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i.*' TRUE TO OURSELVES. OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. * Forty-Fifth Year Established June 5,1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY. JANUARY 23, 1947 Number 34 j tiM V-;**.*' 1 A look over the Congressional ros ter as the 80th Congress gets down to work after a shaky, filibustering • start. Indicates that the so-called •‘farm bloc" Is stronger In this con gress than it has been In a long time. This strength stems largely from the mid-west, and because the mld- ' western states deserted the Roose velt bandwagon in 1938, from four ' to eight years ahead of the rest of ' the country. Republican congress men from those districts have had that much more seniority and ex perience than most of the other GOP congressmen. And the basis of Democratic strength Is now again in the predominantly agricultural south and because the South Is tra ditionally Democratic, its congress- ' men likewise have seniority over t most other democrats and on farm problems these congressmen from the midwest and those from the south generally see eye to eye. So ! ' on strictly agricultural Interests the i' congressional approach Is more ;' nearly bi-partisan than on any other important question. It would appear then, that al though the four main farm groups . are not strictly united on just ex actly what they want, they will get more attention from this congress i in the next two years than it has . received from any previous congress 4 jpince the early days of the 1930s. • J On at least two points of the farm , program, however, there will be ' questions of political consideration. ! One Is the parity Issue on which the farm bloc itself is divided. In its v recent national convention at Chi- • cago the Farm Bureau emphasized ; that they still believed in the parity • principle and will resist any attempt ’ to destroy the parity concept, and , recognizing the need for adjust- t ments, they still will resist any at- i tempts to raise or lower the parity formula during the life of the Stea- • gall support price period. The other point of difference is ' the national fertilizer program i which will pit the farm lobby ,; against the commercial fertilizer in- . dustry. » • • • < Xed by Senator John Overton, of . TmnitdftTm, Southern Senators back- < ing The Man Bilbo, of Mississippi, 4 contended that the Senate did not i have the power under the constitu- ( tion to bar Bilbo from taking his [ teat in the senate when he present- r ed his duly certified credentials from the State of Mls^ssippi. Semtor Overton declared that the constitu- J tion sets up the. qualifications for a ' United States Senator and that the , Senate does not have the power to change these qualifications, there fore it does not have the power to • prevent Bilbo from taking his seat. • The Senate does have the power, the , Senator admitted, however, to expel , any member, for whatever cause, or even for no cause, if the senate so votes by a two-thirds vote. From bills which are shaping up for introduction in the new Con gress, it may be that controls on various commodities are not going to be so easy to get rid of as at fitot thought possible. The story around Washington is that the politicians here may have misinterpreted the • vote in the past election and that the people may possibly have voted against the Truman» administration • for failure to hold the line against high prices and high wages, rather than because controls irked them, j At any rate so many of the predic- • tions made by Chester Bowles of what would happen if OPA was : junked have come true, that some of the Republicans are ready to stop, look and listen now, before throwing , everything overboard. One of these important considerations is housing and Senator Taft, the GOP leader, is still determined to back a bill similar to the bill he sponsored in the last session for federal control of public housing. And for this, the real estate lobby and the home own ers lobby are just as tough against Senator Taft as they were against Bowles or Wyatt, or any of the oth ers who insisted on some govern ment controls. WUham J. Davis, executive direc tor of the National Home and Prop erty Owners Foundations, says Sen ator Taft’s stand on housing is "complete defiance of public senti ment against further government intervention into our private econ omy" and that Senator Taft’s state ment "is a warning to every man and woman in this country that their representatives in Washington have not fully recognized their man date to stay away from unsound economic and social experimenta tion." It is evident that Senator Taft does not regard the election as such - a mandate. And others are coming to the same* conclusion. Plum Branch School News The 4-H club met on January 15 at ten o’clock. Charley Ann Miner, our president, called the meeting to order. She had us sing our song of the month, “The Bells of St. Mary’s,” then Bobby Langley read Psalm 134 and Lila Gable led in prayer. Two poems about the snow were read by »Janie Gable and Charley Ann Miner. Miss Bell then gave a good dem onstration on the arrangement of our bedrooms. We told her how our rooms were .arranged now and .she suggested changes. Jean Creswell, Secretary. The White Town children are happy to have a nice new bus in which to ride to and from school. Lila Gable, 4th Grade. Wc have bought some new e- quipment for our lunch room. A hot water tank is to be installed at an early date. Joe Wylie Crawford, 4th Grade. We have learned some new songs. We especially like the rounds. Mrs. Culbreath taught us the French words for "Are You Bleeping.” We are going to learn It in Latin soon. Bobbie Langley, ;*«,**-! 4th Grade. Clean Plate Club Bobbie Langley, Eugene Finley, Larry Bowick, Cecil Wall, Ellen White, Robert Lee Gable, Christine Reynolds, Edward Strother, ^ __ Margaret White, Howard White, Ben Allen White, Winkle Langley, Raymond White, Marjie Brown, George Earl Parks, Joyce Gable, Bill Morgan, Janice Coleman, Melvin Leverett, Sister Freeland, Lois Babcock, Jean Willis, Jimmy Wise, Nathan Finley, Janice Gable, Sonny Wall, Emogene Jennings, Joanne Seigler. X Local Leaders’ Meeting Jan. 28 Helping to Increase Farm In come will be discussed by a panel of Home Demonstration local , leaders at their training meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 3 o’clock in the Home Agent’s office. Miss Jane Ketchen, Marketing Special ist, Winthrop College, will lead the discussion. All Home Demonstration local leaders and members are invited to be present. Matilda Bell, Home Agent. X “Over half of the farm people of America live in the Southern States, and until we awake to the need and value of scientific re search and are willing to support; it liberally, the South will contin ue to lag in income and opportu-, nity.”—The Southern Planter. Death Claims James .Wayne Hollingsworth Funeral services for James Wayne' Hollingsworth, infant son f Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollings- vorth of the Bethany section, were held at the grave side in the Bethany Baptist Church cemetery n Monday afternoon, January 13th, at 3:30 with Dr. L. K. Simp son, pastor of the McCormick Baptist Church, officiating. Besides his parents the surviv ors include one sister, Ann Holl ingsworth; two, brothers, Lynwood and David Hollingsworth, paternal grandmother, Mrs. E. W. Callison, maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Connerlley of Ninety Six. X L. M. Terrell Horne Claimed By Death s' L. M. Terrell Home, 57, died at noon Monday at his home in Troy following a long illness. . Funeral services were conducted at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon from the residence by a former oastor, the Rev. C. Bynum Betts of Clinton, and his pastor, the Rev. R, E. Huey of the Troy Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Interment followed in Troy ceme- t:ry. Mr. Horne was a native of Ep- worth, a son of the late Samuel J. and Nancy Elizabeth Horne. He moved to Troy with his parents in 1905. Following his graduation from the School of Telegraphy at Co lumbia, he began working with the C. & W. C. Railway Company as a telegraph operator. After serving as agent at Troy for 28 years, he retired in 1944 because of ill health. He was a member of the Troy A. R. P. Church, the Masonic lodge and the Order of Railway Telegraphers. Mr. Horne is survived by his widow, the former Miss Lizzie Crawford of Thomson, Ga.; his mother, Mrs. Nancy E. Horne of Troy, and one brother, S. I. Horne of Greenwood. Pallbearers were W. R. Bowen, J. R. Palmer of Troy, J. H. Dren- nan of Woodruff, J. S. Dukes, J. T. McGrath and Dr. C. R. Strom of McCormick. Strom’s Service Mt. Carmel News Happy and prosperous new year to our highly esteemed editor and family, Mr. and Mrs. McCracken. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Boazman were visitors of Mr; and Mrs. D. J. McAllister, Sabbath afternoon. ' Mr. Horace McAllister visited Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McAllister Sun day. Mr. McAllister is improving we are glad to say. Here’s wishing every body in McCormick a happy and prosper ous New Year. Mt. Carmel people enjoyed a pleasant quiet Christmas. Mrs. T. H. Seabrook, Mary Pas chal and Dorothy spent most of the time in Mt. Carmel. Mr. Seabrook joined them later, also Miss Harriet Seabrook, who was still in Charleston, and all spent a few days in Charleston. They re turned to Mt. Carmel and Mr. Seabrook and Tickie left that night for Pascagoula, Miss., ar riving there the next day. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. Charles Bowyer and possibly others are spending some time in Texas visiting -Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beard and little son. Mrs. 'Beard is pleasantly remembered here as Miss Gladys Scott. We wish for them a happy visit. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Black, Mrs. Roy Edmunds of Laurens, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Black of Charleston and Mrs. Dora Bryson. Mrs. T. B. Frazier and others enjoyed a visit to Mrs. Black for Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hayes of Newberry spent Dec. 26th with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Horton in Mt. Carmel. Join Now-American Legion Auxiliary Do a service—a service for some one who did a service for you. It is your duty as a wife, daugh ter, or sister of a member of the American Legion to join the Am erican Legion Auxiliary. Show him that you will join in his honor. It will be not only an honor and a service to him, but a blessing to you as well. This is the auxiliary’s last ap peal for 1947 members. Join be fore January 29th. Get your ap plication papers from either Mrs. C. R. Strom, Mrs. R. L. Dendy, Mrs. Mildred Nave, or Mrs. J. E. Scott. Join now!—Join to Serve Others! X— 0 Veterans’ Survivors Must Claim Social Security Bene fits Immediately Under the 1946 Amendments to the Social Security Act, Survivors of World War II veterans who died prior to August 10, 1946, have until February 10, 1947, to file claims for old-age and sur vivors insurance without losing benefits, Miss Martha Pressly, Manager of the Greenwood, S. C., field offices of the Social Security Administration, announced today. Monthly benefits are retroactive to the month of the death of a veteran if it occurred prior to Au-, gust 10, 1946, and if the survivors file a claim before midnight of February 10, 1947. Survivors of all World War II veterans who have died on or af ter August 10, 1946, and within three years after being discharged from military service are aslo urged to contact the nearest field office of the Social Security Ad ministration at once. Regardless of whether the veteran ever had a Social Security Card or whether he ever worked on a job covered by the Social Security Act, his sur vivors may be eligible for old-age and survivors insurance. X State Temperance Rally South Carolina Federated Forces for Temperance & Law Enforce ment, Tuesday, January 28th, in Columbia. Temperance leaders from all ov er South Carolina will gather at the First Baptist Church, Colum bia, at 10:30 a. m. on Tuesday, vhe 28th instant. The Honorable Joseph R. Bry son, member of Congress from the 4th district, will be the principal speaker. His able leadership in the U. S. Capital in recent years has made him a national figure among America’s moral forces. Another very able guest speaker will be Dr. Edward B. Dunford of "Washington, D. C. He is the at torney for the Anti-Soloon League of America. Other very interesting features of the program include: (1) “The Voice of Youth” in which Miss Sara Corbett of Columbia College will tell the story of the Campus League of which she is president. (2) A message from the Womr.n’s Christian Temperance Union thr* the state president, Mrs. Harry Gandy of Hartsville; and (3) A stirring appeal by Rev. Sheldon Jones, “Temperance Crusader”. Presiding over both the morn ing and afternoon sessions will be Dr. Paul Wheeler of Park St. Bap tist Church, Columbia, and now president of the Federated Forces. Dr. A. B. Hawkes of Rock Hill will be song leader. Other officers of the organiza tion are: vice presidents Dr. John C. Roper of Clover and Dr. R. C. Grier of Due West. Also recording secretary L. L. Riley and treasurer Rev. F. C. Helms, both of Colum bia. Rev. Albert D. Betts is execu tive secretary, and Rev. Ernest C. V<^j -- r 4 \ ^ Ed. Note: This newspaper has ar ranged with the Washington Bureau of National Weekly Newspaper Service, - 1616 Eye St. N. W* Washington 6, D. C., to answer questions pertaining to serv icemen and veterans. These questions will be answered in this column if ad dressed as above. No replies can be made by mail, but this paper will print answers to all questions received. Q. When my husband was killed in France two years ago I was left with a young daughter. He had named me as his beneficiary to his insurance in the National Life In surance, but no co-beneficiary was named. In case my child and I would die before payments of the policy were completed, who would be entitled to receive such payments, his next of kin, who in this case is his mother, or the beneficiary named in my last will and testament to whom I w£l all I have or am en titled to in the form of insurance? We had quite an argument about this, the other party claims that if we both die payment ends with our deaths and that I can’t will it to anybody but it seems to me that I have the right to leave it to whom I wish as it is an insurance for which my husband paid for while in the service.—Mrs. A C„ Berlin, New Hampshire. A. From your letter, your husband was killed and you started receiving payments of your insurance prior to August 1, 1946, so under the pro visions of the law which govern * prior to that date, any unpaid guar anteed balance of the insurance goes first to the beneficiary, which in this case is yourself. Then in case of your death it automatically goes to the child, if she is his child. In care of the child’s death it goes to the deoenrient oarents, or if there are none, to his brothers and sis ter*. This ammmrtto sHoamfc of benefits is fixed in the law, so that you cannot change it by will, as you suggest. Pension payments, however, which start after Aug. 1, 1946, have been changed by an amendment to the act and generally speaking, go into the estate of the beneficiary it there is no co-beneficiary. Q. I am a very disgusted ex-serv ice girL I have been to every one that I thought weald or could help me. And I have been told time after time that no one ean help me but the governor. But his secretary will not let me make an appointment to see It’s very important that I see him and tell him my story. How can I get to see him?—Mrs. M. E. B* Nashville, Tenn. A. I am afraid this column cannot advise you on how to see your gov ernor, but if your problem is so im portant and rests entirely upon the governor’s decision, should think if you told some one in his official family at the state-house, or con sulted an attorney, you likely would get an opportunity to obtain an audience. Q. Could you tell me the name of the soldier who’s number is 46010354 and what his address is. The reason why I haven’t obtained his name and address is, 1 am president ef a club who are writing to men and women in the service. Somehow this soldier obtained my address and I got a letter from him. He wants me to write to him, but forgot to put his last name, address, rank, on the letter. He signed his first name and number. Could you give the the in formation about him?—A. S., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A. Policy of the war department la to furnish information of this na ture only to members of the soldier’s- family. . Kolb is assistant secretary, both of Orangeburg. Yet others on the program in clude Dr. F. C. McConnell of An derson, Dr. J. M. Rast of Green wood, Hon. J. Hertz Brown of Spartanburg, Bishop Paul F. Beacham of Greenville, and the Rev. Maxie C. Collins of Piedmont. Columbians listed include Dr. R. C. Campbell, Dr. W. S. Brooke, Dr. Chas. F. Sims, Dr. Karl W. Kinard, Dr. Lewis N. Taylor, Rev. L. W. Corder. At 2:15 p. m. the Governing Council of the Federated Forces meets for a two-hour session to transact the business of the or ganization. Here reports will be received, officers and state excu- tive committee elected, and plans for the coming year adopted. This Council is composed of 200 dele gates elected from each of the 46 counties of this state. With favorable weather condi tions there will probably be one thousand persons in attendance. The public is invited to attend. At a recent meeting of the local County Temperance Committee, the following persons were chosen to represent this County in the Governing Council: Delegates: Dr. L. K. Simpson, J. R. Corley, McCormick. Alternates: J. S. Dukes, C. W. Pennal, McCormick, Rev. W. E. Brant, Plum Branch. X De la Howe School News at guard. The boys lost 21-18. This was a hard fought game, but was their first defeat of the year. Due to the Christmas holidays the other games were not in the paper, but here are the scores for all the games this year.- Girls’ Games De la Howe Opponents 12 Calhoun Falls 24 19 Iva 13 33 Iva 22 20 Johnston 12 16 Connie Mac. 14 17 Abbeville 27 22 Trenton 30 14 ‘ Trenton 19 21 • Calhoun Falls 18 Boys’ Games De la Howe Opponents 49 Iva 17 42 Johnston 13 51 Connie Mac. 6 51 Abbeville 24 50 Trenton 17 33 - Trenton 16 18 Calhoun Falls 21 39 Calhoun Falls, 13 37 Iva 19 -X De la Howe Girls Win! Boys Loose! The De la Howe boys and girls played Calhoun Falls on Friday, January 17, 1947, in Calhoun Falls gym. The line up for the girls was, Josephine Hamilton, Doris Smith, Lois Yopp at forward; Capt. Betty Ruth Burnette, Jerri Town send, and Carolyn Smith at guard. Substitutes Alice Strock. The girls won 21-18. The line up for the boys was, Richard Limehouse, Joe Dickson, Capt. Calvin Lariford at forward; Bobby Walker and Ernest Webster Wesleyan Service Guild Meets The Wesleyan Service Guild of the McCormick Methodist Church met with Mrs. Evans Boozer and Mrs. Woodrow Cantrell at the home of Mrs. Boozer, Monday night, January 20th. Miss Elizabeth Holloway was welcomed as a new member at this meeting. Miss Matlida Bell, the new pres ident, gave an inspiring message to the group, which called for a challenge from each member to put forth a greater effort for a better Guild during the year. Mrs. Gilbert led the devotional. Miss Eugenia Browne was in charge of the program. The sub ject for the evening being “Our Stewardship of the Children of The World.” During the social hour, Mrs. Charles W. Pennal, Jr., was given a miscellaneous shower. The hos tesses served sandwiches, wafers and Russian tea.