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trus to ourselves, our neighbors, our coUnt^CT and otik god.
Forty-Fifth Year
Ky.Ui.K~l Jane 5,1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY,. JANUARY 2, 194?
Number 31
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rqton't6 ooagtti^^kM pfewnt spe
cial booie eomiuiitee oal PttMfNur
Eoortoetfc Policy ftfid tnAaeUag ^
dared, Thm’ b nothing wfoflf
the country that band work and re
sultant production will ant cure"
Tbs committee, of Which Rip.
William M. Colmer of MUsteaippi
was chairman, made the fotlowihg
apdcific recommendations for coto-
gre—lonel action:
^■Rsdnetton of tbs federal hodret
to $30 billion dollar* to allow for
some lowering of taxes and pay-
on the national debt.
>—Reconversion of existing hods
ing and Increased construfcttop of
low-cost homes.
S-4toonomic cooperation
of economic warfare as the
United States foreign poQdy..
4— Abolition of the Second War
Powers act. substituting for It new
, legislation which would grant limit
ed pbWers to the President.
5— Coordination of government
• policy through the office of War
MobHteation and Reconversion (Since
abolished by President Truman) or
1 a gfr 1 *****^ agency.
fl—Revision of the Surplus Prop
erty act to facilitate the sales of
surplus materials. ,• ,*$
7-—Construction of public projects
• limited to those which are needed
■ immediately.
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Rep. Dewey Short (R., Mo.), sec
ond ranking Republican member of
■ the old house military affairs com-
• mittee, predicted that merger of the
’ army, navy and air. forces would be
among the first legislative, acts
’ passed by the new 80th congress.
“If the war taught us one thing,
, ft was the necessity for coord iaatlng
’ the striking forces of land, sea and
: air," Representative Short said In
, his prediction of early passage of a
i law providing for a single depart-
. ment of common defense.
Sen. William Langer N. D.)
declared that he will seek an inves-
iRgation of the newsprint supply and
fdistribution by the next congress.
tJSe declared there is a serious trend
\ln the Industry toward monopoly and
What there is strong evidence that a
! conspiracy exists between /large
^newspaper trusts" and newsprint
ntagidtett <ft» <*
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iii^ 1< wiu , bt < tto>im mto $ii-
grwRonai tioppw fhcltxte:
By Rep. J. Percy Priest (D. Tenn.)
—amendmdfti of the Corrupt Prae-
tlcss Act td eUmmate IdOphoMB tm
the section which, reduirei financial
reporter by pigkttteatiobl stefkihg^to
influence elections to two or more
states.
By Sen. Edward V. Robertson <&,
Wyo.)—anr Independent SOdit.oif gov--j.
eminent activity during,the past 14
years, the audit t6 be made by cer
tified accountants responsible only
to.cpngtwa '
By Rep. EdwaTd H. Rees
Kans.)—revision of the federal sal
ary structure. The Kansan said it
has been 23 yea$f since congress last >
classified feMtfci lobs ahd Salaries
and that ff imdef the pres- ,
ent classification system are cor
rected, the government will secure t
more efficient operation.
By Sen. William Fulbright (D~
Ark.)—calling for a special election ‘
when offices of president or vice- •
president become vacant. The senate >
also plans to introduce a resolution >
amending the constitution, aa presi- i ’
dential succession
Rep A. A. Mike Moroney (D„
Okla.)—a proposed constitutional
amendment Which would add an
other elective vice-president who
would act as a general assistant to
the president.
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The National Tax Equality associ
ation is planning to ask congress to
levy taxes on farmers’ and other co
operatives In the same manner any
other business Is taxed. The asso
ciation maintains that the present
tax exemption granted cooperatives ^
is a weapon through which the co
operatives will "capture American
business" and that eventually it will
also result In the government’s be
ing taken over by the cooperatives.
Members of congress have received
a brochure containing a series of ar
ticles setting forth the arguments of.
the NTEA by the New York State
Retail Hardware association. This
latter group asks congress to study
the question of taxing co-ops, since
a solution of the problem means "a
good deal to indepehdent mer
chants."
Mrs. Louise Fuller
• Fatally Injured
Mrs. Louise Bfitt Fuller, wife of
the late Dr. H. M. Puller, of
Qteenwood, was fatally injured
Christmas Day when struck by
pfift of a fly Wheel from a gaso
line wood saw, which was in oper
ation la her yard. She died 30
minutes later.
FUflcral services were conducted
Friday morning at 11 o'clock at
the First ■ Baptist church in
Greenwood. The Rev. James A.
Bowers officiated, assisted by Dr.
Charles F. SfttaS. Interment was
far the McCormick cemetery.
hits. Fuller was Standing on a
screened porch watching the op
eration of the wood satv When the
fly wheel broke. She was struck
by one of the pieces whCn it
hurtled through the screen and
door.
Mrs. Fuller was bom on June 22,
1*93,. f in what is now McCormick
county; and Was A daughter of the
late T. J. Britt and Sudie Watson
Britt of Anderson county.
She graduated from Limestone
college in Gaffney and after her
marriage to Dr. Fuller they made
their home in McCormick for
some years, moving to Greenwood
in 1920. Her husband died in
1944.
Mrs. Fuller is survived by the
following children: Mrs. W. E.
DtffhSifi, r Waiterboto,Mrs. Cliff
Spivey, Greenwood, Charles Thom-
,as Fuller, Kingstree, R. M. Fuller,
Greenwood, and Miss Lilly F’uller,
a senior .at Winthrop College; also
surviving are one brother, J. Way-
land Britt, McCormick, and the
following half-brothers and sisters:
Mrs. T. R. McKelvey, Moncks Cor
ner, Mrs. Tom Carpenter, Green
ville, Wilton Britt, Leonard Britt, i
Mrs. Paul Brown, Mrs. Porter Dorn,
Jr., and James Britt, all of McCor
mick.
Another Case Of
Southern Banking
Houses Backing
Industry In South
The trend for Southern capital
to finance Southern industry is
becoming more and more notice
able, it was pointed out by Wiley
J. Smith, executive of one of the
nation’s leading financial organi
zations. This is particularly true,
he went on, because so many
Southern organizations have dem
onstrated their ability, time and
time again, to compete with and
out-produce and cut-sell many
competitors in their sections of the
country.
Emphasis of thh; trend has been
brought to attention recently by
the experience with the stock of
cne of the oldest baking organiza
tions in the entire country. Es
tablished in Charleston, S. C., in
1841 by J. C. H. Claussen, the huge
baking firm of H. H. Claussen’s
Sons, Inc., has been in active op
eration ever since. Today, it
maintains and operates large bak
ing plants in Augusta, Ga., and in
Charleston, Columbia, and Green
ville, S. C., all of which are mod
ern in every respect and adequate
for the supply of Claussen’s bread
and other products in each terri
tory.
Voting to issue over a million
dollars of new stock, the directors
selected three old-line Southern
financial houses to handle the is
sue. The issue was handled by
Johnson, Lane Space & Co., and
its associates, Clement A. Evans
and Courts & Co.
So thoroughly did Southern in
vestors believe in Claussen’s,
in its products and its con
servative operations, that with
in a few days’ time, the entire
issue was greatly oversubscribed in
each of the markets mentioned.
“Naturally, we feel tremendously
gratified,” Euclid Claussen, Presi
dent of H. H. Claussen’s Sons, Inc.,
said, “that so many thousands of
people feel so much confidence in
our company, its products and its
policies. One of. tjhe primary busi
ness reasoiis for this financing was
to afford the opportunity for stock
ownership in the company on the
part of Claussen’s employees, cus
tomers and consumers in the trade
territories in which the company
operates. Pointing toward this end,
one of the conditions of our ar
rangement with the underwriters
for the sale of the securities was
that they be disposed of in the
states of Georgia and South Caro
lina, and that their offerings be
confined mainly to the Claussen’s
territory.
“We feel that the instant ac
ceptance of these securities re
flects the confidence that thou
sands of our warm friends have in
the company and its products. We
sincerely appreciate the deep in
terest in Claussen’s, as evidenced
by so many new shareholders in
the company, and the fact that
the demand for these securities so
far exceeded the amount of stock
issued, gives us a deep feeling of
gratitude and a warm feeling of
friendship with everyone through
out this entire territory.”
Afternoon 1
Closing Notice
We, the Undersigned merchants
and business men, do hereby a-
gree that we will close each Wed
nesday at 1 (one) P. M. until
Sept. 1st. ^
Ben Franklin Stores,
M. L. GfWrt,
C. H. Huguley,
White Hardware,
McCormick Dry Cleaners,
Vanity Beauty Shop,
Walker’s Barber Sfibpv
■: Bussey’s Market,
J. A. Hamilton,
Garrett Fufh. CO.,
Dorn Banking Co.,
Browhe Bros.,
Willis Barber shop,
h. Dtftfcker,
Dixie Home Stores, lid.
Brown’s Inc;,
T. C. Faulkner, Jr.,
Talbert’s Super Market,
J. R. Corley,
Lowe’s Shoe Shop,
J. G. Campbell,
Kellie W. Barnett,
Josephine’s Beauty Shop,
J. S. Strom,
Patterson CIO. Co.,
Flowe’s MUSIC Shop.
Navy Recruiter To
Be Here Jan. 10
Unsystematic harvesting of the
farm woodlands for immediate re
turns will surely lead to timber
famine.
Men 17 to 30: Are you thinking
about your future? If so, investi
gate the many opportunities of
fered by thk United States Navy.
Navy Pay is excellent, and you
have the chance to become a well
paid expert through Navy training
—training that will be invaluable
to you in later life. Remember,
that enlistments for the general
service and ETM (Electronics
Technician Mate) programs are
unlimited, with many benefits
and advantages open to men who
join the postwar Navy now.
Ex-service men and WAVES
may still join the volunteer re
serves and continue their affilia
tion with the Navy, build up lon
gevity, and keep their highest
wartime rating while remaining
in a civilian status and enjoying
all the rights and benefits of the
3. I. Bill of Rights.
Special attention is called to
Yeomen and Pharmacists Mates
pay grades one to four, inclusive
—your services are urgently need
ed for active duty with the Re
cruiting service until 1 July 1S47.
or longer if such services are still
required. The Officer in Charge
announced that complete informa
tion on these programs may be
obtained by your Navy R-cruiting
station. Post Office Building, Au
gusta. Georgia.
A Representative from the U. S.
Navy Recruiting Station, Augusta,
will bo in the Post Office in Mc
Cormick, S. C., Friday, January,
10, 1947, from 9:00 A. M. to 12:00
M. for the purpose of interviewing
yung men for enlistment in • the
U. S. Navy.
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“The processing of raw products
from the farm in readiness for the
| consumer is progressing rapidly.
Canning, freezing, and dehydra
tion are not altogether war meas
ures but permanent trends. The
opportunities to sell processed
foods advantageously at good re
turns will become popular as new
ideas improve the methods of pro
cessing.”—Dr. R. F. Poole, presi
dent of Clemson College.
Navy Urges Veterans
To File Claims As
Soon As Possible For
Terminal Leave Pay
Charleston, S. C., Dec. 31.—The
Navy urges all of its veterans to
file claim for terminal leavT pay
as Soon as possible. Necessary
forms for filing claims are avail-
ble at all U. S. Post Offices and
contain detailed instructions on
how to fill them out. In addition,
local representatives of the Veter
an’s • Administration are equally
able to help veterans with termi
nal leave pay questions.
Less thafi half of the estimated
total of 3,500,000 claims for leave
benefits have been received by the
U. S. Navy terminal leave disburs
ing office at Great Lakes, 111., al
though the Navy has set up a pro
duction line procedure which is
paying claims at the rate of 20,000
per day.
On December 16, 1946, two
months after the Navy put this
stream-lined operation in motion,
the* millionth claim was paid
However it was stated that unless
veterans who have not submitted
clainis do so promptly it will be
impossible to maintain the cur
rent rate of payment. Former
Navy men are urged to get in their
individual claims while production
capacity of the terminal leave dis
bursing office is at its peak.
Although the bonds in which
men are paid for terminal leave
are not payable for five years, they
can be used for payments on Na
tional Government Life Insurance
premiums. Furthermore, in th r
event of the death of a veteran
his next of kin can convert the
bonds into cash at once.
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3,586 Bales Cotton
Ginned In County
To December 13
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS,
WASHINGTON 25.
COTTON GINNING REPORT.
Census report shows that 3,58"
bales of cotton were ginned in
McCormick County from the crop
of 1946 nrior to Dec. 13, as com-
oarrd with 4,153 bales for the enr*
of 1945.
Very respectfully,
J. W. Britt.
Special Agent.
Date, 12, 28, 46.
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“I can never look at a fr~ e ''
turned field without feeling sertr
how uplifted: for I see it as sym
bolic of the beginning all over a-
gain of a new life.”—Pauline
Tison, in Atlanta Journal Maga
zine.
F<f, Nbttff Thh newspaper has or-
fanned with the Washington Bureau of
NdtiorttitVedhg Njwsjtaiier Service,
1616 Eye St. N. W^ Waittingioit 6, t>. C,
to aHHaer i/ueitlbhs pertaining to serv
icemen mid veterans. .These' questions
witl be‘answered in this column if ad-
dtefsind'a* above: No replies can ba
made by matt, hut this papUt will print
mnnoers to M questions received.
Qi Mf feretlier, wh* ha* Men In
the U. S. army over three years was
recently, se the repeft came to me,
transferred to some location In Ja
pan. Letters addressed to him, how-
etet, h*Ve btatk fttriSrhed stamped as
“address nnknown." Can yoh help ns
to locate Mm? Oar laat addreis was:
Pfe. JR.39052041, Sq. U-t, APO
19808-6, San Francisco*—J. fc. Lone
Beach, Caiffothhu
A. war department records Show
that J. O R. f 39052081, *8* dis-
char&ed from the army May <2,1946.
He gave an address of Bex 274,
Route No. 1* Colma, San Mateo
County. CaL
Q. would yon please give hie s6me
Information on the whereabouts of
my brother: It has been more than
three’ months since we have heard
from Mm. H« has been In the atony
18 inenthb. His address Is PvL J. H.
8.. Jr„ 3399836*7, CO. L, 350th Infan
try, APO 88, Postmaster, New York.
Miss J. S., Hereford, Maryland. ,
A. According to war department
records as of December 10, your
brother was still with the 350th In
fantry on occupation duty in Europe.
vj. Can yon tell me if military
prisoner* were ever imprisoned ^fith
civilian prisoner* hi the United
States?—J. H„ Sacramento, Cat
A. Yes. until the establishment of
the U. 9. Military prison at Ft. Leav
enworth, Kansas, such prisoners
were sent to penitentiaries with civi
lian prisoners.
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Q. I have a eon killed In action in
France and burled tn n military
cemetery there. We want hi* body
brought home. When wilt the gov
ernment start bringing the bodies of
1 dead boys hornet—Mrs. 8. 1L,
Kenova, West Virginia.
A. Although no cfcfihlte informa
tion hf forthcoming. It Mkeiy will be
several month* before arrangements !
can be completed and full informa- ;
tion ha* beefa gathered so that this ,
work c£h be staffed. SUfeg^t that
you wfite for todrb deflhife tafdtonh- i
tion dftettBy td Memorial Division, j
Office of the Quartermaster General,,
War Department, Washington 25, D. f
C. and give full details concerning »
yoUfSOfi.
Q. dim yon tell me tf ah? benefit* j
the service men receive is deducted ;
from tb^fe terminal leave pay?—J. .
H. 8^ Vfnita, Okie.
A. The army says no. An attempt ;
was made to deduct mustering-out r
pay from the terminal leave, but the .
attempt wa* defeated tn the senate. •
Q. 1 served to the branches of the ,
service during the last war, in the •
coast guard and then In the navy, 1
and received an honorable discharge
from both service* Can you tell me
with which service I file for terminal •
leave?—A. R. C.. Denver, Colo.
A. File yCur claim with the service
from which you were last discharged, •
but include your discharge certifi
cates from both services. Only one
application should be used.
Q. Can you tell me where I can
obtain information about homestead
leave for veterans who might want to.
ge to Alaska?—H. E. F^ Girard,
Kansas.
A. Inquiries should be directed to
th6 k General Land Office. Depart-
imeirt of the Interior. Washington
25. D. O.
Struggle For Spain
tlTE have been pouting millions
** Into Italy, Greece, Germany
and other nations, for two reasons:
One—we are detent human beings
and hate to see our fellow men suf
fer. Two^-we are fearful that Com
munism Will sweep' over dh Europe
if we allow these nations to collapse
economically. Both points are well
taken. Communism spreads its roots
to povery and anarchy and the na
tions we are helping are hanging on
the brink of both.
Just try to imagine what Com
munism over all Europe would
mean. This ideology can brook
no opposition. It must rule with
an iron hand or collapse. It can
tolerate in others neither culture,
progressiveness nor religion, and
itself exist. Sooner or later op
position from one of these
sources would become too power
ful. “Communism,” which as
the term is used today—is a
complete misnomer, must rule
ALONE or not at all. It is for
these reasons that so many mil
lions had to be destroyed in Rus
sia, and are now reportedly be
ing destroyed in the so-called
“puppet states.” It is for these
reasons that the clergy, the
“aristocracy,” the white collar
worker, the opposing politician,
the farm owner and the shop
owner must be liquidated.
Russia didn’t invent this practice:
It is as old as revolution Itself. Some
readers of history glean a certain
amount of mischievous satisfaction
from the fact that one element,
which invariably reaps its reward—
in Heaven—is the so-called “Liber
al,” or Parlor Pink, or Fellow Travel
er, or Suicide Squad—as some Com
mies call the' fools Whom they use
to “break trail.” The last to go are
the conspirators themselves—or most
of them. How many of Robespierre’s
original collaborators did he allow to
live? How mafiy of Lenin’s and of
Stalin’s still grace this planet? How
many did Hitler spare?
So we impoverish ourselves to hold
back, the Red flood from Italy,
Greece, etc., while many of us—
thoughtlessly or ignorantly, it is true
—cry loudly for the elimination of
the present unsavory Spanish gov
ernment—so that dread Communism
can step into its shoes. The “trail
breakers” have “written” many of us
into believing that a real democratic
outfit is waiting to walk in. Is that
why Russia, Poland and Yugoslavia*
are so anxious to get rid of Franco?
Don't make us laugh!
The Reds are demanding Spain for.
themselves. Our U. N. representa
tives 'acre resisting—even against the
dictated propaganda of our own pink
• collaborators. Those who are not
. Minded should bolster the resolve of
# our delegates. Time and the Span-
. iafds will weed out Franco and the;
• Falange—but the roots of Commu-
- nism erow deep!
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’ BEVIN ARRIVES . . British for-
i eign minister, Ernest Bevin, as be
arrived in Washington to take part
’ in UN meetings. Eni of coal shut
down was “very good news for Eu
rope,” Bevin declared.
Collier And Bracknell
Stores To Have Half
Holiday Thursdays
We, the undersigned, will close
ir places of business Thursday at
Vclock p. m. from January 1 un-
1 September 1, 1947.
The ccopqration of our custo-
- , ers and public in general will be
-atly appreciated.
J. L. Bracknell,
Jas. J. Collier.
Plum Branch, S. C.