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TRUE TO OURSELVES. OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Forty-Fifth Year
EfftnhPfA^ June 5,1902 McCOMfiGK, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1946
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’ WA SHINOTOff. D. C.—'ReveU-
■nd ehargres of John Rogge.
Assistant to the attorney gen-
and one of the American proae-
*2«tora at the Nuernberg trial* of
]toast criminals, llnlring John L.
•sewis. Sen. Burton Wheeler, former
{Resident Hoover and others with
; Vermin Goering and other Nad
; imder* with efforts of the Nasi gov-
, oMunent to defeat the late President
■ aamsevdt at the polls, and for a ne-
, gotiated peace, has official Washlng-
*ien In a jitter.
Rogge is not a novice. He was the
’ g- vemment's prosecutor in cleaning
! up the Pendergast ring in Kansas
* Vity, In running down the Huey
' long outfit in New Orleans and in
other notable clean-ups. r He has
. filed a report with the attorney gen-
. era! of the United States, which re
port has not been published. Offl-
’ dais here believe that Attorney Gen
eral Clark should either make the
report public, if there is document
^ ary evidence to back it up. or that
, the attorney general should repudi
ate the charges if there Is no such
* evktaoe.
Particularly at this time when
Lewis has challenged the govern-
, ment with an indirect ultimatum of
a coal strike against the government
; unless Secretary Krug reopens the
contract with his miners, do persons
- here believe the picture should be
cleared' one way or another. If Lewis
did attempt, as the Rogge charges
say, to traffic with the enemies of
' this country, either to furnish them
* oil for the German navy or to in-
. terfere in an American election,
then the time to know Is now. If he
. did not, then he should be cleared.
• • •
Blackmailing the government
\ seems to be epidemic in nature. One
. group having done it successfully,
namely the cattlemen and packers,
* then it was natural for others to try
; it. Now the latest wrinkle Is the
* pistol-pointing of the landlords at
; the government in a “renting strike”
by apartment house owners in Seat
tle. And it appears they are gain-
< Log support elsewhere in the nation.
Landlords, of course, have' the legal
to rent or not to rent their apart
ments—just as cattlemen, farmers
and packers had a legal right to
withhold livestock from market. But,
according to officials here, there la
a growing tendency for certain
groups to twist two seta of laws to
gain their ends.
One is the legal law, which
they are net violating, and an
other the asoral law, which they
are violating. Legal rights are
conferred open society on. the
theory that nnder the moral law
general recognition of that law
will contribute to the welfare of
a society as a whole. But If the
moral law Is violated, then rec
ognition of the legal law is cer
tain to be withdrawn If righto
are employed to injure society In
granting them.
With farm land values still In
creasing at the rate of approximately
one per cent per month, agriculture
department leaders are fully aroused
as to the dangers of such a contin
uance in the land market. As a
matter of fact, land values today are
77 per cent above the 1935-39 aver
age. well above the peak reached in
1920 when the boom took farm land
to 70 per cent above their 1912-14
level. Ihe silver lining in this in
flated land market is the fact that
out of approximately 1,500,000 farms
Which have changed hands in the
last five years, about one-half have
been sold for cash and on financed
purchases, down payments have av
eraged more than two-filths of the
purchase price.
Thus if the high wartime land
prices prove to be above the long
term earning capacity of the farms
sold, the high proportion of cash
sales and substantial down payments
will limit the total amount of farm
distress. This fact coupled with thp
better' credit and cash incomes of
farmers generally may obviate the
suffering which followed the col
lapse of the farm, land market -fol
lowing World War L But the boom
and bust danger Is still there for
many farmers, when and if farm
James W. Banks
Claimed By Death
James Whitfield Banks, 76, died
at his home here yesterday morn-
5 ng at 11 o’clock following an ill
ness of several weeks. Funeral ser
vices will be conducted at the
graveside in the McCormick ceme
tery this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock,
with the Rev. Willis Doolittle, pas
tor of the local Church of God, of
ficiating.
Mr. Banks had spent his entire
life here and was a devoted mem-
• .t.'
ber of the Church of God.
Surviving are two sons and two
daughters, Donnie E. Banks and
Mrs. Willie Mae Ramsey, both of
McCormick, and Mrs. Viola B[ogan,
and J. P. Banks, both of Green
wood. His wife, Mrs. Georgia Tur-
nage Banks, died four years ago.
Strom’s Funeral Home.
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Legion Auxiliary
Meets Today
Post Office To Be
Closed Monday,
November 11, 1946
The American Legion Auxiliary
will hold its regular meeting at
the Tiome of MrS. C. R. Strom at
3:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon,
Nov. 7th.
All members are urged to attend.
Hostesses for the occasion are
Mrs. C. R. Strom, Mrs. W. M. Tal
bert, Mrs. W. J. Bruce, Mrs. B. A.
Mattison and Mrs. Harold Browne.
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Third Division Of
Edgefield W. M. A.
To Meet At Plum
Branch Nov. 8th
• light vested in their property rights product prices and income drop.
Plum Branch
School News
Clean Plate Club—
Bobbie Langley,
John Luther Bracknell,
Lila Gable,
Kathryn Gable,,
Cecil Wall,
Ellen White,
Christine Reynolds,
Emajane Miner,
Edward Strother,
Robert Lee Gable,
Ben 441 en White,
Hpward White,
Raymond White,
Winky Langley, '
Margaret White,
Jean Wilkie,
Marjie Brown,
Larry Bo wick,
Sloan Woods,
Helen Bodie,
George E. Parks,
Joyce Gable,
Dannie Reynolds,
Bill Morgan,
Janice Coleman,
Billy Jean Seigler,
joe Brown,
Melvin Leverette,
Janet White,
Billy Jean Seigler,
Brenda Miner,
Lewis Jennings,
Jimmy Wise,
Malcolm Garnett,
Nathan Finley,
Sara Freeland,
Emogene Jehnings,
Elise Langley,
Joanne Seigler,
Sonny Wall.
Two Hallowe’en contests were
eld in the fifth and sixth grades
o Thursday. The fifth grade
upils wrote Hallowe’en poems
nd Emogene Jennings won a
arter for the most interesting
«e The sixth grade pupils tried
make words out of the word
Hallowe’en.” Charley Ann Miner
on a quarter for getting nineteen
ords in five minutes.
Hallowe’en
like Hallowe’en very much
For it is fun!
We have things to eat
And we play and run.
I like to see the owl’s big eyes
Shining in the night
And when the ghost jumps round
The corner with his light
He scares me!
The wind blows and says Woo-oo!
The yellow pumpkins are lighted
up
All around
Then the sound Is gone.
.Emogene Jennings,
Grade 5.
Hallowe’en *
Witches come out riding a broom
Owls and bats fly to the moon.
Ghosts come round without a
sound
Creeping around on the white
ground.
Shirley Wall,
Grade 5.
Class Reports
The third grade made reports in
English on something they had
seen or heard. Winky Langley told
about a rattlesnake her daddy
| killed and brought the rattlers for
us to see. Her report was the
best.
Ben Allen White.
Hallowe’en Party
The school children and a large
number of parents and friends en
joyed a Hallowe’en party Friday
afternoon. A program of music
and playlets was given by the
j children, after which they drank
lemonade and had a good time.
We made twenty-two dollars which
goes to support of the lunch room.
On Tuesday night, Nov. 19.
Fisher Hendley and his group of
entertainers will appear in the
Plum Branch School auditorium.
Watch the Messenger for further
notice.
We are grateful to Mrs. Eugene
Crawford, Mrs. Wiley Coleman,
Mrs. Bill Bracknell, Mrs. Frank
Freeland, Mrs. Albert Freeland,
Mrs. G. E. Langley and Mrs. E. M.
Winn for serving on committees
at the Hallowe’en party. Their
work and cooperation made this
The Third Division of the Edge-
field Woman’s Missionary Associa
tion will meet for a Rally on Fri-
jday afternoon, Nov. 8, at 2:30 o’-
| clock, at the Plum Branch Baptist
Church. Mrs. C. B. Long, Supt. of
the Western Division of the State,
will be the guest speaker.
I All members of the W. M. S. and
( Y. W. A.’s are urged to attend this
meeting. All visitors welcome.
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M. * •
Sunbeam Band To
Present Playlet At
Baptist Church Next
Wednesday Night
The Sunbeam Band will present
a playlet “The King’s Sunbeams”
at the McCormick Baptist Church
Wednesday evening, November
13th, at 7:30 o’clock.
Characters are as follows:
Director—Mrs. J. E. Scott,
Organist—Mrs. D. C. Talbert,
Pianist—Mrs. C. C. Morgan,
The members of the church
ch^ir.
Characters:
All members of the Sunbeam
Band, some as Chinese, Japanese.
Europeans, Brazilians. Negroes, etc
Announcer—Mrs. James Keown.
Story Teller—Mrs. Martha Pat
terson,
Heloers—Mrs. Jamie Sanders,
Mrs. James Dorn, Mrs. Porter Dorn,
Tr.. Mrs. George Dorn, Mrs. James
Matt’son, Mrs. Leo Bussey.
Older children characters—
Chinese—Jan Parks.
Japanese—Sarah Will Talbert,
Brazilian—Katherine Lott Dorn,
Farm Boy—FUlv Sharpton,
Oirl—Joanne Bonnette,
King—Charlie Sanders,
L^nelv Boy—Harvey Sanders, Jr.,
Old Woman—Rebecca Simpson,
Pov—Bobby Faulkner.
Th*' public is cordially invited
to attend this special service.
All taking part in the playlet are
urged to attend practice at the
Baptist Church Monday and Wed-
n^sdav afternoons at 3:30 o’clock.
Postmaster J. E. Bell states that
as Monday, November 11, 1946, is
Armistice Day, which is a legal
holiday, the local post office will
be closed and there will not be any
rural delivery service.
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Stewardship Night
Plum Branch Baptist Church, 7:30
Sunday Evetiing, Nov. 10, 1946
Soft music,
Song number 393,
Introduction by Rev. W. E.
Brant,
Devotional by Mrs. H. M. Free
land, . . -
Prayer by Mrs. S. J. King,
Playlets by the Sunbeams, Mrs.
C. B. Culbreath, leader,
Special music,
Playlet, “Tall Tales from the
Collection Plate,” by Junior G. A.’s
and R. A.’s, Mrs. Wylie Coleman
and Mrs. W. E. Brant, leaders.
“The Test of the Tithe”, by In
termediate G. A.’s, Mrs. W. E.
Crawford, leader,
Song number 368,
Stewardship Pageant, “The
Things That Are God’s,” by Y. W.
A.’s, Miss Maggie Wells, leader,
Summary by the pastor,
Offering (The regular church
offering),
Song number 366,
Closing Prayer.
The public is cordially invited to
ttend.
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Armistice Day
Celebration
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j American Legion and Auxiliary
members of the Thomas J. Lyon,
1 Jr., Post, holding 1946 and 1947
cards are invited to attend a sup-
• per at the community house here
Monday night, November 11th, at
7:30 o’clock.
J. P. Strom, Commander,
G. E. Campbell, Adjutant.
Q. I Mi » Spanish-Amertaua war
vctcraa and 1 fst a pewdsa. laasa
Bum ap la yean and hava been di
vorced asan 10 yean. If I rwaanrled,
would by second wife pet aay pen
sion at my death? She to up ia yuan
tou, but I was teld she would aet got
a pension.—M. B* Baltimore, Md.
A. Under the general pension laws
there la no limitation on the mar
riage date, but under the laws gov
erning death from non-service con
nected disability one fixes marriage
prior to Sept. 1. 1922, and the other
to marriages prior to Jan. 1,1938; so
in your ease, I do not think your
second wife would be eligible for
pension You might, however, con
sult your nearest office of the Vet
erans Administration.
Q. i have a son who was killed in
action in southern France. I would
like to have his body returned. When
will the government begin bringing
the bodies home?—Mrs. S. MU Ken-
ova, W. Va.
A. The quartermaster department
has made no definite announcement
as to dates. Would suggest that you
write directly to the Memorial Di
vision, Office of Quartermaster Gen
eral, War Department, Washington
25. D. C.
Q. My son went overseas In March,
1944. In May he wrote for us to fix
allotment papers and in June they
began taking out of his pay and did
until he died in December, 1944. Can
we get that pay?—Mrs. B. W M Pon
totoc, Wts.
A. I believe you can. Write to the
Office of Dependency Benefits. War
1
Department, Newark *«■* !•«
and give all particulars V puto*
death, his full name end tort* «s
Q. Mj sea hM ktsa to the
IS months, to
year aad la s
didn’t make ■
did not kaou
just found
draws from t
have If I had
a little aMM
bought
I A
silk a few
nnder 16, all In sehool swept eaa.
Now I wopder If J ooutd draw aar 1
back pay for the Naso ha has been
gone, and also start drawing now.
I surely need it.—Mrs. F. O. iu Sep-
mour, Mo.
A. If your son has mads no P*w-.
vision for your allotment and noth-.
ing was deducted from'bis monthfc
pay, the chances art you cannot
draw back pay. Your sow can make
arrangements at any tim# for your
allotment with his commanding ofll-'
cer. You might write lb the Offiw
of Dependency Benefits, War De
partment, Newark 2, New Jerasto
With reference to the back pay.
Q. If a serviceman Is discharged
without a pension, can he get a pen
sion if he becomes unable to wo*fc
because of a physical disability lateOT
—J. A. M, Owensboro, Ky.
A. Yes, nnder certain condttlemR
the disability is total and perma
nent, or if he can prove his disabil
ity was caused by or aggravated tor
his service, in which case he can ob
tain a p^n^i^n for partial (Usability:.
Winthrop College
News
Panthers Defeat
Connie Maxwell
partv a great success.
Miss Louise Bracknell gave us a
second illustrated Bible story in
chapel Thursday morning. This
time she told us about Moses. We
enjoy these stories very much, and
hope she will come again soon.
McCormick won over Connie
Maxwell in a hard fought ganle
last Friday 28-12.
Connie Maxwell received the
kick off and drove to a touchdown
much to the surprise of the Pan
thers soon after the game started.
McCormick snapped back and
Brown took the ball on an end-a-
round play. He was hit hard which
made him fumble and the ball
rolled over the goal. Connie Max
well picked it up and this gave
McCormick 2 points (safety).
After the first quarter the
Panthers tightened up and Brown
scored two touchdowns, one on an
end-around play and the other on
i pass from Huguley. At the half
McCormick led 15-6.
During the second half Jennings
scored a touchdown and Huguley
also hit pay dirt.
Connie Maxwell fought to the
end, however, and scored another
touchdown in the latter part of
the game.
McCormick’s line played a good
defensive game with Bosdell re
covering two fumbles, McCain -one
McDonald recovering a punt, and
Percival recovering a blocked punt.
Starting line-up for McCormick
was:
L. E.—Tommy Forrester
L. T.—Grover Davis
L. G.—Spencer Percival
C.—Bill Creighton
R. G.—Albert Campbell
R. T.—Bill Bosdell
R. E.—Perry Brown
Q. B.—Bob Huguley
L. H. B.—Frank Loveless
R. H. B.—Philip Jackson
F. B.—Dewey Jennings
Substitution for backfield—Rusty
Russell.
Substitution for line—Cecil Mc
Donald, Buddy McCain, Marion
Davis, Bob Sanders, and John
Strom.
Rock Hill, Oct. 29.—Lillian Hil
dreth Gettys and Nellie Gettys,
daughters of the Rev. and Mrs. E.
F. Gettys of McCormick, and Vivi
an Young, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. S. F. Young of 141 Oakland
avenue. Greenwood, were among 23
students and faculty members who
have been issued invitation^, , to
membership in Pi Gamma Mu, na
tional honorary social science so
ciety, at Winthrop college.
All those asked to join the soci
ety were chosen for having done
i utstanding work in the social
sdence field.
• V - vm-oo nri r i s are members of
he senior class.
”■ «- 4 -nrt«nts from McCormick
county are enrolled at Winthrop
college this year, according to a
report from the registrar’s office.
Total enrollment for the school
for the 1946-47 term has reached
1,546 students.
Every county in the state is
represented at Winthrop, with 1,-
467 of the students at the South
Carolina college for women coming
from this state.
Sixteen other states, Canada and
Puerto Rico also have representa
tives in the student body.
McCormick Future
Fanners Of
America Meetiaaj
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The McCormick FOiture Farmet*
of America Chapter held a meet
ing on October 29th for the ?«■»*
pose of initiating their new mem
bers as green hands. The foLwn—
ing became green hands:
Douglass Britt,
Ken Dowtin,
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Joe Brown, ,
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Donald Ferqueron,
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James Butler,
Bobby McKinney,
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Jack Dillashayr,
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Joe Thomas Seigler,
Marvin Seigler,
Bobby Holloway,
Leroy Wilkie,
John Strom,
Charles Hilburn,
John Allen Kennedy,
Billy Adams, f
Marvin White, Jr., ,
Spencer Percival.
The officers for this year
Pres., R. T. West; Vice Pres., Bda-
by Edmonds; Sec., RaymiaitF
Brock; Treas., Paul LeRoy; Report
er, Leonard Dorn; Watch
Grover Davis; and G. M. Dicktir—
son, Advisor.
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McCormick To Play
Lincolnton, Ga.,
November 23rd
The town team will meet the
Lincolnton, Ga., town team on the
local field on Saturday afternoon,
November 23rd. The proceeds of
this game will be given to the
McCormick Athletic Association
which at prseent is raising funds
to light the local field.
The teams will be composed of
veterans and other former high
school stars.
Kick-off time has been set for
three o’clock.
After this game the town team
will play Abbeville at a date to
be announced later.
McCormick Wins
District Three
“C” Championship
The Panthers are now holders off
the third district “C” champ*®*—
ship after a 28-12 victory oubt
Connie Maxwell. They have can
celed all scheduled games and nil*
meet other district winners.
The state is divided into thirtenx
high school districts. The schwste
are classed as A, B, or C, accost
ing to their enrollment. Mtor
winners in the districts have Ttswi
determined then the High Schcni
League matches games betwwa
them until there are only two ^’ft
who play for the state champion
ship in their class.
The counties in the third fi»—
trict are Aiken, Edgefield, Greai—
i wood, McCormick and Salute.