McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, January 23, 1947, Image 1
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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
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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. »
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< 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.
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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.
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“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.
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L. M. Terrell Horne
Claimed By Death
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.