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k 'r\ v » ts. r WASHINOTON, D. C.—Over In Che state department and Indeed, in : aonae Republican circles here in ' Washington, there is deep concern i'feer what may happen to our foreign ' trade policy under leadership of the Republican party in the 80th con- 1 And it Is conceded that while there mar he bi-partisan agreement on our foreign political policy as it affects the United Nations and kindred or ganisations, our economic foreign policy rests upon and is definitely guided by our foreign trade policy. Wrecking of the present, status of foreign trade may well wreck our political foreign policy. Nowhere the disagreement between the parties >een so deep and so consistent as on this sub ject of foreign trade. Republicans haute traditionally been the high tariff party. Democrats^ though few of them any longer advocate free trade for which the party once stood, are still the anti trade-barrier advocates. The last tariff act to pass congress was the Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930 which raised import duties to new high levels. It passed the House by 2G4 to 147 with Democrats voting 134 to 20 against it and Republicans 244 to 12 for it. In the Senate the GOP vote was 46 to 5 for the act and the Democratic vote 26 to 7 against it. The first reciprocal trade act was passed in 1934 with Repub licans in the house voting 99 to 2 against it, Democratc 269 to 11 for it. In the Senate the GOP vote was 28 to 5 against and the Democratic vote 51 to 5 for it. Each succeeding three years the act has been extended in 1937, 1940, 1943 and 1945 so that the present extension empires in 1948. On each of those votes a large majority of Republicans voted against the act except in 1943, when the question was one of amity in a war year. lit 1937 the total GOP vote in house and aenate was 95 to S against ex tension; in 1940 the GOP vote was 16C to 5 against; 1943 it was 103 to 06 for, and in 1945 the GOP voted 156 to 48 against extension. As a matter of fact, the reciprocal trade act may not even survive until its expiration date in 1948. Rep. Daniel A. Reed (R., N. Y.), second ranking meqaber on the house ways and means committee, which handles tariff legislation, introduced a bill in the 79th congress to repeal the act outright and request the Presi dent to terminate all outstanding agreements made under it. And there has been no indication that Congressman Reed has changed his mind since sponsoring this legisla tion and his influence will be greater in the 80th congress than in the 79th. And when the state department only recently announced plans to be gin reciprocal trade negotiations with 18 countries next April, Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry (R., Neb.), GOP senate whip, declared the Republi cans would want to study the pro posed tariff reductions before pass ing judgment. Under the reciprocal trade act, American tariffs have been reduced as much as 75 percent on some com modities from the high tariffs set by the Smoot-Hawley Act. The last act authorized cuts of as much as 50 percent under the then existing lev els and although there has been no ticeable change in GOP policy, for instance on the United Nations, on the World Court, on Bretton Woods, UNRRA and other political set-ups for foreign policy, there apparently has been no decided change on the tariff question, which will have a direct bearing on our entire foreign policy. • • • Since President Truman liberal ized his restrictions on expenditure of federal funds on reclamation con struction, the interior department has signed contracts totalling 22 mil lion dollars affecting five projects in the Columbia River Basin, Central Valley in California, Colorado-Big Thompson in Colorado, Deschutes, in Oregon and Tucumcari in New Mex ico. More than 16 of the 22 mil lion will be spent in the Columbia River basin project. Plum Branch School News A kitten came to school. It was a little gray kitten. We have some mice in the cloak room. We put the kitten in the room. Gray kitten had a good dinner. Helen Bodie, Grade 2. We are looking forward to the Thanksgiving turkey dinner Wed nesday. This is an annual affair sponsored by the P. T. A. and en joyed by pupils and visitors. School will close Wednesday af ternoon for Thanksgiving holidays. We will resume work Monday, Dec. 2. We wish for everyone a very happy Thanksgiving. Clean Plate Club Nathan Finley, Sara Freeland, Janie Gable, Emogene Jennings, Elise Langley, Josephine Miner, Doris Reynolds, Joanne Seigler, Sonny Wall, Bobbie Langley, John Luther Bracknell, Eugene Finley, Robert Lee McKinney, Larry Bowick, Ellen White, Judy Bracknell, Janet White, George E. Parks, Joyce Gable, Danny Reynolds, Bill Morgan, Melvin Leverette, Lewis Jennings, Jean Willis, Janice Coleman, Cecil Wall, Lila Gable, Monthly Meeting Of Legion Auxiliary Plans are being made for the regular monthly meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary to bs held December 5th. Hostesses for the occasion are Mrs. Mildred Nave, Mrs. W. T. Strom, Mrs. G. E. Campbell, Mrs. J. K. White, Mrs. Frances Bradley and Mrs. G. M. Dickerson. Let us not forget the “Yanks Who Gave”, the servicemen and women and veterans who are still in hospital beds. For the third year the Auxiliary joins with the American Legion to provide Christmas gift packages in all veteran, army, and navy hospitals in the United States. Thomas J. Lyon, Jr., Unit, do not fail. May each member either send or bring a gift to the December meeting. Suggested gifts for the gift shop are as follows: Mother—pocket books, gloves, powder, hose, gift soaps, handker chiefs, underwear, scarfs. Girl—compact, socks, gloves, powder, perfume, stationery, un derwear, scarfs. Boy—ties, socks, gloves, flash light, bill folder, handkerchiefs, games, scarfs. All the above suggested gifts may be bought at a ten cent store. You will find many suitable arti cles not suggested on this list. Do not hestitate to send anything you think will make a nice gift for a man to send home to his family. X McCormick Defeats Lincolnton 13-0 Important Meeting Of American Legion Called For Dec. 3 Edward Strother, Christine Reynolds, Winnie Sue Langley, Ben Allen White. Boys’ 4-H Club Meeting On Wednesday morning at ten o’clock Mr. Bouknight had our regular 4-H club meeting. We had two new members. Their names are Edward Strother and Robert Lee Gable. We were very glad to have them meet with us. He asked us about our projects. Then we looked in the library for 4-H club books to read. Joe Martin Jackson, Grade 6. On Wednesday morning. Miss Bell held the 4-H club meeting for the girls. Charley Ann Miner called the meeting to order. The 4-H Club Pledge, Motto and Allegi ance to the Flag were given. Sara Freeland read a Thanksgiving Psalm, after which Shirley Wall of fered prayer. The business ses sion was next. We planned to decorate the school lunch room for our Thanksgiving dinner on Wed nesday. The program followed: Why We Have Thanksgiving, by Patricia Jackson, A Gay Thanksgiving, poem, by Joanne Seigler. We sang our November song of the month, “Song of the Open Country.” Miss Bell gave a demonstration on curing meat. We had three new members, whom we welcome into the club. Josephine Miner, Grade 5. We have learned six songs to sing together at our Thanksgiving program. They are “My Little Pony,” “Autumn Leaves”, “A, Thankful Song,” “Thanksgiving Day”, “Thanksgiving,” and “The The town team defeated a hard olayinfr Lincolnton. Ga., team hera last Saturday afternoon. Both teams consisted of former high school stars with a few former col lege players on each side. Throughout the game there was a display of good blocking and tackling. McCormick intercepted many of Lincolnton’s passing at tempts only to lose the ball on downs. In the second quarter McCor mick had Lincolnton backed up almost on the goal, Lincolnton punted and Herman Jennings took the ball over for the first touch down. A pass from Caudle to Owings accounted for the extra point. The other score came when Mc Cormick again had Lincolnton in a hole. McCormick’s line blocked the punt and Caudle scooped the ball up and ran over the last touchdown. Both lines played clean, hard football, breaking through many times to upset the backfield. Lincolnton’s starting line-up was: L. E.—Estes L. T.—Dunaway L. G.—Massey C.—Bunch R. G.—Scott R. T.—Timmerman R. E.—Martin Q. B.—Mathews L. H. B.—Cartledge R. H. B.—Hawkins F. B.—Cunningham McCormick’s starting was: L. E.—Sam Mattison L. T.—Luke Ferqueron L. G.—Alf White C.—Alex Hanvey R. G.—Rob Corley R. T.—Hubert Bowick R. E.—Ray Jennings Q. B.—Sonny Caudle L. H. B.—Herman Jennings R. H. B.—Morris Ferqueron F. B.—Flip Owings Substitution—Maurice White, Joe Luke White, Press Gable, Ernest Willis, William Willis, Robert Han vey, Milford Dillashaw and Carl Osborne. It is interesting to note McCormick had five sets of broth ers playing. There will be an important meeting of the American Legion in the court house Tuesday, De cember 3rd, at 7:30 p. m. There will be a discussion on the possiblity of forming a National Guard Company in McCormick County. Other business of im portance of the chapter will be discussed. J. P. Strom, Commander. Mr. And Mrs. W. T. Strom Entertain In Honor Of Her Father m lj* m m v ■SNm asafit On Sunday, November 17th, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Strom enter tained with a three course turkey dinner in honor of her father, Judge P. W. Cheatham’s 87th birthday. Other guests w^ere her brother, Mr. C. A. Cheatham, sis ter, Mrs. Ralph M. Winn, and Mr. Winn of Plum Branch, their son, Ralph M., Jr., student at the Uni versity of S. C. Mr. And Mrs. H. C. Walker Celebrate 55th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Walker cele brated their 55th wedding anni versary here Sunday. The im mediate family with nearly 300 other relatives gathered to honor these beloved citizens at the home cf their daughter, Mrs. C. R. Strom, and Dr. Strom. A luncheon was served bouffet style. This happy occasion was also Mrs. Walker’s 73rd birthday. X — Workers’ Council Holds Meeting i Th? Workers’ Council of the Baptist Sunday School met Mon day evening with Mrs. R. L. Faulkner with Misses Nylena Strom, Martha Rucker and Bettye Fuller serving as assistant host esses. Mr. G. W. Bonnette, teacher of the Baraca class, brought the de votional message on “Friends of Jesus.” Following the report from each department Mrs. William Patter son, teacher in the Junior Dept., gave a demonstration in teaching a class of juniors. During a brief social hour the hostesses served hot tea and cook ies to the 23 present. X McCormick School , News line-up Turkey Sat on Fence.” the Back The McCormick Chapter of the Junior Homemakers met Friday. November 22, in the high school auditorium. The meeting opened with the 23rd Psalm by Irma Joan Connor, followed by the Lord’s Prayer. We sang “The Spanish Cavalier”. A quiz program was conducted by Christine Fleming and Evelyn Wall. Johnel Caudle won a prize for answering the most questions correctly. The roll was called and the minutes of the last meeting were read. Then we had the hazing of the new mem bers. Refreshments were served. Reporter. Chapel Rev. Mr. Boozer was the guest speaker at our regular chapel peri od on Monday. Using the parable of the Ten Lepers as the theme of his devotional he gave some help ful thoughts on the value of thankfulness. An announcement saying that that the prizes for the contestants who won in the magazine selling cam paign had come, created much in- | terest. The party for those who Yard are eligible will come at a later , date. Q. My husband Is in Japan with the 99th field artillery. He reenlist ed for 18 months. His 18 months will be up in August 1947. Can you tell me when he will be returning home and where the 99th F. A. is now and what they are doing? And why mail don’t come from them like It should. 1 got three or four letters a week when he first went over and now I don’t hear from him bnt one time in two or three weeks.—Mrs. L. M. t Denton, North Carolina. A. Your husband will likely be home when his reenlistment expires. The 99th field artillery Is In Yoka- hama, Japan on occupation duty. As for the mail, it is slow but if he is getting your mail regularly you should receive his regularly. Q. To whom should I write to ob tain the home address of my former buddies?—D. W., veteran of 13th Airborne Div^ Houlton, Maine. A. Suggest you write the bureau of enlisted personnel, Office of the Adjutant General, War Department, Washington 25, D. C. Q. 1 have not heard from my brother since he left the states and am hoping you can give me some in formation. He is with provisional Company C, 2nd platoon, . APO 21622.—Miss E. C., Paris, Texas. A. The address of Prov. Co. C, 2nd Platoon, AFO 21622 is LeHavre, France. because of a physical disabilitr filt er?—Miss C., Kentucky. ■A. Yes, under certain conditions AT the disability is total or permanent* or if he can prove his disability mmmi caused by or aggravated by ftfisg service in which cafte- he caa a pension for partial'disability. . . ... . ?*': r ■ Q* I have an uncle who World War L He U unable te and has been taken in the ¥< Hospital three times. He lun OtSsA to get a pension, but has net tmm given one. They say he camut cx* one because he did not have * hue- pita! record while In service. GudHI you tell me if there is a chanee of his getting a pension, where te ap ply and how to go about getting enef —Mrs. H. W^ Hermitage, Tenn. A. The chances are your uncle has been unable to prove that his die- ability is service connected, ohaeo there is nq rule in Veterans Admin istration which requires a service man to have a hospital record M service in order to get a pension. However, whether or not he gels a. disability rating is entirely up t» fisc | Veterans Administration. The usdy suggestion we can make is that ytas ask for a rehearing of his case sod attempt to show that his preseat disability is caused or aggravated by his services in the armed forces, Ap ply at your nearest VA office. * Q. Can the wife of a GI stiE &rt medical care in a maternity case?— Q. 1 am unable to find out wheth- Mrs . j. v#f De nver, Colo, er or not emergency furlough and extensions are counted as furlough time.—Miss T. PJcD., Adair, Iowa. A. Yes, for the duration of fite war, women who become pregnajU _ ^ . before their husbands are discharged A. The War Department says yes, ... j j w while they are in service iu the lowest four pay grades are entif&rf 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 to maternity care and hospitalrefc- tion. Apply to your nearest state ur local public health department. De la Howe School News JUNIOR SOCIETY OF DE LA HOWE SCHOOL The De la Howe School has or ganized a student government called the Junior Society. On November 12, the constitu tion for the Junior Society was completed and presented to the students. The constitution was drawn up by the following: Betty Lou Freeman, Richard Limehouse, Jimmy Link, Mary Clinton Link, Ernest Webster, McCauley Hoats, Betty Burnette, Mable Haralson, Joe Dickson. A primary election was held on November 13, to elect two candi dates to run for president and vice president and secretary. The following people were nominated for candidates: For President: Richard Limehouse, Joe Dickson. Vice President: Alice Strock, Jimmy Link. For Secretary: Mildred Campbell, Betty Lou Freeman. On November 19, the final elec tion was held. Every person in school voted. Mr. Porter, the prin cipal, made the official ballots. The returns' of the election were as follows: For President: Richard Limehouse. Vice President: Jimmy Link. Secretary: Betty Lou Freeman. These officers will serve a term of six months. The purpose of the Junior Soci ety is to improve our character, develop our personality, to create honor, loyalty and devotion to our school, to beautify campus and to promote safety. Betty Lou Freeman. “Book Week” Preaching At Long; Cane Church Next Sabbath Afternoon Announcement is ma&e that there will be preaching at Lc-ng.' Cane Church Sabbath aft era rax*. December 1st, at 3:30 o’clock, aev., F. Y. Pressly of Due Wesl will bring the message. The public is cordially invited to come out and hear him. play was sponsored by Miss Alexandra and proved , to ba a. great success. In this play, was stressed fcfae. importance of handling axuS treating the book very earsfraly... One boy brought out this that we should not wet our SLngsrg; when turning the pagea Xke re sult of this would be a HjugiMr print. Another child broaghl the point not to turn the tocaer* down when you have fiiifiiedl reading. If everyone did tiia-ti, soon v/e would not have any kooks. Soon we would have dirty Itsofc*., which nobody would care to rtad- So let’s everyone treat tiakst with respect. After all, bocks atre one of man’s best friends. f Betty Ruth Bunutfo. De la Howe Boys a»d Gv»£? Defeat Iva On November the eightw^fk the De la Howe boys and girls olayed Iva boys and girls in iie 'rymnasium of our school. BcJth Iva’s teams were defeated. Tfxc score for the girls was 19-13 and! the boys, 37-19. The line-up for the girls wxsr Lois Yopp, Josephine Hanaltsm and Doris Smith as fonrutfsu Betty Ruth Burnette as capisun^ Carolyn Smith and Mildred Camp bell as guards. The line-up for the boys wasr-- Richard Limehouse, Calvin Lan — ford as captain and Joe DrcfcY'nr as forwards, Bobby Walker Last week, as you all know, was Ernest Webster as guards. Book Week. The sixth grade of | The games will be returns the John De la Howe School gave Tuesday night, November a play in which was brought out twertty-sixth in Iva’s gym. j the importance of Book Week. Thej Betty Ruth Burastte^