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Forty-Fifth Year
June .5,1902 ' : McC<JRMICK, S. C„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1947
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With the senate labor and educa
tion committee announcing continu
ous hearings which will nmjto March
1 or possibly March 8. consideration
of the many labor bills eonunued to
occupy the spoUlght id Washington
this week. The house labor commits
tee, under chairmanship of Ceng.
Fred A. Hartley, New Jersey, was
also expected to get down to the
serious business of public hearings.
Sen. Robert A. Taft, phto, chair-
. man of the senate conjunittee, has
r announced that backers of the
. measures in the senate, government
. and Industry officials, and (aboil
leaders will be heard in that order.
In the meantime, labor leaders are
urging membership to sit steady In
the boat and to take no step which
• would reflect dlsadvantageously.
It Is believed here, as has been
previously reported, that labor
legislation is most likely to take
a middle-of-the-road track as
between the extrema as spon
sored by Senator Ball of Minne
sota for closed shops and com-
* pulsory arbitration, and the mild
' ; coarse as sponsored by Senator
1 ; Murray of Montana for a com-
. mittee to study and recommend
legislation.
It Is expected that the Case
bill, largely as It is now written
■ • and differing in some respects
1 ) from the same bill passed last
* session and was vetoed by the
President, will be passed.
One senator, a member of the
labor committee, asserted that
legislation which will be enact-
ed will certainly make labor un-
‘ J ions more democratic and will
, add dignity to the Individual
membership.
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! The narrow squeak by which the
: Republican majority In the senate
, emerged from its first partisan fight
, on extension of the war investigat-
. ing committee for another year .
the test vote being 47 to 45 .. . gave
* rise to speculation as to whether the
Republicans had sufficient working
< majority to push through their leg-
•. islative program as announced. This
I vote was strictly partisan, with the
, Republicans determined to continue
, the committee as a springboard for
< potential Issues in the 1947 Presiden-
' ttal campaign and with the Demo-
^ crate Just as determined to prevent
(farther extension of the committee
. willing, at least on the surface,
>'permit further war investigations
through the regular standing com
mittees of ;4be senate. Democrats
charged that- the Republicans were
violating .the new reorganization law;
and -the GOP equally maintained
itiiAt they were not. . . ~ > V
The line-up, with Senators Tobey.
New Hampshire; Aiken," Vermont;
Morse, Oregon: .and ^Ofwitfr. Ken
tucky, deserting •the" Republican
ranks . . . with Langer, North Da-.^
kola, unpredictable, and with " the
Democrats having a fulljtnembership
present. would^makeTthe ycOT en ah^
partisan questioh A hear or per-.,,
haps give the bemocrats a majority
of one. Senatpr v Overton, Louisiana,
was absent 'as was, of pburse.^Rilbo
of Mississippi. The ifflw ’fcfcfcibfcrat
voting with the OOP was O’Daniels
of Texas. *
It now remains to be seen whether
the senate 'majority will be content
with its single special committee, or
with ,the precedent established, they ,
wifi continue to break down the rev
organisation act b>extension of the
special small business and .other
special senate .committees, .
Already resolutions have'been in- ~
troduced to continue .the special...
committees on both sehate and
house small business committees;
special committee to investigate ex
ecutive agencies; special committee
on organization of cohgress; senate
special committee on -^vool; senate
special committee on silver; creation
of a special house committee to in
vestigate old age assistance; house
committee to investigate war surplus
disposal; continue special senate
committee to Investigate petroleum
resources. • f , , r ■
Intent of the reorganization act
was to prohibit special ■ committees
except by a two-thirds vote in an
emergency, and the act gave the
standing committees appropriations
and personnel to conduct special In
vestigations. In addition Xhere have
been resolutions Introduced to re
peal or revise and amend certain
sections of the reorganization act.
And to top it off, two senate com
mittees, the aimed services commit
tee and the committee on expendi
tures in the executive department,
are staging a row over Jurisdiction
on the legislation merging the armed
services. Chairmen of both commit
tees, Aiken of Vermont on the Ex
penditures committee and* Chan
Gurney of South Dakota on the
armed services committee, both de
clare their committees have .sole
Jurisdiction.
Plum Branch News
Miss Carolyn Rioe, the popular
young daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
B. C. Rice of Plum Branch, has
been chosen as one of the ten out
standing seniors at Columbia Col
lege. This honor is given each
yf^r when the senior class votes
by secret ballot for their ten most
outstanding members. Miss Rica
will be a grduate in the class of
June’ 47.
Members of our young college
set who have enjoyed a few days
at home after mid-term exams
are:-
Miss Gladys Winn, Lander,
William Thomas Wells, Newberry
College,
Charles Freeland, Jr., Newberry
College,
Robert Strother, Wofford,
Edwin Rice, Jr., Presbyterian
C: liege.
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Branch
-School News
Clean Plate Club
John Luther Bracknell,
Larry Bowick, *
Edward Strother,
Marjie Brown,
Janet 'White, ,
Sister Freeland,
George -Earl Parks,
Joyce Gable,
Lewis Jennings,
Janice Coleman,
Danny Reynolds,
Melvin Leverett,
Jean Willis, ,
Brenda Miner,
Malcolm Garnett,
Nathan Finley,
Janie Gable,
Joanne Seigler,
Mary Ann Winn.
LEMSON
IDIOGRAMS
The Twin-State Farm Home
Program, scheduled 2 P. M. each
Saturday over WRDW, Augusta,
Ga„ will be broadcast Saturday by
McCormick County Home Agent .
.Miss Matilda Bell will bring
you a miscellaneous program of
gardening . . . home beautifica
tion . . . New electric equipment .
. . . poultry . . . 4-H club work
and a bit of inspiration . . . you
are cordially invited to tune in!
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The sixth grade pupils have been
experimenting with rhymes since
they read a story in their reader
' of a poet who used rhyming ink.
1 Here are some of them.
I went to the store
To get some rice.
On the way back
I found something nice.
I had an old mule
Whose name was Nell.
He walked down the hill
And fell in the well.
Jean Creswell,
The Belgian Congo
Down in the Belgian Congo
Elephants live and coconuts grow,
Monkeys swing on the trees.
.They all do as they please.
A mother parrot on her nest
Tells her young she knows best—
Warns them to keep from the
jungle thick
Where tigers are cunning and
J. O: Patterson jj^^l
Claimed By Death
James O. Patterson, 64, died
Tuesday .jsf&modp/At 5:15 o’clock
at Jthe Greenwood hospital, where
&e 4 had .uxider^ne twb "emergency
Operations since having been
rushed there Monday night..- He
was stricken iju while at his office
Monday morning. 4r
:Mr. Patterson was .born here, the
;sdh of the late John A. and Mary
F. Owens Patterson j and -with the
exception of a few years* in Lin-
coln&on, Ga., spent j his entire life,
here. He had been city clerk
here for the past 22 years .and a
deacon and clerk of the McCor
mick* Baptist church for the past
J2 or more .years. Unpaired health
because pf a throat operation sev
eral years ago had not kept him
from' being tine of McCormick’s
most useful and beloved citizens.
Funeral services were conducted
from. (£ie McCormick Baptist
church yesterday afternoon 5 at 4
o’clock with his pastor, Dr.. L. K.
Simpson, In charge, assisted by
die ttev. M. E. Bobzer, pastor of
the M cCormlc,c Methodist church.
Interment followed in
cemetery. , ;
Active pallbearers were W. H.
Hamlin, Noel G. .Rankin, J. Fred
feuzhardt, H. M. Schumpert, R. L.
Bendy and T; Lee Edmunds.
Mayor T. J. Sibert, Chief C. A.
Fleming, city council members and
rriembers of the board of deacons
of the McCormick Baptist church
formed the honorary escort.
Survivors include his wife, the
.former Miss Azalee Harmon; one
daughter, Mrs. John T. McGrath,
Jr., McCormick; four sons, J. O.
Patterson, Jr., and Thomas L.
(Tony) Patterson, both of Spar
tanburg; John Davis (Jack) Pat-
itrson of McCormick and Abbeville'
and Cecil Harmon Patterson of
McCormick; two brothers, G. Clar
ence Patterson of McCormick and
Charlie W. Patterson of Green
ville ; two sisters, Mrs. R. H. Tal
bert of McCormick and Mrs. Har
old Wyse of Yemassee.
Strom’s service.
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February Grange
Melting Called
Off
Because of the inclement
weather, Buffalo Grange meeting
for Thursday, February 13th, has
been called off.
American Legion
Auxiliary Meets
foxes are slick,
To stay in their nest with mother
dear
To learn to fly high but to stay
quite near.
Down in the Belgian Congo.
Charley Ann Miner.
I walked to the door
The door was locked,
The clock struck twelve
Right on the dot.- 1
Elise Langley.
I had a little dog
His name was Pete
Everytime I turned around
He wanted some meat.
I had a little dog
His name was Ring,
Around his tail
I tied a string.
I pulled the string.
His eyes turned blue.
Farewell, Ring,
I’m done with you!
Jimmy Moore.
The sixth grade is studying the
Riviera, the playground of France.
Riviera
Riviera is a winter playground
for the people of the colder coun
tries of Europe and 'America. The
mountain walls of the Alps shut
out the cold winds from the
north, and the winter weather is
so warm.that the visitors can en
joy all out-of-doors sports and
pleasures that belong to summer
in their homelands.
On the mountain slopes there
are vineyards, olive groves, and
acres and acres of roses, hya-
Cincths, sweet peas, and many
other lovely flowers. These flowers
are grown for industry in making
perfume from the oil in their
blossoms.
Jimmy Moore.
On Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 8:00 p.
m. Byron Parker, “The Old Hired
Hand”, and his WIS Hill-Billies
will give an entertainment in the
school auditorium. This show is
sponsored by the Plum Branch P.
T. A. The prices are 25 and 50
cents.
The American Legion Auxiliary
met at the ' home Mrs. George
JQorn on Thursday afternoon,
February gth. There was an at
tendance .of twenty-nine.
Good reports were given on
“The March of Dimes”, on the
essay and Poppy Poster contests
being sponsored in the schools,
on the typing of the one hundred
eighty letters for Mrs. C. K. Ep-
ting’s nomination for Department
President of the American Legion
Auxiliary, the writing of the
Auxiliary Constitution and By-
Laws; on the membership drive.
Mrs. C. R. Strom reported a
membership of 120. Eighteen of
the ' *<jity' this number are juniors. Mrs. W.
J. Bringle and Mrs. J. G. Dorn
were elected as leaders of the
Junior American Legion Auxiliary,
Mrs. Mildred Nave having resigned
from this position.
It was voted that the auxiliary
send $11.00 to the Opportunity
School in Columbia to help in
bedding for veterans. It was also
decided that the auxiliary send
two girls to be selected from
schools in McCormick and the
county to attend “Girls State” this
summer.
It was announced that Mrs. G.
L. Jaynes will be in charge of the
program for the March meeting
and the hostesses will be Mrs. C.
H. Workman, Mrs. T. L. Britt, Mrs
Carl Willis, Mrs. Nellie Jennings
Miss Eugenia Browne, Mrs. Ruby
McConnell, Mrs. Rosa. C. Robert
son, Mrs. Betty Earl, Mrs. W. N
Nash and Mrs. F. S. Robinson.
Miss Eugenia Brown was in
charge of the program on “Ameri
canism” in the absence of Mrs.
J. B. Harmon, Jr.
Introduction, Miss Eugenia
Brown,
A Scriptural Thought, Mrs. C
H. Huguley,
Prayer, Dr. L. K. Simpson,
Song, “God Bless America”,
Talk, Dr. L. K. Simpson.
Dr. Simpson stressed the mean
ing and reality of Americanism
and he very interestingly gave
the many threats to Americanism.
He urged our making efforts to
combat these threats.
A delightful social hour was en
joyed.
All who missed the meeting
missed something—The Auxiliary
urges that all members make a
special effort to attend all meet
ings.
. If there are any who wish to
join, join before Feb. 15th.
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Q. Can a veteran .who * as wound
ed get a loan and buy a home o«. a
De la Howe Wins
Two From Abbeville
The De la Howe basketball
teams continued their winning
streak by taking a double-header
from Abbeville last Friday night.
The games were played on the
Abbeville court.
De la Howe’s girls came from
behind in the last few seconds of
the game to win by a score of 9
to 8. The game was very hard
fought throughout with both
teams missing numerous scoring
opportunities.
Abbeville boys took an early
lead of 6 to 0, but the De la Howe
boys soon found the range and
had pulled ahead by the end of
the first half. The second half
was all De la Howe with the final
score being 41 to 22. This was the
eleventh victory out of twelve
games for the De la Howe boys.
De la Howe boys will play Cal
houn Falls for the third time on
Friday, Feb. 14th, in the Calhoun
Falls gymnasium.. These games
| should be of unusual interest as
xeau of National Weekly
rUtper Service, 1616 Eye,St. N. W..
Washington 6, D. C„ to jUiswer
questions pertaining to servtcepien
and . veterans. These questions will
be Mnshered in this cdlttmn if ad-
dressed as above. No replies can
be made by mail, but ibis piper
will print answers to all questions
received. *’*
,Q. When a doctor , reenlisto in tbe
army how many years does he serve
ip the armed forces? What is his
monthly salary a* a lieutenant?
Can he serve over-seas If ha wishes
it?—Mrs. E. C. P., Cleveland, Ohio.
A. A doctor In the army is > usually
an officer and does not enlist. He
remains in service until he is sep
arated and if called back to duty,
or if he returns to duty voluntarily
his term of service remains with him
and his superior officers. He can re
quest overseas duty. Annual ' ba^e
pay of a first lieutenant With under
10 years service is approximately
$2,000, but regular allowances will
bring it to $3,300 or more. "’
Q. My husband is stationed At the
following address. Could you please
tell me what their duties are and if
they are permitted to have their
wives with them? His address! is
628 Special Service Plat., APO 042,
Postmaster,'Seattle, Wash.~-M. K.,
Bradford, Pa. ,.i
A. Tills outfit is stationed In Alas
ka and is the headquarters’for the
entire Alaska mainland* ’Mad the
Aleutian Islands. Duties are to pro
vide educational. and ’recreational
opportunities for the Paen in the
command. Under certain conditions,
wives are permitted to join their
husbands in this area. It depends
upon time in service, whether or not
he agrees to remain at least a year
after the Wife joins him and whether
small farm and let his parents iu .ve
on it as he Is single? j He wants a
small farm home to live with his pa
rents and goitowchooi. He was crit
ically wounded mild ^discharged with
a small pension. Another question— * -
we .have another OonJn service who V
^enlisted at I? years and has been
■overseas 18 months. He made an ai- ' ;
iotmewt to h|s parents eight or nine- ‘ ! ’
months ago- and jr* have never re
ceived aqy allotment jet, although,
'they take $22 a month ant of his ..
;pay every month. 1 How can we g^t. .
'this - fixed up?—Kentuckians, Hargis, ,.
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A. The fact that your son was
wounded .should not necessarily pre
vent him from obtaining a loan to
buy a small farm under the QI bill, ;
providing he can obtain the credit
at a local lending institution. As a
matter of fact, the Farmers Home
Administration makes loans to dis- *•
abled veterans for tills very purpose.
Suggest you consult your county
agent conceruing such a loan. With '=
reference to the allotment, write' to •
the Office of Dependency Benefits;
tJ. S. Army, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd:,
St. Louis 20. Mo., and explain the
‘details to them.
! Q. My brother received- a le^. 1 ['
wound in action 'in Germany. Is Vi<P '
entitled’ to a pension? If so, ho'w ,w
can he go about getting it?—Mrs.
M. Cm Laurinsbtirg,’N. C. •’
A. Whether or not he Is entitled :
to a pension remains for the veter- '*
ans administration to determirie. He *
should make application 'to the* i
nearest office of the veterans ad- >
ministration for a disability rating
and they will determine whether he
is entitled to it and the amount he
Is to receive.
both the girls and boys have split
the two previous games. During
the season De la Howe and Cal-
houn Falls boys .have each lost
only one game, that being to each
Other.
» Next week the De la Howe teams
will enter the Third
tournament at Johnson.
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Here They Come!
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Byron -Parker, “The Old Hired
Hand”, and his WIS Hill-Billies.
Motion Pictures,. Comedies, Sport,
Travelogue.
Stage Show. .Music, Comedy,
Singing.
Featuring old time music the
way you like # . . . Fun ...galore
. . . A big show for tbe whole
family.
Big 2 in 1 show.
In person, Tuesday, February
18th, at the Plum Branch School,
Plum Branch, S. C., sponsored by
school.
Show starts 8:00 p. m. Admis
sion: Adults, 50c r Children under
12, 25c, tax included.
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McCormick School
News
Bertell’s Bird Show, the most
outstanding entertainment of the
school year, will be presented by than one acre
the Carolina Assemblies in the
high scchool auditorium on Thurs
day, Feb. 20th, at one o’clock.
Any and all friends and patrons
who are interested are invited to
see this unique performance. No
admission charges will be made.
Lanch Rooms
The McCormick Schools are
justly proud of their modern well-
arranged kitchen and lunch
rooms to which some improve
ments have recently been added.
The kitchens are furnished with
hree compartment sinks with
running hot water. New chairs,
additional dishes and kitchen u-
tensils have been bought, and e-
lectric refrigerators have been in
stalled.
During the month of January,
the total number of meals exclu-
ty through research than cotton.”
—Congressman Steven Pace of;
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school #were 2162, and in the
grammar school 2646 meals were
served.
Each meal is well-planned, at
tractively served, and properly
balanced -to meet the requirements
of an adequate lunch for a grow
ing child.
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Bcwnoa^ers In FHA
Pro pram Have Good
Record In Canning
Coluhtt#*, .February 5.—Borrow-
ers jip the Farmers Home Adminis
tration jaragram last year outstrip
ped : all records' in home canning,
■R. F. Kolb, State -FHA Director,
announced’ here today. , :
Mr. Kolb said the families can
ned on an average -374 quarts of
meats, fruits and vegetables per
family or 68 quarts per capita.
Back in 1943, Mr. Kolb said, the
average per family was only 266
quarts. In 1944 it was incresed
to 303 and in 1945 to 350 quarts.
The 6,905 families last year had
an average of 1.6 bushels of dried
fruits and their vegetables gar
dens averaged slightly more than
one acre in size.
J “We are particularly gratified
to note that families in the FHA
program now have slightly more
in vegetable gar
dens each year,” Mr. Kolb said.
“This is highly significant because
of the importance of the garden
in cutting down the cost of family
living and in providing a balanced
diet for all members of the family
the year sound.”
Mr. Kolb attributed the marked
increase in home canning largely
to the work ■ of the home econo
mists who have the responsibility
of instructing all families in the
use of pressure cookers and in
helping the families to plan their
garden and their home programs.
“There is no other fiber which
has more opportunity to reduce
its cost pf production or to im
prove its usefulness and versatili-
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sive of adults served in the high i Georgia.