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'■4 / Si X true to ourselves, our neighbors, our country and our god. Forty-Fifth’Year June 5,1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1946 Number 3; L. L. Rankin Claimed By Death Luther L. Rankin, 66, of 2215 Richland Ave., Aiken, husband of Mrs. Sunie Henderson Rankin died Wednesday, June 12, at an Aiken hospital at 4:45 P. M. after an illness of four weeks. Besides his wife, three daughters survive;' Mrs. B. D. Heskett, Miss Rosella Rankin, Mrs. S. P. Toole; a granddaughter, Patricia Toole all of Aiken; one sister, Mrs. Lula Lyon, Laurens, three brothers, N. O. Rankin, McCormick, Grady Rankin, Tyler, Texas, T. I. Rankin Aiken; step-mother, Mrs. Anna S Rankin; two step-sisters, Mrs Butler Gunter, and Mrs. Austin Gunter of Aiken. Mr. Rankin was well known throughout this section, having come here as a young man, where he married and was engaged in business until he moved to Aiken about 17 years ago. There he became manager of the Owens Motor Company until the time of “his death. During his life here he contrib uted greatly to community wel fare, serving at various times as Supt. of the Baptist Sunday School, church organist, and trustee of the public school. His passing will be a great loss to his many friends in McCormick, as well as in Aiken, as it was hi^ custom to return often for visits Funeral services were conducted at the McCormick Baptist Church Friday at 4 o’clock, Dr. L. K. Simpson and Rev. A. D. Howard, officiating. Interment followed at the McCormick Cemetery. Active pallbearers were C. A. Owens, C. L. Holley, Aiken, R. H. Talbert, W. M. Strom, G. C. Pat terson, and Dr. C. K. Epting, Mc Cormick. An honorary escort made up of business men of Aiken and Mc- Cornllck included: R. A. Mer chant, R. W. Taylor, T. M. McGee, Grady Scott, Charles Huntley, Frank Trowbridge, John Sizemore, J. O. Patterson, J. R. Corley, C. C. Morgan, J. B. Harmon, J. C. Brown, H. Drucker, J. F. Mattison, C. R. Strom, T. J. Sibert, Harvey Sanders, William Keown and E. J. McCracken. X Mrs. Sudie G. Stone Claimed By Death Mrs. Sudie Garnett Stone, wid ow of the late Jesse F. Stone of Parksville, died early Monday morning at the Columbia hospital, after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were conducted at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon from the Parksville Baptist Church, of which she was a mem ber, with the Rev. H. E. Stephens in charge. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Stone is survived by one daughter, Mrs. O. D. Adair of Col umbia, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Joe Price, John Price, Julian Stone, Taylor Gar nett, W. B. Adams and Fred Bass. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. X Four-H Vege table Growers’ Training School A training school at Clemson for South Carolina 4-H members enrolled in the National Junior Vegetable Growers’ Association Project this year has been planned by Miss Jane Ketchen, Marketing Specialist, Winthrop College, A. E. Schilletter, Exten sion Horticulturist, and A. M. Musser, Chief, Horticultural Divi sion Clemson College. The school will begin Monday, June 24, and end Friday after noon, June 28. Frances Ann Dans- by, McCormick County, and Hazel Winn, Edgefield County, will attend this school with Miss Ma tilda Bell, County Home Demon station Agent. A Vacation Bible School Is In Progress At Plum Branch feel well with The Vacation Bibl'i School at Plum Branch is in its second week. The enrollment has reach ed over 100 pupils with a staff of 15 workers. The school is spon sored by the Baptist and Metho dist Churches. The pupils are looking forward to two special features of the '•chool. The school will hold its last regular session on Friday, fol lowed by a picnic. Then on Sun day night there will be com mencement exercises at the Bap tist Church. Ihe daily worship program will be carried out, followed by a dem onstration of the work done by the various department^. The leaders in the school that the school is unusually attended and is meeting great success. X Home-Coming Service At The Buffalo Baptist Church The Buffalo Church is th3 old est church in the Abbeville Asso ciation. It was organized in 1776. The people have been enthusiatic in repairing and repainting the building. This work has been com pleted and now they are planning a home-coming service. This ser vice will be on the fifth Sunday, June 30. The day’s program will consist of the Sunday school, followed by the home-coming service. A pic-, nic dinner will be served at the church. After dinner the people will engage ‘in exchanging greet ings and having a good time with old friends. A profitable, happy day is an ticipated for former pastors and members of the church are being invited back. Present members will attend, bringing picnic bas kets of good things to eat. xx McCormick Metho dist Church Enter- Account Of Our Trip To Washington (By A Student Who Went) A group of 30 high school stu dents and faculty members left McCormick Monday, June 10, on a trip that took us through the Capitols of South Carolina, North Carolina, Virgh.'fa, and to the Capitol of the United States. We spent Monday night in Chester, Va., just south of Rich mond. Arising early Tuesday, w:- went through the historic cities of Richmond and Fredericksburg, passing many historical points on the highway. We arrived at Mt. Vernon early in the afternoon and made a complete tour of Wash ington’s entire estate. We again boarded our bus for the last lap of our journey toward )ur destination. We arrived at ihe Washington Tourist Camp, where we stayed while in Wash- .ngton, at four o’clock Tuesday af ternoon. Tuesday night part of our group went to one of the large theatres and the others went to their first “big league’’ baseball game. The St. Louis Browns beat the Washington Senators 6-2. Early Wednesday morning we began our tour of the city. We started with the Congressional Of fice Buildings, where we visited Rep. Butler B. Hare in his offices. Leaving there, we visited the magnificent Library of Congress, where we saw one of America’s most beautiful building? and the original copy of the Declaration Qf Independence. Next, we went to the Capitol. We witnessed both the Senate and the House in session. The Senate was discussing the O. P. A. ques tion and in the House, several problems were brought up by dif ferent Representatives such as O. P. A., scarcity of grain, F. E. P. C. BUI, etc. While at the Capitol, we climbed to the top of its dome and also met Sen. Maybank from S. C. We ate lunch and continued our tour at the Smithsonian Institu tion. There, we saw everything from cloth samples to the latest Jet-propulsion airplane. We then visited the Washington Monument and went to the top—555 feet a- bove the ground. From there, we got a good view of the city as a whole. Then -we saw the Jeffer- # _ son and Lincoln Memorials and taillS VctCrailS returned to camp. We freshened up and left again for supper and a show at a large theatre. Thursday morning we went over into Maryland to Glen Echo Park, a large permanent amusement center. There we went swimming, ate a picnic lunch, and rode on some of the thrilling rides, and had lots of fun. Returning to Washington early in the after- Church, on Friday, June 7. we went past the White An address on What the Coun- House, The Dept, of State, Dept, of try Owes the Veteran and What | interior, Post Office Dept., the the Veteran Owes His Country was Mint, and other important Gov- Democrats! If you expect to vote in August you must enroll by June 25th. ENROLL TODAY! J. F. Buzhardt, Chairman. Seventy five veterans and friends from the McCormick and RepubUcan Methodist Churches and the Pressly Memorial A. R. P. Church were entertained at a chicken supper sponsored by the Wesleyan Service Guild and the Woman’s Society of Christian Ser vice, of the McCormick Methodist made by the Rev. C. W. Brockwell, an ex-chaplain, of the Green wood Circuit. Mr. Brockwell em phasized what the veteran owed to his country, family, church, and God. The Junior Choir of the church presented a musical program apd the veterans gave impomptu talks during the evening. Price Office To Move To Green wood Announcement is made by Mrs. T. K. White that the price office will be moved to Greenwood July 1st. June 28th will be the last day the office will be open in McCor mick. Card Of Thanks ernment buildings. We went through the Dept, of Labor Build ing and went on a tour of The Federal Bureau of Investigation. A guide showed us displays and explained the work of each de partment as we went through. At .he conclusion of this tour, we /isited the F. B. I. Firing Range where an expert F. B. I. man dem- jnstrated different guns. Thursday night we went on a cruise down the Potomac River to Mt. Vernon and back on the “S. S. Potomac.” Leaving Washington early Fri day morning, we travelled toward the Blue Ridge Mountains, passing Arlington Cemetery and the bat tlegrounds of both the battles of First and Second Manassas. We went to the famous Caverns of Luray, Va., where we ate lunch and made a tour of the caverns Honorable Discharges ARMY Capt. Claude H. Workman, Jr., entered service May 13, 1943, re leased from active duty April 29 1946. Battles and campaigns. Ait Offensive Japan, Southern Philip pines, Western Pacific, New Guinea, and Luzon. Wears Asi atic-Pacific Theatre Service medal, Philippine Liberation ribbon with bronze star, American Theatre Service medal, and Victory medal. Served with 475th Fighter Group. NAVY Charles Luther Freeland, Jr., Seaman 1st class, entered service Dec. 15, 1944, discharged May 30, 1946. Wears American Area Camp, medal, and Victory medal. Served with USS Glennon (DD 840). Herman Thomas Jennings, Storekeeper 3rd class, entered ser vice Aug. 16, 1944, discharged June 2, 1946. Wears American Area Camp. medal, Asiatic-Pacific Camp, medal, and Victory medal. Served with USS McConnell (DE 103). Raymond Robert Jennings, Yeo man 2nd class, entered service June 24, 1943, discharged May 20, 1946. Wears American Area Camp, medal, Victory medal, and Asiatic- Pacific Camp, medal. Served‘with USS Clay (APA 39). William Whitfield McNeill, Sea man 1st class, entered service May 24, 1945, discharged June 3, 1946. Wears American Area Camp, medal and Victory medal. Served With NOB Norfolk, Va. EdWhr Bredteyr Seamair -1st class, entered service Feb. 10, 1944, discharged June 12, 1946. Weers American Theatre ribbon and Vic tory medal. Served with U. S. Naval Bk£ Washington, D. C. COAST GUARD Preston Wade Mann, Electrici an’s Mate 2nd class, entered ser vice July 26, 1943, discharged April 25, 1946. Served with USS Adm. C. F. .Hughes. • • X Bond Sales In ... « County In May Totalled $8,231.25 U. S. Savings Bonds sales for McCormick County during the month of May totalled $8,231.25, according to report to Mr. G. J. Sanders, Jr., County Chairman, U. S. Savings Bonds Division, by State Director W. Brooks Stuckey. Sales for the month of May for "outh Carolina totalled $3,835,- 454.50 and to-date are running at the annual rate of $44,556,000 vhich exceeds predictions made last December, but the present record of sales for the State, ac cording to Mr. Stuckey, and for the nation, as expressed by th r Treasury Department in Washing ton, are not high enough consid ering the upward trend of price with consumer goods remaining scarce. Whatever paint needed for farn buildings costs, it is cheap. which took us one and three fourths miles over eight acres of land and to a depth of 260 feet. I wish to take this opportunity to thank every one for the kind- J Tire caverns were full of beautiful ness shown me during my recent formations, some illness. Sincerely, Bill Willis. million years geologists. old, afternoon and rode down through the Shenandoah Valley to Lynch burg, Va., crossing the Skyline Drive twice. Spending the night in Lynchburg, we arose early Sat urday morning and came down through North Carolina entering South Carolina about one o’clock. We ate lunch at Fort Mill, S. C., and the trip across the state took about four hours. We arrived in McCormick at six o’clock, com pleting a very educational and en joyable trip. We are grateful to our chap- being several! erones, Supt. W. H. Weldon, Miss according to Vivian Jaynes, and Miss Martha (Rucker, and to the school trustees Weekly Roundup SUGAR— Spare Stamp No. 49, good for 5 lbs., expires August 31. Spare Stamp No. 9, good for 5 lbs., for canning expires Oct. 31. Nail Notes— Contractors and home builders were cheered by the news that OPA and CPA are jointly taking steps to increase production of nails, now critically short, E. H Talbert, OPA District Director, said today. OPA has granted a price in crease of $10 a ton, and concur rent aotion by CPA has set up specific production goals for man ufacturers of nails, he explained. Cereal Story— Corn flakes, puffed wheat and puffed rice will be slightly higher in retail stores, OPA District Direc tor E. H. Talbert said today. He added that interim increases in manufacturer’s ceilings were made to offset recent increased costs and reduced available volume of the raw materials for these prod ucts. Shirts Up— Retail prices of cotton flannel work shirts are increased about 12 per cent as a result of a manu facturer’s increase granted by OPA, E. H. Talbert, District Direc tor, said today. The action, Mr. Talbert explain-, ed, is a follow up to an earlier ac tion increasing the prices of oth^i types of cotton work clothing. The increase will mean that mens flannel shirts will cost a- oout luc more m most inaepend- ent stores . . . $1.77 insteau oi $1.58, ivrr. 1 albeit said. He addea that in chain stores that buy di rectly from manufacturers, they will be $1.45 instead of $1.29. Stoves Up— Retail prices of household cook- mg knd^rtWrWnT staves will ad vance two to three per cent as a result of an adjustment granted manufacturers, E. H. Talbert, OPA District Director, said today. Manufacurers’ adjustments a- mount to 11 per cent over January 1942 ceiling prices for electric ranges, and 13 per cent for all other stoves, Mr. Talbert said. These were granted because of higher wage and material costs, and should result in stepping up their current volume of produc tion, Mr. Talbert explained. Gas and electric ranges are pre- ticketed with the retail price at whe factory, and this tak may no* be removed until the range is de livered to the customer, Mr. Tal bert said. Radios— Radio buyers were advised today by OPA District Director E. H. Talbert that the ceiling price of a radio includes a complete set of tubes. This statement was made be cause many manufacturers, faced with a tube shortage, have been shipping tubeless radios to distrib utors and retailers. In many in stances the latter have been sup plying tubes from their own stocks md adding the fcosts to the retail price, Mr. Talbert said. This practice is strictly a viola tion of the radio price regulation since sets are pre-ticketed by the manufacturers as a complete unit and can retail at no higher price regardless of the dealer’s cost of supplying tubes, Mr. Talbert de clared. Manufacturers have been noti fied to stop shipping sets without tubes, he said. In cases where manufacturers temporarily lack tubes, they may apply to the na tional OPA in Washington for ceiling prices on tubeless radios. Bread Boost Necessary— Last week’s increase of one cent a loaf for most loaves of bread was required because bakers’ pro duction cost per loaf have risen with the growing shortage of wheat, OPA District Director E. H. Talbert said today. The recent cut in wheat flour quotas reduced bakers’ supplies of flour by more than 25 per cent Johnston Gets Spinning Mill Columbia, S. C., June 14th.—The- Research, Planning and Develop ment Board announced today that: plans have been completed for the. construction of a worsted spinning, mill of approximately 100,0tK5 square feet, which will be erected at Johnston, S. C., by Deering, M l- liken & Company of New Yorit. This will be the first mill of iis. type in Edgefield County. This new industry will be of tlrr most modern type of construction. It will be completely air condi tioned and equipped with fluores cent lighting throughout. It wiR be similar in construction to the Deering, Milliken Excelsior plant near Clemson College and the one now building at McCormick. Mr. Roger Milliken, of Deering,.. Milliken & Company, states that, his company is installing 10,000 spindles of long draft spinning: with complementary machinery, and that they plan to process woof and synthetic yarns. The mill will begin its operation just as soon as. the building can be constructecE and will use approximately 300 employees, this number to be in creased as conditions warrant. It is thought that the plant will be completed within four months. The steel and other materials for this, structure has been on order for some time and is now arriving on the plant site at Johnston. The machinery, all hew and of the latest design, will be entirely ready for installation with th& completion of the building. The addition of this mill to the- Deering, Milliken & Company holdings is just a part of their postwar expansion program and will add to their numerous other mills now in operation in Souths. Carolina. The Daniel Construction!. Company of Greenville, S. C., is erecting the new plant. The Johnston mill will be managed by Mr. Horace W. Kiser, now Mana ger and Vice President of the Ab beville Mills, AbbeviUe, S. C., whicl* are owned and operated by Deer— ing, Milliken & Company. Mr. Roger Milliken, speaking for his company, said, “I am greatly pleased over the prospect of this new plant and feel that we have chosen a very attractive place for its location at Johnston. We are grateful to the Research, Planning and Development Board, to the Civilian Production Administra tion, and to the fine citizens of Johnston . for cooperating so splendidly in clearing the way for ■ the construction of this muett needed industry.” Director R. M. Cooper, of the Research, Planning and Develop ment Board, said, “We are very gratified to know that Deering^ Milliken & Company, who have been such • big textile operators in> South Carolina, have determined to again expand their operations, further in cur State. “We are happy that Deering. Milliken & Company are erecting ;-he second worsted mill in South Carolina this year, the other one being under costruction at present in McCormick County. Its execu- ives are strong believers in re search. They feel that the tex tile industry can do much to pro tect the future usage of textile fibres through diligent, careful and planned research.” X Cannery Notice Due to the scarcity of produce* no definite canning days are being set-up at present for the schoor cannery. However, anyone desir ing to can may call Mr. Weldom or Miss Rucker for an appoint ment. ume has resulted in higher pro duction costs per loaf, Mr. Talbert, said. Thus, bakers who were? previously able to absorb advanc ing labor and materials costs b?— / __ We left the caverns in the early who made the trip possible. j cause they were selling merfr- and cut their volume of sale cor- bread, can no longer afford to r.^L respondingly, he said. at prices frozen at March 1912' The substantially decreased vol- levels. i