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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.
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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
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■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.
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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^