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—Efforts to bring at least part of
the bill to reorganize congress
j are being made in the house. The
^ senate passed their streamlining
{legislation on June 10, but the
j parallel measure has lain dor
mant in the house. Its supporters
in the house hope that some pro
visions may be brought to the
floor for consideration this ses-
' Sion.
If certain disagreements be-
; tween the senate and house bills
1 can be ironed out, administration
leaders are willing to clear the
way for action. Unfortunately,
; these dfferences are hard to com
pose. Progress is slow among the
committee members trying to
harmonize the two forms of the
bin.
Chief stumbling block is the
proposal to create party “policy”
committees. These would serve
as super-steering committees for
the two major parties, and there
by prevent confusion and would
enable quicker action on legisla
tion. Advocates of the measure
expect that they will have to
sacrifice the policy committees,
but they are still undesirous of
} giving up the whole reorganiza-
> tion bill.
Most important features of the
’ senate bill are these:
Committees with similar func
tions would be merged into one,
such as the navaL and military
{ affairs. By this process the pres-
i ent 48 house committees would
; be reduced to 18.
' Congressional salaries would
i be increased from the present
! $10,000 a year to $15,000. Mem-
| bers also would be eligible for
t federal retirement benefits,
j A nfew fiscal policy would be
; set up, under which congress
! would have to pass a resolution
) deliberately placing the govern-
I ment on a deficit financing basis
! If it wishes to appropriate more
than could be raised through tax-
. ation and other revenues in any
given year.
This last provision is a sore
■ point. Administration leaders
! claim that it would be too cum-
I bersome for efficient legislation.
( It would require a joint meeting
■ of the appropriation committees
| of both houses, that is, the ways
j and means and the finance com-
! mittees. Proponents of the bill
• regard this provision as one of
' the most important steps in reor
ganization.
The plan to trim down the num
ber of committees in the Treuse
is also causing a lot of dissen
sion. If the streamline bill pass
es at all, there will have to be a
lot of compromising on this point.
It is almost certain that more
than 18 committees would sur
vive the reorganization.
Another important, but excis
ing bill that will come up th. r
session is the unification of sen
ices bill. The army favors this
merger, but the navy opposes it.
One result of the atom bom#
tests at Bikini was the stiffeniri
of navy resistance to the unifi
cation bill. The battle ships sur
vived the great explosion, after,
a fashion; at least they did ne^
all go to the bottom, or disappear
in a cloud of electrons. Some
ships were not hurt at all. It ii
not even clear yet whether the
crews of the bombed vessels
Would have been annihilated,
since some of the tethered goats
lived through the blast. In any
case, the tests seemed to prove
that battleships are not obsolete
after all, and that a big navy is
still necessary to our security.
Some congressmen have taken
a cynical attitude toward the ,
tests, hinting that it is highly.
unlikely that experiments coi»~
ducted by the navy would prov# j
that battleships are useless in tho 1
future. For the navy to wreck ito j
main reason for existence woul* {
be suicidal, say these lawmakers. I
Be thal as it may, results have
tended to strengthen the navy’s
hand in its battle against unifi
cation.
Most powerful man on the
navy’s side is Chairman Vinson
of the house naval affairs com
mittee. Before he left for Georgia
to campaign for re-election (be
has been in office uninterruptedly,
for 32 years) he took some pre
cautions. By certain arrange
ments with the rules and other
key committees he practical!v
assured that the unification bill
would be sidetracked.
Like congressional reorganiza
tion, the unification bill is highly
technical, and has little emotion
al appeal. The public is not clam
oring for the immediate passage
of either. In both cases, no ca
lamity impends if the bills are
pigeon-holed. They are measures
for more efficiency in govern
ment functions. Unfortunately
for the nation at large, a good
many powerful people are not
anxious for more efficient gov
ernments
Sullivan News
The community was deeply sad
dened by the sudden shock of the
passing away of Mr. Robert T.
West.
Everybody knew and loved “Mr.
Bob” as he was called.
He passed away as he wished to,
without apparently any struggle,
just went to sleep and rest.
He leaves his wife, an only sur
vivor of the immediate family,
Mrs. Kitty Lou West.
Miss Louise Williamson of Day
tona Beach, Florida, is spending
several weeks with her cousin,
Mrs. Kitty Lou West.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Gilchrist of
Charleston were in this commun.-
ty for the funeral services of Mrs.
Gilchrist’s brother, Mr. R. T. West.
^ + h«r relatives who attended the
funeral were Mrs. W. B. Hughey
of Columbia and daughters, Mrs.
Leonard Drummonds of Langley
and Mrs. Ralph Stockard of Gra
ham, N. C., and Mr. and Mrs. John
Hughey, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Mathis, Rev. J. D. Hughey, Jr., of
North Augusta.
Friends of Mrs. J. E. Winn re
gret to learn of her recent mis
fortune of spraining an ankle,
and hope for her a speedy recov
ery.
The Sullivan H. D. Club will
meet Tuesday, July 23rd, in the
home of Mrs. Janelle Winn. Ev
erybody is urged to attend this
meeting.
Mrs. J. L. Reames and
Juanita Reames of Sullivan
recently attended the Short
Course at Winthrop and report a
very successful course. Miss
Reames say that she returned 1^^
full of “Club Ideas”, and hopes to
make the Sullivan Club over a-;
Miss
club
Tent Meeting
Now In Progress
There is a tent meeting now in
progress on Deason Avenue. Come,
bring your string instruments and
help us with the song services
Come on out and worship the
Lord with us. Services each week
night at 8 o’cock. Rev. E. L.
Hooper, Evangelist, Rev. W. E.
Doolittle, song leader, Rev. J. E.
Sechrest, pastor. Church of God.
gain, with the assistance of our
good, loyal and faithful members.
There is no reason why we
shouldn’t continue to be one of
the best clubs, with the assistance
of our new county agent, Miss
Harriet Gandy.
Miss Jeanne Williams was a re
cent visitor in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. P. Winn.
Friends of Mrs. E. C. Shuford
are hoping for her a speedy recov
ery. She continues ill at her
home.
We are delighted to see that
Mr. W. W. Mayson is able to be up
and about again, after having
been so seriously ill for such a
long time.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Southern
are now making their home in
Newberry, after spending a very
pleasant vacation with homefolks
and also Myrtle Beach. \ Mrs.
Southern was accompanied to the
Beach by her mother, Mrs. W. W.
Mayson, and other members of the
family.
We are delighted to have Mr.
James Pearson back home again)
with his grandmother, Mrs. Susie
Winn, he being recently discharg
ed from the navy. J
Charlie P. White
Claimed By Death
Funeral services for Charlie P.
White, age 66, who died Saturday,
night at his home here following
a long illness, were held Sunday
afternoon at five o’clock from the
Plum* Branch Baptist Church.
His pastor, Rev. W. E. Brant, of
ficiated with interment in the
Plum Branch cemetery.
Mr. White was a life long resi
dent of McCormick County.. Sur
viving are his widow, Mrs. Lizzie
Weeks White, three daughters,
Mrs. M. B. Goff, Mrs. Kelley W.
Barnett, and Miss Helen White, all
of McCormick; one son, William
P._ White of Miami, Fla.; one
brother, Jim White, and one sis
ter, Mrs. Sadie Finley of Winston
Salem, N. C.; and six grandchil
dren.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
Mrs. Louella Ashmore
Claimed By Death
Mrs. Louella Elrod Ashmore,
widow of the late J. H. D. Ash
more, died at 8:45 Wednesday
morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. A. J. Hendrix, after
several months ’ illness. She was
born Sept. 3, 1862, and reared in
Brushy Creek Section of Anderson
County but made her home in
Greenville for the last several
years. She was a member of Bun
combe Street Methodist Church,
Greenville.
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon at 3:30 at the
graveside in McCormick Cemetery.
Rev. M. E. Boozer and Dr. L. K.
Simpson will officiate.
Survivors include four sons, J.
Ernest Ashmore, Camden, S. C.,
Rev. Herbert R. Ashmore, Troy, N.
C., Eugene Ashmore, Charlotte, N.
C., and James H. Ashmore, Green
ville; four daughters, Mrs. Blanche
Hendrix, McCormick, Mrs. Luchie
Arnold, Greenwood, Mrs. Rose
Brown, Spartanburg, and Mrs.
Gertrude Cameron, Wilmington,
N. C., nineteen grandchildren and
five great grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be six grand
sons.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
Union Meeting
At Troy Begins
July 22nd
Announcement is made that the
union revival meeting of the Troy
A. R. P. and Methodist Churches
will begin on Monday evening,
July 22nd, at the usual hour for
services.
Services will be held in the
Methodist Church the first three
days of the week and at the A. R.
P. Church the remaining four
days. There will be morning and
evening services throughout the
week, with the exception of Sat
urday morning.
The Rev. John H. Buzhardt, of
Charlotte, N. C., former pastor of
Troy A. R. P. Church, will do the
preaching.
The public is cordially invited.
X
Buffalo Baptist
Church Revival
July 21-28
Revival services will begin Sun
day night at 8 o’clock with Rev.
W. E. Brant, pastor, bringing the
messages. Services will be held
each evening at 8 o’clock except
Saturday, and will close with the
regular morning service on the
following Sunday. The church did
not get to have a revival last
year, so let us resolve to make
special efforts be present at
these services which are before us.
X
McCormick County
Council Of Farm
Women Awarded
Blue Ribbon
WM
State Candidates
To Speak Here
Next Wednesday
Candidates for State offices will
speak at the court house here
next Wednesday afternoon, July
24th, beginning at 3 o’clock.
County Chairman J. Fred Buz
hardt will preside over the meet
ing.
Congressional candidates will
speak here on Saturday, July 27th,
the hour to be announced later.
X
Mt. Carmel News
Mrs. W. A. Scott of Mt. Carmel
and Mrs. Gladys Bowyer of Ander
son have returned home from a
very pleasant visit to the beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mitchell of
near Charleston and sons, Mr.
Alex Mitchell, Jr., and William
Mitchell, were guests of Sen. and
Mrs. L. L. Hester and Mr. Willie
Hester for the week end.
Col. W. B. Sharp is enjoying a
pleasant stay at his home here.
Mrs. Ralph Campbell and her
very interesting little sons were
recent visitors here.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Klingen-
smith, Mrs. J. B. Curtis and Miss
Nita Curtis were visitors in Wash
ington, Ga* Sunday to see Mrs.
Ben DuBose, who was a recent
operative patient at the hospital.
Mr. Drew Blackwfcll of Parks-
ville was a visitor here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Klingen-
smith were business visitors in
Abbeville Tuesday.
Mrs. Alex Mitchell is visiting her
sister, Miss Beffie Hester, at her
home in Anderson, this week.
At the closing session of the
Council of Farm Women today
(Thursday), the awards of the
year for council work were made
as follows:
Blue ribbon group for excellence
of program and accomplishments
for the year was composed of six
teen councils: Aiken, Anderson,
Bamberg, Charleston, Clarendon,
Colleton, Dillon, Georgetown, Ker
shaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Mc
Cormick, Marion, Newberry, Salu
da, and York.
Of these Newberry won the Gee
Book Shelf for having done the
piece of work reaching the largest
number of people.
The next winning group was the
red ribbon group, who did fine
pieces of work during the year.
These counties so honored were:
Beaufort, • Berkeley, Cherokee,
Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington,
Dorchester, Edgefield, Fairfield,
Florence, Greenville, Greenwood,
Hampton, Jasper, Laurens, Lee
Marlboro, Orangeburg, Richland.
Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, and
, Williamsburg.
I Of this group Williamsburg won
I the State Council cup.
Pickens County received honor
able mention.
Officers elected for the follow
ing year were:
President, Mrs. O. J. Smyrl,
First Vice President, Mrs. G. E.
Hawkins,
Second Vice President, Mrs.
Earle Myers,
Treasurer, Mrs. J. Crosby New
ton.
X
W. S. C. S. Picnic
The ladies of the W. S. C. S.
sponsored a picnic for the mem
bers of the Methodist Church on
July 10th at Britt’s Spring. A
large group enjoyed the social oc
casion and every one expressed a
wish to have such friendly socials
more often.
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. Is a person supposed to pay
three cents to get allotment
checks and government pension
checks cashed? I paid three cents
for every check the boys sent
home of the class E allotments.
—Mrs. C. H., Villa Ridge, Mo.
A. Charge for cashing any
check, government or civilian,
is a rule of some banks. Some
banking institutions charge as
high as 10 cents for cashing
checks.
Q. I was in the army 9V£
months. While in service I re
ceived a leg injury on guard
duty. After receiving my hon
orable discharge I am disabled
to the extent that I can only work
part-time. I appealed to the Vet
erans’ administration for com
pensation, but so far I have not
received any help. I was ad
vised by Bay Pines hospital,
Florida, to get statements from
my lieutenant and 1st sergeant
of the 81st division who were both
stationed at Camp Rucker, Ala
bama, at the time of my accident.
Will you help me get addresses
of these two men through your
office?—S. G. H., Melbourne, Fla.
A. Write to Personnel division.
Adjutant General’s office. War
department, Washington 25, D. C.,
and give all details of the men
you are seeking.
Q. My foster son is still in serv
ice in Korea. Where can we write
to obtain information on lost war
bonds? He has money deducted
from his pay but never received
the bonds and it has been over
a year.—L. H., Fulton, N. Y.
A. Write to War Bond division,
U. S. army, 4300 Goodfellow
Blvd., St. Louis 20, Mo., and give
your son’s full name, serial num
ber and all information possible.
Q. I spent a little over six
months in the army in 1944 and
received an honorable discharge.
Would I be eligible to draw $1,000
to farm? There are some around
here drawing that amount who
have been in the army.—W. C. M. #
Summit, Ala.
A. I know of no $1,000 fufid
upon which veterans may draw.
Perhaps you are referring to a
sum equal to a maximum of $10f*
per month paid under unemploy
ment compensation for self-em
ployed veterans in lieu of unem
ployment compensation. If that
is the money to which you refer; >
you should go to the nearest of
fice of United States Employment
service and make application as *
provided by law. '
Q. I am a World War widow %
My husband was accidental!?
killed here at home and wasn’S
in the service at the time of his
death. He was not in the service
when we were married, but w»
in the service about four months *
before we were, married. We .
have a small son born November ,
25, 1945. This son was 7 weeks old 1
when my husband was killed. le i
there any way I can get help for 4
me and my son? — Mrs. V. *
Greenville, Ala.
A. You do not give sufficiertt j
detail for me to determine wheth- “
er you are eligible to a pension *
or not. It seems your son majr^
be eligible for a pension, but you*
should apply to the nearest Vet
erans’ administration office and *
tell them your whole story and -
they will determine your eligi- j
bility. -
Q. My husband is a veteran oY *
World War I. He has children by ^
a former marriage. Now t?
worked during the war and saved ^
money and bought us a home,
after we were married. Should •
my husband pass away would ( „
have to give his children half ef
the money from the place? The'
place is in my name. Would I
have to divide insurance money
with them? The policy is made;'
to me. — L. J. P., San Bernar
dino, Calif.
A. Yours is strictly a civilian,
legal case insofar as your estate
and insurance is concerned, since
I take it the insurance is not gov
ernment insurance. However, ff
your husband should die, the
widow and children would be *
igible for a pension if your in
come is not in excess of $2,S0fi,
$35 per month for this widow, $4£
for widow and one child and $6
per month for each additional
child.
Q. For 8 months and 23 days
1 was a member of the WAAC.
We were part of the army, bdl .
not with the army. Am I en
titled to'any privileges which am
available under the present G.L
bill?—Miss M. S., Fulton, N. X.
A. No.
State Short
Course Held At
Winthrop College
The State Short Course and the
meeting of the State Council of
Farm Women was held . at Win
throp College July 8-12. The
State Council of Farm Women
celebrated its 25th anniversary sc
it was appropriate that this meet
ing was held at Winthrop, the
place of its organization.
Those attending from the coun
ty were: Mrs. J. W. Bracknell.
Mrs. Creight Brown, Mrs. E. H.
Christian, Mrs. B. S. Culbreath
Mrs. B. E. Gilchrst, Mrs. W. R.
Gilchrist, Miss Emmie Sheppard,
Mrs. Foster Speer and Miss Matil
da Bell, Co. Home Demonstration
Agent.
visitor of her mother, Mrs. P. K.
Black.
Mr. Bryan Dorn of Greenwood
Co. was a business visitor here ally during harvest and market
ing, may be controlled by applica-
Warm Weather
Causes Plant
Losses By Disease
Clemson, July 13. — Humid
weather conditions during this
part of the year bring about plant
disease losses, says W. C. Nettles,
Clemson extension entomologist,
pointing out that diseases of
fruits and vegetables require care
during moist periods to prevent
great losses of potential wealth.
Peach brown rot, capable of
serious and total damage, especi-
County Campaign
Meeting Dates Set
At a meeting of the DemocraSc
Executive Committee the followh*
dates were fixed for county cam
paign meetings:
At Mt. Carmel, July 19th, S -tf-
clock p. m.,
At Plum Branch, August 2nd, S
o’clock p. m.,
At McCormick, August 9th, 11 au
m.
Price Office Still
Open Here
The Price Office will be open
McCormick at the same locahcn*.
until further notice.
Lauree M. White,
Chief Price Clerk.
Saturday.
T. Sgt. Robert Scott and Mrs. tions of sulphur before, during,
Scott were guests of Mr. and Mrs. and after the harvest of peaches.
Mrs. Roy Edmunds was a recent w. A. Scott Sunday night. J Apple bitter rot, now evident as
spots on fruit from early infec
tion, also spreads rapidly dump
warm humid weather. This 41*-
sease is effectively controlled by a
series of applications of Bordeam
mixture and by added attention
sanitary measures.
Certain diseases of beans and
melons spread during warm mtieott
weather, and harvesting or wott
ing vegetables during such wealt-
er, or when there is dew on theau
greatly increases possibilities eff
disease loss.
If at all possible, advises Mr.
Nettles, it is best to refrain linn*
handling plants under moist corj-
ditions. For certain diseases d!
cantaloupes and tomatoes cause.*
by humid conditions, fungiciiU*
applications are effective.