get worms and in
sects for them. Swallows and |
Vacation Bible
School Begins
At The McCormick Baptist Church,
Monday, June 3.
The Vacation Bible school of the
McCormick Baptist Church will
begin next Monday, June 3, at
nine o’clock a. m. Due to a com
bination of circumstances the
school will run for only one week
this year. But we are going to put
all we possibly can into this week
of concentrated effort in order to
make it the best school yet. We
ask for the most prayerful and
hearty cooperation t of all of the
parents and boys and girls and
friends. A most urgent invitation
is extended to all of the boys and
girls to come. The women of the
W. M. S. will again serve delight
ful refreshments this year. We are
going to do our best for you,
boys and girls, and we will be
looking for you.
The assembly program each
morning will consist of songs led
by Mrs. D. C. Talbert with Mrs.
J. A. Talbert at the piano, a mes
sage by the pastor, saluting of the
flags, etc.
Following is a list of those who
will work in the departments:
Beginners Department—
Mrs. W. M. Talbert, Superin
tendent,
Mrs. James A. Keown,
Mrs. James Mattison,
Mrs. H. G. Sanders,
Mrs. R. H. Talbert,
Mrs. W. C. Brown.
Primary Department—
Mrs. James M. Dorn, Superin
tendent,
Mrs. Jack Bradley,
Mrs. George N. Dorn,
Mrs. C. C. Morgan,
Mrs. Frances Bradley.
Junior Department—
Mrs. C. H. Huguley, Superinten
dent,-
Mrs. C. R. Strom,
Miss Vivian Jaynes,
Miss Bertha Mae Harris.
Intermediate Department—
Mrs. J. S. Dukes, Superintendent,
Mrs. R. L. Faulkner,
Mrs. G. C. Patterson.
This Bible school is an annual
event in our church program and
is for the benefit of all of the boys
and girls of the community who
will come. We will be looking for
you next Monday morning at nine
o'clock. The above named workers
will be on hand through the week
to give of their best in this worthy
effort.
Sincerely yours,
L. K. Simpson,
Pastor.
McCormick Public
Schools Close
chimney swifts feed in the air.
Woodpeckers search under the
bark of trees for insects and in
sect eggs. The nuthatch get food
up and down tree trunks. Other
birds feed from plants, on the
ground, and from waste material.
Elise Langley,
“Where there is no vision the
people perish” (Prov. 29-18) de
clared Dr. L. K. Simpson of the
McCormick Baptist Church Sun
day morning in preaching the
commencement sermon in the Mc
Cormick High School auditorium.
“Vision calls for action, sacrifice,
and love for God and men” he
continued.
Invocation was made by Rev.
Foster Speer and the Scripture
lesson was read by Rev. M. E.
Boozer.
Music was furnished by the
High School Chorus, Miss Dorothy
Smith, soloist, and Mrs. Ed. C.
Rice, pianist.
Commencement exercises con
tinued Monday morning with
Senior Class Day exercises. Those
taking part were:
Bobby Dukes, class prophecy,
Richard Culbreath, giftorian,
George Bonnette, class will,
Gary Brown, history,
Claude Huguley, poem,
Lois Edwards, class song.
Monday night the^ graduation
exercises were held. The high
school chorus sang again and Miss
Ann Bussey Seigler was soloist ac
companied by Mrs. Alex Hanvey.
The three top honor students
each making a four year scholastic
average of ninety-four and a
fraction were: Lois Edwards, Gary
Brown and Claude Huguley, Jr.
Lois, with the highest average
gave the valedictory. Gary, who
tied with Claude for 2nd highest.,
gave the welcome address. Claude,
by request, gave the declamation
he wrote with which he won top
state honors, “Universal Peace.
Wnen?”
Invocation was made by Rev. M.
E. Boozer and the benediction
given by Dr. L. K. Simpson.
The following awards were given
by Mr. J. L. Caudle, Chairman of
the S. C. State Highway Commis
sion and member of the County
Board of Education:
1. Each year the American Le
gion Auxiliary gives a medal to
the high school student who writes
the best essay on a selected sub
ject. This year the subject was
American Citizenship: It’s Privi
leges and Responsibilities and. the
winner was Willie Frances Smith.
2. The Home Economics Medal
is presented annually to the girl
in the Home Economics Depart
ment who has done the most out
standing work. This year the
medal was given to Betty Ed
munds.
3. The Agriculture Medal h
presented annually to the boy whe
has done the most oustanding
work in the Agriculture Depart
ment. This year the medal went
to Grady Young.
4. The Commercial Medai h
presented annually to the student
in the Commercial Department
who has been outstanding. This
year the medal was given to Lois
Ruby Kate Wideman
Claimed By Death
Little Ruby Kate Wideman, 16-
months-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Wideman, died at their
home near McCormick Wednesday
afternoon of last week.
Funeral services were conducted
from the graveside in the Wide
man family cemetery Thursday
afternoon a 3 o’clock with the
Rev. M. E. Boozer, pastor of the
McCormick Methodist Church, of
ficiating.
Besides the parents, the child
is survived by tile maternal
grandfather, T. L. Findley of
Honea Path; four brothers,
George, Jack, Wallace and Char
lie Wideman, and one sister. Myr
tle Wideman, of the home.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, ei
charge.
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Grade 5. ! Edwards.
5. The Reading Medal is pre
sented annually to the girl in high
school who wins first place in the
local reading contest. This year it
was presented to Irma Joan Con
nor.
6. The Declamation Medal is
presented annually to the boy in
the high school who wins first
place in the local declamation
contest. This year. Claude
Huguley, Jr., was winner but, due
to the fact tuZt Claude won the
medal last year, the medal went to
the winner of the second place,
Bobby Huguley.
7. The Athletic Medal is given
annually by Mr. J. F. Buzhardt to
the hardest working, most deserv
ing, most loyal, and to the member
who conributes most to the team.
This years it was given to Claude
Huguley, Jr.
8. The English Medal is given
annually by Mrs. J. J. Dorn to the
Farming is the intricate busi-' outstanding high school English
ness in creation. It comes in the student. This year it was given to
end to a matter of adjustment be-
The Sapsucker
The sapsucker is called the
“black sheep” of the woodpecker
family. That means he is the
worst one in the family. A sap
sucker looks like a bandit to me,
with the red on his head, the red
under his bill, and the black and
white stripes on his head like a
mask. He has yellow, black, and
white on his wings, tail and
breast. His bill looks like a sword.
This yellow-bellied sapsucker
has one habit the other wood
peckers do not have, sucking the
sap out of trees, stopping them
from growth for a while. He ruins
lots of trees in this way, usually
birches and maples. This wood
pecker is the only one that is not
useful.
Charley Ann Miner,
Grade 5.
tween the ways and means of man
Gary Brown.
9. A medal is given annually
and his family and the immense, by the Masons to the most deserv-'
impersonal processes of Nature.” ,ing senior. This year this medal
—Russell Lord, in “Growth”. jwent to Tommy Gable, j
Training Meeting
‘ For Fire Fighters
Mr. G. L. Sharpton, County
Ranger, held a training meeting:,
for the Forest Fire Fighter Service
members in the community house
May 10th.
Supper was served to 48 mem
bers.
10. Outstanding Citizenship
Medals are presented annually to
one boy and girl in grammar
school and one boy and one girl
in high school. These medals are
based on the following qualifica
tions:
1. Cooperation in all school ac-
ivities.
2. Integrity.
3. Correct attitude toward
work and faculty.
4. Courtesy and consideration of
both classmates and teachers.
5. Pride In school.
6. Grade on conduct not less
than 90.
7. Grade on each subject most
be above 80.
The four winners this year were:
Grammar School Girl: Ruth
Jaynes.
Grammar School Boy: Ray May.
High School Girl: Lois Edwards.
High School Boy: Claude Hugu
ley, Jr.
High School diplopias were de
livered by Mr. J. Fred Buzhardt,
Chairman of the .Board of Trus
tees, to the following:
Lois Edwards,
Gary Brown,
Claude Huguley, Jr.,
Mary Sue Diljashaw,
Hazel Kelly,
Eunice Wall,
Katie Bell Willis,
George Bonnette,
Richard Culbreath,
Bobby Dukes, [ \
Tommy Forrester,
Tommy Gable,
Edwin Rice,
Lonny Shrine.
Supt. W. H. Weldon read Use
following honor roll:
Not absent a day during year
1945-46:
Grade 1—
John Albert Dansby.
Grade 2—
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Gwendolyn Brown,
Lucy Boozer,
Carolyn Maddox.
Grade 3—
None.
Grade 4— ;
Leroy Dillashaw,
Dorthy Dillashaw,
Marie Seigler,
Barbara Maddox.
Grade 5—
None.
Grade 6—
Rae May. : t
Grade 7— i
Joe Brown. ‘
Grade 8— ' 1
Grover Davis.
Grade 9— .j
Georgia Rose McCracken,
Louise Rice,
Thurmond Brown,
Albert Campbell.
Grade 10—
Bob Huguley.
Grade 11—
Lonnie Shrine. ’ £