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■s v***: i • - • — ^ t ^* .. * ♦ *- —- -- — 'fS. - '■» i w. TRUE TO OURSELVES. OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Forty-Fifth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1946 Number 13 i Win It appears that Senator Harley M. Kilgore (D-W. Va). Is heir apparent to the chairmanship of the Senate War Investigating committee, which has already provided the spring board' for two senators into better Jobs. Senator Harry S. Truman of Mis souri was chairman of the commit tee until he jumped into the presi dency, and Senator James M. Meade of New York succeeded him as chair man and now has become the Demo cratic nominee for governor of New York and has tendered his resigna tion as the committee chairman. Senator Kilgore already has had some experience as an investigator, having been chairman of the com mittee on War Mobilization investi gating monopolies and International cartels. • # • There was a light far into the night in the offices of the Wage Stabilization Board. Will they capit ulate or will they stand pat? There was a victorious gleam in the eyes of many Washingtonians and self- conscious squaring of the shoulders when the Board stood pat and re fused to take dictation from the bosses of the Maritime unions. At least here is one governmental agen cy which has some intestinal forti tude . . . they held the line in the face of overwhelming pressure from the labor front, strike or no strike .. . they preserved the wage stabili zation structure. And within a few hours the worst maritime strike in history was settled with a new wage labor policy ruling handed down by reconversion director John Steelman with White House approval. Wheth er this ruling preserves wage stabili zation remains to be seen, but the net effect is that the ship owners can pay any Increased wages they desire to workers so long as they ab sorb the increase and do not pass it along to consumers or the public in increased rates. And this ruling may set a new pattern whereby private, industry can deal directly with labor without going before the Wage Sta bilization Board. The workers got their increase, ship owners aporoved, and absorbed the increase. So far, so good. • » * | On the heels of these p^aijrfng strikes comes the announcement by Dr. Edwin O. Nourse. recently named chairman of President Truman’s ad visory committee under the new full employment bill, that he is “appre hensive” of a depression. Dr. Nourse is not one of those optimists that be lieves things will work themselves out if left alone. With present ten dency toward higher prices and higher wages being -upped toward inflation; with the recent gyrations of the stock market giving a fore taste of what may happen to com modity prices if existing inflationary pressures are not controlled . . . things are following the pattern which resulted in the boom and bust eras after the last war. Dr. Nourse and his committee are working on plans, obviously, which seek to pre vent inflation and the bust period which usually follows and instead, provide for continued full employ ment and full production which is the intent of the so-called full-em ployment bill. Plum Branch School News We had a chapel program. Cal vin Wood called out this program: Song: On the Way to School— by first and second grades. Playlet—Mother Goose's Chil dren— George Earl Parks, Boy Blue, Judy Bracknell—Luck Locket, Joyce Gable—Betty Blue, Linda Creswell—Bo Peep, Brenda Miner-rJill, Jimmy Wise—Jack, Lewis Jennings—Humpty Dump- ty, Janice Colemaii—A littls girl, Bill Morgan—A little boy. Janice Coleman, . 2nd grade. Our Weekly Reader came today. We read about new cars. We like to read a newspaper. We learn real news when we read the Weekly Reader. George Earl Parks, 2nd grade. We have a clean plate poster. We have a picture of each child on the poster. If we have a clean plate for one week, we get a star under our picture. Joyce Gable, 2nd grade. Clean Plate Club Brenda Miner, jean Willis, Judy Bracknell, Billy Jean Seigler, Janet White, “Sister” Freeland, Edward Brown, Jimmy Wise, Lewis Jennings, Danny Reynolds, Melvin Leverett, Janice Coleman, Joyce Gable, Bill 'Morgan, George Earl Parks, joe Brown, Eugene Finley, Larry Bowick, Emajane Miner, Sally Leverett, Christine Reynolds, Marjie Brown, yj Howard White, Jean Creswell, Nathan Finley, Janie Gable, Emogene Sanders, Services At Mt. Car mel Presbyterian Church Sunday World-wide Communion services will be observed at the Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Sunday af ternoon, October 6th, at 3 o’clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. N. McCord. Every one is cordially invited. Elise Langley, Charley Ann Miner, Joanne Seiger, Sonny Wall, Mary Ann Winn, ( Josephine Miner. 4-H Club Organization Our first 4-H Club meeting was held on September 23 at ten o’ clock. .Officers elected were: President, Charley Ann Miner; Vice President, Elise Langley; Sec retary and Treasurer, Jean Cres- vell. Miss Matilda Bell is our leader and Mrs. Charles Culbreath our club sponsor. We discussed things 1 we ^re going to do this year. At the next meeting we are to bring jars of canned goods we canned ourselves to put on exhibit at the Exchange Club Fair in Augusta. Jean Creswell, Grade 6. We want to thank Mr. Jim Parks for a bushel of sweet pota toes that he gave to our lunch room Monday. Thursday Mrs. Johnny Freeland sent green peppers for our salad. Friday Mr. Joe Ridlehoover gave every child a pomegranite after school. Mary Ann Winn, Grade five. The primary grades wish to thank Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ream for a year’s subscription to Jack and Jill. Jean Wilkie. Mrs. Bill Bracknell and Mrs. T. D. Miner were chapel visitors Fri day. Eugene Finley. Flowers The third and fourth grades planted some flowers for our room. Bobbie Langley brought some pots to put them in. Lila Gable, 4th grade. Court To Convene Here Next Monday The October term of General Sessions court for McCormick County will convene in the court house here next Monday morning, October 7th, at 10 o’clock, with Judge W. H. Grimball of Charles ton presiding. Petit jurors drawn fbr the term are: •J. E. Strom, G. C. White, J. M. Hemminger, C. M. Dillashaw, L. C. Talbert, ' | J. C. Beach, ! S. D. Giles, J. B. Young, T. J. Franklin, T. R. Blackwell, G. V. Shrine, T. J. Sfbert, Jr., T. C. Winn, W. N. Smith, W. C. Prown. Carl Willis, C. M. Finley, ! Herbert Wideman, D. W. Hardy, 1 . T . L. We!!s, Horace D. Creswell, J. C. Buher, J. W. Wilson, O. M. McKeller, K. B. Smith, T. W. McBride, r>. H. Collins, Cn-rol T. Bussey, C. L. Bridges, J. P. Deason, E. Hanvey, J. C. Dowtin, W. M. Freeland, F. A. Henderson, J. W. Christian, Francis Wideman. X World Communion Day The Methodist Churches of the McCormick Charge will observe World Communion Day, which is the first Sunday in October. It so happens that our fourth quar terly conference comes on this same day. There will be no preaching ser vice at Republican, but we hope that all members of the Methodist Church of this charge will be pres ent to participate in this service. During these days when there is so much hate, bitterness, and con fusion in the world, we need the strength and assurance that comes from such an occasion. M. E. Boozer, Pastor. X McCormick-Abbe- ville Match Ends In Scoreless Tie American Legion Auxiliary Meets This Afternoon The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, October 3rd, at 3:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. G. J. Sanders. • " After the opening ceremony and business session, a program under the direction of Mrs. G. E. Camp bell will be presented, by Mrs. C. H. Workman, Mrs. P. J. Dowtin, Mrs. R. L. Dendy, Mrs. P. W. Roper, Mrs. J. B. Harmon, Mrs. J. E. Scott, Mrs. M. C. White, Mrs. J. F. Mattison, Mrs. C. H. Huguley, Mrs. L. W. Bowick, Mrs. Mildred Nave, and Mrs. C. R. Strom. A full attendance is desired. McCormick School News The McCormick Panthers tied the Abbeville Panthers 0-0 last Friday night on the new field in Abbeville. Throughout the game the teams seemed to be evenly matched. Ab beville was unsuccessful in smash ing McCormick’s line. One of Ab beville’s favorite plays was an end run with the guards pulling out and leading interference with the blocking backs. Abbeville tried passing but most of these were in complete. McCormick’s backfield played a good game and hit Abbeville’s line many times picking up first downs. They also stopped Abbe ville’s passing attempts. The line played its usual good game and stopped the Abbeville backs on the line of scrimmage. McCormick’s line-up was: Ends—Forrester and Brown. Tackles—Bosdell and Ferqueron. Guards—M. Davis and G. Davis. Center—Creighton. Backs—Huguley, Loveless, Jack- son, Jennings. Sub. — Campbell, Russell, Mc Donald. The gulley tax drains many a dollar that farmers can’t afford to pay. Class Officers The following have been elected officers at the class elections: Seventh Grade Girls: President, Joan Bonnette, Vice President, Betty Jean But ler, . Secretary, Connie McAbee, Treasurer, Ruth Jaynes. Seventh Grade Boys: President, Charlie Sanders, Vice President, Jimmie Strom, Secretary and Treasurer, Billy Jaynes. Eighth Grade: President, Ivadell Talbert, Vice President, Ken Dowtin, Secretary, Phyllis Chamberlain, Treasurer, Carolyn Jennings. Ninth Grade: President, Raymond Brcck, Vice President, Janet Caudle, Secretary, Betty Jean Deason, Treasurer, Leonard Dorn, Reporter, Bobby Edmunds. Tetftrr * ‘ President, Louise Rice, Vice President, Bill Creighton, Secretary, Lloyd Russell, Treasurer, Johnel Caudle, Reporter, Faye Bodie. Eleventh Grade: President, Bobby Huguley, Vice President, Ernest Willis, Secretary. Marian Freeland, Treasurer, Dot Brown, Reporter, Frank Loveless, News Reporter, Moses Wideman. Cheer leaders who have been e- lected for the ensuing year are: Margaret Mann, chief, Irma Joan Connor, Betty Jane Deason, Louise Rice, Rebecca Simpson, Virginia Smith. We are glad to welcome the fol lowing returned GI’s back at school again: Luther Ferqueron, Mac Osborne. Lewis Scruggs, Harry Ream, Dumont Holliday, Ernest Willis. Tommy Forrester, a senior of last term, is with us taking the twelfth grade. The Junior Homemakers Asso ciation met on Sept. 30th and e- lected the . following officers to serve for the term 1946-47; President, Christine Fleming, 1st Vice President, Evelyn Wall. 2nd Vice President, Marylene Wells, Secretary, Janet Caudle, Treasurer, Betty Jane Deason, Reporter, Anne Sanders, Advisor, Miss Rucker. Chapel Services Rev. M. E. Boozer, Methodist pastor, conducted chapel services Monday. His subject was on dreaming. He said that people who dreamed as an escape from unhappiness would never contribute to human welfare. But that people who dream of something greater for their country and themselves would have to work to achieve their dreams. Chapel Dr. L. K. Simpson, pastor of the local Baptist Church, brought a very worthwhile talk to the pupils on the opening day at school. He spoke on “Our Life as a Book” _ _ J VJ ft m \.m m i % * v ^ Q. I have an ancle who served in | World War I.. He is unable to work and has been in the Veterans Hos pital three times. He has tried to get a pension but has not been given one. They say he cannot get one be cause he did not have a hospital record while in service. Could you tell me if there is a chance of his getting a pension, where to apply and how to go about getting one?— Mrs. H. W. t Hermitage, Tenn. A The chances are your uncle has been unable to prove that his dis ability is service-connected, since there is no rule in Veterans Admin- ’ Istratlon which requires a service- man to have a hospital record in service in order to get a pension. However, whether or not he gets a disabUity rating is entirely up to the Veterans Administration. The only suggestion I have is that you ask for a rehearing of his case and at tempt to show that his present dis ability was caused or aggravated by , his service in the armed forces. Ap ply at your nearest VA office. Q. I am unable to find out whether or not emergency furlough and extensions are counted as furlough time.—Miss T. McD., Adair, Iowa. A. The war department says, yes they are counted. Q. If a service man is discharged without a pension, can he get a pen sion if he becomes unable to work because of a physical disability lat er?—Miss C., Kentucky. A. Yes, under certain conditions if the disability is total and perma nent, or unless he can prove his dis ability was caused by or aggravated by his service in which case he can obtain a pension for partial disabil* ity. Q. My husband is being sent over seas for the second time. Ms had been a prisoner of war for 9 months , and had been stationed in the states for the past year. Now they are send ing him back overseas. He was given i .• paper stating he would not be sent into combat again and we took for . ►ranted that meant he could not be ► mt overseas again. This has made • oth of us feel badly as we felt we ' ►hould not be separated again sfnee war country Is not at war and my t.ealth Is not rood enough for me to lOo overseas. Mv husband does not want to go. Is the-e mnv way he c-»n get oot of going? On he pos'^'v %e* • dfech-^re.?—Mrs. L. B. Lit tle Rock, Ark. . A. Your husband had an oppor tunity to obtain his discharge at the time of his repatriation as a war prisoner since all prisoners of war are given this opportunity. Since he did not" take the opportunity and has evidently reenlisted, he is a part of the regular army establishment. , He will not go into combat again, since thefe are no combat areas and ‘ shipment overseas to not regarded as combat duty. If he has reenlisted, I know of no way he can obtain a dis- , charge unless he can prove a hard ship case or unless he to discharged , because of physical disability. Q* Recently I began receiving a • pension through the death of my ; husband, a veteran of World War L It was through ignorance on my part that I didn’t apply sooner, and thanks to the Question Box guide, I found out about it. Now I’m told I should haVe received said pension since my husband’s death. Is this true? Am I still eligible for the back pension? If so, please let me know and to whom I should apply?—Mrs. A. M. S„ Louisville, Ky. A. The Veterans Administration has ruled that if applications for pensions for widows of World War I veterans are filed within a year afr- er death, pension payments date back to the day subsequent to death. If filed more than a year after death, then pension payments date from the date of application. Q. My fiancee who has been dis charged from the Navy for quite some time' has had his pension checks signed over to his mother. Can, he at this time have them , transferred back to his own name?— P. E. K., Carroilville, Wis. A. This question is a legal decision to Be decided by the VA pension board bn the merits of each case. QgneraBy samklng,. no pensiona are paid to other than the veteran' ex cept in the case of guardianships, or persons in mental hospitals, or where payment to the veteran may result in some undue hardship. You do not give sufficient information upon which to base an answer. Only in rare instances are special apportion ments granted by the VA. Q. My brother to in China with the 1st Marine Division. Could you tell me when this division will be com ing back to the states?—Unsigned, McPherson, Kansas. A. There is no word on when it will return. As of August 15 it was jin Tientsin, China. and how we should want it to look after we have grown and finished making the pages in it. This school term all the students have promised themselves to do better work and do more worth while work in the future. Mayor’s Proclamation WHEREAS, Victory in World .Var *1 cost us more than 2,000.?G0 casualties and ./HEREAS, there are many mil- ~c:.c of handicapped persons Li the United States, many of whom ^ their efforts were of great aid in manufacturing munitions or .v.ovicing essential service for the war effort, and ./HEREAS, all of those persons including disabled veterans of .v’orld War I and II deserve self- supporting, self-respecting jobs in which they can make useful con- ribulions to our community, tatt and nation NOW, THEREFORE, I, T. J. Sibert, Mayor of the City of Mc Cormick, do set aside the week of Jctobsir 6th to October 12th as EMPLOY THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED WEEK, and I call upon all local officials, all local employers, all local civic organiza- iior.c and all citizens to assist in every way possible, to the end that it shall be brought to the atten- jion cf all members of our com munity that disabled veterans and ether handicapped civilians are Jully capable and are performing efficiently, safely and reliably in thousands of different occupa- Jcns. AND I FURTHER URGE ALL EMPLOYERS to place all their job orders with the United States Em^jymeht Service so that dis abled veterans and other handi capped workers may be given am :unity to prove their value ia productive and self-respecting jobs. ~\ T WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused c^al of the City of McCormick to be affixed. X McCormick Plays Connie Maxwell Friday Afternoon The Panthers will go to Comae Maxwell Orphanage, Greenwood, tomorrow afternoon to play their third game this season. The game will probably start at three o’clock. X 489 Bales Cotton Ginned In County To September 16th DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, WASHINGTON 25. COTTON GINNING REPORT. Census report shows that 431 bales of cotton were ginned Ytt McCormick County from the croj* of 1946 prior to Sept. 16 as com pared with 519 bales for the croi* of 1945. Very respectfully, J. W. Britt, Special Agent. Date, 9, 30, 46.