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f TRUE TO OUitfc>lil-VES. OUK NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Forty-Fifth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICI£ r ,..S. C., T-HURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1946 Number 4 ) Washington, D. C. (NWNS).— Increased friction between con- gress and the administration is indicated by President Truman’s reliance on his veto powers to try to force legislation he wants and to stop measures he op poses. His first use of the veto ’ power on important legisla tion was his veto of the Case t labor-control bill. In veto- , tng this measure he issued a statement criticizing the bill as being one which would encourage rather than discourage labor unrest. At t the same time he made a < mild plea for passage of the < bill he had recommended to i ive him the right to draft Into the armed forces those who strike against the gov- , emment. Just what the President is really after in labor legislation is a little uncertain, for he, like everyone else here, is fairly cer tain by this time that his draft measure will never pass con gress in the form he recom mended. By vetoing the Case bill, therefore, he may have effectively stopped the enactment of any labor legislation. If a bill does go through now, be fore congress closes for the sum mer, it will probably be a hodge podge combination of the Tru man and Case bills whiph will irritate labor but which will not do much toward curbing strikes. The second use of his veto power came in the form of a threat in which the Presi dent. in a letter to Senator Wagner, said that he would veto the OPA extension measure if it was passed by the senate in the emascu lated form in which it went through the bouse. Soon aft er that letter was published the senate did pass the house measure, with slight revisions, and with the ex pectation that it probably would be changed consider ably in conferences between house and senate commit tees. The OPA obviously is fighting for its life. • Indications are that the majority of the public wants OPA continued, but certain busi ness leaders are using consider able pressure to get it killed by arguing that it is interfering with the production of the goods the people want. Chester Bowles, director of economic stabilization and the administration’s most vehement supporter of a strong OPA, maintains that OPA has halted inflation, that slight price rises that have been permitted are not inflation, but there will be dangerous inflation if OPA is dropped. “If the changes in the price control law now being considered by congress final ly become law,” said Mr. Bowles, “the increases which have distressed all of us in the last few months will be a drop in the bucket com pared to the deluge which ' will strike the American consumer." Mr. Bowles said that responsi ble statisticians estimate that the cost of living would be in creased by 25 per cent within the next nine months if the curbs on OPA, as passed by the house, become law. Home Coming At Buffalo Baptist Church, Sunday, June 30th Mt. Carmel News Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunaway and little daughter, Anne, were re cent visitors in the home of Mrs. Joe Curtis. Anne remained here for an extended visit. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Boazman and Mrs. Bob Segars were spend the day guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McAllister Sunday. Mr. Horace McAllister was a visitor In Mt. Carmel Monday. Mr. Tom Baskin was a visitor here Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter McKinney and Martha Jeane were Abbeville visitors Tuesday. Miss Matilda Bell, our very ef ficient Home Dem. Agent, was a visitor here Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. W. B. Sharp was a visitor in Augusta Monday. Cadet John McAllister was a re cent visitor in Mt. Carmel. We are glad to say that Mr. D. J. McAllister has returned home from Abbeville Memorial Hospital and is much better. Mrs. Roy Edmunds of Laurens svas a welcome guest of her mother, Mrs. Ida Black, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hayes of Newberry spent Sunday in Mt. Darmel with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Horton. Lt. Col. William Sharp visited in Mt. Carmel last week. Miss McKellar, who has been visiting relatives and friends in Florence, has returned to her sis ter's home, Mrs. J. D. Cade. Many friends here were delighted to have her back in Mt. Carmel. She was accompanied by a very dear friend, Miss Clara Coggeshall, who remained for a short visit. Mrs. T. H. Seabrook and three laughters, Harriette, Mary Paschal, md Dorothy, of Charleston, spent iwo weeks in Mt. Carmel enroute ;o Passagonla, Miss., where Mr. Seabrook has been for some time, rhey left Mt. Carmel Monday af- ernoon and arrived in Passagonla ;arly afternoon on Tuesday. They 'eported a pleasant trip and plenty of room on the through juses. We all hope they will like heir new home. Master John Dru Cade of Charleston is enjoyihg quite a sleasant visit with his grandmoth er, Mrs. J. D. Cade, and family. Honorable Discharges NAVY Charles Sullivan Dendy, Fireman 2nd class, (Electrician's mate,) entered service March 28, 1941, discharged June 3, 1946. Served with COMSERVPAC. Wears Am erican Area Camp, medal, Asiatic- Pacific Camp, medal and Victory medal. X * Birthday Dinner Those that enjoyed last Sun day’s birthday dinner with Mr. J. E. Mosley of Callison were Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Mosley, Betty Eustas Mr. and Mrs. j/b. Wiley, three boys, Claude, LeRoy, J. B., Jr., Mr and Mrs. Laurence White of Plum Branch, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Beau- ford, Inez, Doris, Archie. After noon guests were Mr. and Mrs Marion Williamson, three children. Mr. Oscar Butler, two boys all of Greenwood, Mr. R. H. Beauford of Clinton and Mr. E. L. Hollings worth, Troy. X- Call Meeting Of American Legion American Legion Post, No. 19, will have an important meeting All members are asked to be pres ent at Community House at 8:30 Tuesday night, July 2nd. Q. J. Sanders, Commander. Dru has a fine personality and will make friends anywhere. Col. W. B. Sharp has been a vis itor in Mt. Carmel several times recently. Many friends are glad to see his improvement in health. Miss Sallie T. Cade is enjoying a pleasant stay in Mt. Carmel. Dr. L. L. Hester of Charleston was a recent visitor at his home here. Anne Dunaway of Tignall, Ga., is enjoying an extended visit at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. J. B. Curtis. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Klingen- smith, Miss Nita Curtis, Mrs. J. B. Curtis and Anne Dunaway were -i:itors in Abbeville Friday. Home coming will be observed, Sunday, June 30th, at the Buffalo Baptist Church. Services will b°- gin with Sunday school at 10:31 and at 1 o’clock an old fashioner basket picnic will be served. All members, friends, relatives and connections are invited to a*- ^end and bring well filled picnic baskets. The followirtg program will be carried out: A. M. 10:30—Sunday School, 11:10—Devotional—• 11:20 — Welcclne and Histprica] sketches, J. C. Talbert, S. S Supt., It:30—Recognition of visitors, Song, ll:' 1 ';—Address—W. L. Bennett, Spartanburg, S. C., Soecial music, 12:10 — An appreciation and welcome to servicemen and wom- —Wm. E. Brant, Pastor, Prayer—Rev. E. F. Gettys, De la Howe, 12:20—Message—Dr. L. K. Simp son, McCormick, 12:45—Benediction, 1:00—Dinner. Afternoon—Social time. Wm. E. Brant, Pastor, J. C v Talbert, Supt. S. S. Union Service The quarterly Union Service of the McCormick churches will be held with the McCormick Baptist Church Sunday evening, June 30, at eight o’clock. Rev. Jam^s P. Pressley of Due West will bring the message. We welcome this good minister into our midst and hope all the congregations of the community will be well represented. May God richly bless us in this service of divine worship and fellowship. Sincerely yours, L. K. Simpson, Pastor. X Notice * I regret to announce that our pool will be open to the public on Wednesday afternoons only. The pool has proved so popular that it is impossible for us to keep the pool sanitary for our own children and for the public. We wish that t were possible for us to continue o allow the public to use the wol. On Wednesdays we would like for people to observe hours from ’:C0 p. m. to 6:00 p. m. and from 1:00 p. m. to 9:00 p. m. The :chool cannot be responsible fci he safety of those desiring to ’ wim. We would like for people to follow the standard of conduct which is expected of all of us who are setting examples for children- E. F. Gettys, Superintendent. Post Office To Be Closed Thursday. July 4, 1946 Postmaster J. E. Bell states, that as Thursday, July 4, 1946, is a legal holiday the post office will be closed and there will not be any rural delivery service. -xx- Preaching At Long Cane Sabbath Announcement is made that Rev. W. L. Pressly will preach at Lower Long Cane Sabbath, June 30th. Sabbath school, 3:30; preaching at 4:30. The Messenger To Print Wednesday Next Week Local Ladies Attend Georgia-Carolina Camp And Hos pital Council The Georgia-Carclina Camp anc Hospital Council of the American Red Cross, or Community Service „o Camps and Hospitals, held its annual meeting at the Veterans Administration Hospital, on Wrightsboro Road, in Augusta Luncheon was served in tne din ing room at one o’clock. The business meeting was then held after which the group was taken on a tour of the hospital. Mc Cormick county was represente, by the following people: Mrs. C £. Epting, Mrs. C. H. Workman Jrs. J. A. Talbert, ‘Mrs. J. E 3cott, Mrs. P. R. Brown and Mrs C. H. Huguley. The purpose of Community Ser vice to Camps and Hospital .vhich functioned during the wa /ears under the name of Cami md Hospital Council, is to chan lel the resources of the communi ies to the installations wher hey are needed. Community Ser vice is the pipe line througl vhich these supplies and service Jlow to our two large hospitals ii lugusta, namely Oliver Genera Hospital and Veterans Adminis ration Hospital, a total patien: load of almost 4,000. Many of the 2,000 patients a' Oliver General Hospital, all ortho pedics, have been hospitalized fo: as long as two years, recovering from broken backs, necks, limbs and shrapnel wounds. These men must be entertained and given recreation to make their lives less bleak. Veterans Administration Hos pital (Lenwood) has a patien load of approximately 1,400, vete rans of both World War I am World War II, all suffering from nervous and mental disorders Half of these patients are veterans of World War II. Statistics prov' that 85 per cent of them will re cover and be discharged to lea' normal lives if they are giver proper care and treatment now The government provides excellem medical care, food and equipment However, these are not enough tr expedite recovery. The men are ir need of cigarettes, stationery pencils, entertainment and recrea tion to keep them as happy am cheerful as possible during their hospitalization. Every organization, club, and ndividual can have the oppor- uniy of participating in the pro gram to provide these men—pa tients in hospitals because of their service in the armed forces —with the necessary supplement ary supplies and services. If you 's an individual or member of r 'Ivlc nr church group, are in terested in helping these men wh are responsible for our freedom *-0 recover and return to theb families, please communicate witf" Mrs. C. K. Enting, chairman, local R°d Cross Chapter. Remember! The War is not over for the soldiers and veterans who lie in hospital beds. Price Office To Move To Greenwood Ed. Wntp: Til’S TM>U'span°r tins nr- 1 ntnir ri irifh th* T of National If NfU'spiiftrr Serric.p, 1616 Eye St. /V. If’.. VTashinaton 6. I). C., to answer questions p»rtnininn to serv icemen and veterans. These questions will be answered in this rohimn if ad dressed as above. No replies ran he made by marl, hut this paper w’ll print answers to all questions received. Q. Can you tell me where j Headquarters company, 3rd Bn., 5th marines, 1st marine division is located? We have not heard from our son since January 23, so wc don’t know what to think.— Mr. and Mrs. V. J., Dearborn, Mich. A. Headquarters companv of the 1st marine division is at Tien tsin, China. Mail to China is now going mostly by ship which takes much longer than by air. Marine headquarters says that recently a mail plane almost crashed, threw mailbags over board, but later recovered them, but it slowed up this delivery of mail considerably. Q. What docs an ex-service man rate who served in peace time from 1923 to 1927, honor ably discharged from the U. S. navy? Is he eligible to the so- callcd G.I. bill of rights?—J. C., Coffeeville, Miss. A. No. Benefits of the G.I. bill apply only to eligible veter ans of World War II. Q. I would like to know if the Veterans’ administration is un der civil service and if you could retire on a pension if you worked for the Veterans’ administration? —W. V., Nashville, Tenn. A. Yes, Veterans’ administra tion is under civil service with the exception of the medical di vision which was just recently removed from civil service. Em ployees of Veterans’ administra tion are then, with this excep tion, eligible for the civil serv ice retirement plan. Q. During the war the military academy reduced its length of training. Can yon tell me when the courae of training at West Point win be restored to four years? — Mrs. J. G., Amarillo, Texas. A. The" war department says that beginning with the next aca demic year this summer, the 4- year course will be required of all new students and for all ca dets with the exception of the members of the present first, or senior class and one-half the members of the second class. who will complete tb^r courcs on the 3-year wartir*e bar’s. Q. Can you tell me if were anv Neirro parn'roi World War II?—L. F. W., bei- ma, Ala. A. Yes, the 555th was a Negro parachute battalion. It did not see service overseas but was alerted for reconnaissance and disposal of Japanese balloon- bomb attacks on the west coast. Q. My son was stationed in Osaka, Japan. The first of Jan uary I received a letter from him saying he expected to leave for home on the 10th or 20th of January. Have not heard from him since. Would appreciate it if you can find out anything about him. His address is Hq. Co. I Corps, APO 310, San Fran cisco. — Mrs. M. H., Canton, Fa. A. You do not give sufficient address, but if you mean Head quarters Co., 1st Corps, 8fa army, this company is at Kyoto. Japan, and there is no word on when it will return to the state 1 - It may be that your son, if elig»- ble for discharge, is enrout*' home, or is going through inac tivation at Hawaii. Q. Can you tell me how many battle stars were assigned to Bat tery A, 303rd field artillery bat talion, assigned to the 97th divi sion?—Battery Mate, Litchfield- , V A. The war department say* the 303rd field artillery battalio*. is entitled to a battle star fo-« Central Europe, according u: present records. Q. Is the Civil Air Patrol ores’ 5 ' ited with activities against ene my forces in this war? If so caw you tell me which one?—J. T-*- Anadarko, Okla. A. The war department say^ CAP conducted patrol again■ submarines along the AtlantV and Gulf coasts, at times as Lir as 100 miles at sea. Some CAv planes were equipped with deptfr . charges which, they dropper wh\en submarine positions we^e evident. The CAP also flew &«r cover for coastal shipping a convoys within their operatic* . al range of coastal limits. TW-| CAP was officially .credited with sinking two submarines. A* a matter pf fact, however, suu<e CAP op army, navy and operate*. together on these two occasions, some argument or difference off opinion resulted as to who should be credited v with the sinkings. ^ As Thursday of next week will be July 4th and our office will be closed for that day, The Messenger will be printed on Wednesday, July 3rd. All having items, articles or advs. for that issue are asked to please bear this in mind and get them to the office as early as pos- 1 sible. i 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. X Cannery Notice • The cannery is now ready for operation by appointment. Those desiring to can, please contact Mr. Weldon or Miss Rucker. The Home Economics room will be opened each Monday for th3 use of the public. Anyone desir ing to use the equipment oi would like any assistance—Mis" Rucker will be there to offer her services. X First Cotton Blooms Reported The first cotton blooms of the season have been reported to this office as follows: Mr. F. P. Deason, McCormick, June 20th. Mr. Ray Wall, R. 3, McCormick, June 22. Mr. J. E. Winn, R. 2, McCormick, June 23. George Talbert, colored, R. 1, McCormick, June 20. Arthur Wells, colored, R. 1, Mc Cormick, June 21. X “Bedside Teacher” Attends Crippled Children Institute More care means less wear with form rvninVnrtPrv nnri POIlinmcnt. Columbia, June 17.—Mrs. Henry Mills, Columbia, one of the “bed side teachers” of the Crippled Children Society of South Caro lina, is now attending a week’s in stitute conducted by the National Society for Crippled Children in j Chicago, as a service to its 2JDQ& ! local affiliates, according to Wi liam M. Perry, Columbia, state president, S. R. Shillman, Sumter, executive secretary, is also present at the institute. Unlike day school, the educa tional program of the society con tinues throughout the summer, Mr. Perry pointed out, and serves aoth homebound children and those in hospitals. Bedside teach ers are at present working in Al lendale, Barnwell, Charleston, Greenwood, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, and Union counties. “Philosophy of Working with the Handicapped,” “The Education of Physically Handicapped Children,” “Social Welfare of the Physically Handicapped,” “Health and Medi cal care of the Physically Handi capped,” “Physical and Vocational Rehabilitation,” “Employment, 1 " and “Direct Service Projects,” are among the subjects to be discussed at the Institute. In addition, problems of special groups of crippled children will be consider ed. Discussions, lectures, and field trips are included on the pro gram. The Crippled Children Society of South Carolina, which is sn]»- ported entirely by voluntary gif-S and the sale of Easter Seals, car ries on a ten-point program for the State’s 6,000 crippled children, providing hospitalization, medical treatment, wheelchairs, crutch "c, appliances, special food, instr ’c- tion in hospitals and in the ti r 7?vv vocational training, transpcita- tinn o n H a m-PVf'nt.i VP