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SL* c. , ■ 1 ; • ••• •» ir.u T«I OI KSKI VBh. OUK NEItiMtlOKS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Farty-Seventh Year t«ublidh«d June 5. IV02 Mi* » >. r... THUKSIUY NOVEMBER 25, 1948 Number 26 3L@tiutS <cojdd© Ibxefo^ fflKg jwr®s®5DC(ff wafUii Panthers To Play fFor State Title Here McCormick Panthers will Gable Thursday night, 25, on the local field in a title. T /on the Ijower State title last week and from all reports have a good, hard fighting team that will be trying to upset the undefeated Panthers. Kick off time is 7:30 on the ^Dom Field. Parksville News Mrs. Sue Self, Sytan Wood, Mr. Mid 8elf and Mid, Jr., spent Sun day with Mrs. Self's brothers at their farm home, ' “Live Oak,” near Blackstock. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bass spen Sunday in Abbeville with Mr. anc Mrs. G. B. Cartledge. Mr. and Mrs. Saihuel Brown of Spartanburg spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Savage the past week. Little Sammie Brown, Jr., returned home with them, after spending several weeks with his grandparents. Mrs. Lee McKle, Mrs. Mattie Bass and Annie McDonald at tended the Eastern Star meeting pin McCormick on Thursday night. Mr. Bob Edmunds, Mrs. Betty Barrett, Mrs. Nina O’Cain and son, Bobby, of McCormick, were visiting friends and relatives here on Thursday P. M. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Blackwell, Mrs. Richard Blackwell and Mrs. Mildred Wood made a business trip to Augusta on Wednesday. Mr. Graham Ellison of Ander son spent Sunday with his broth er, R. A. Ellison. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Dailey spent the week end with relative^ in Birmingham, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parks of 4\ugusta paid a short visit to Mr. v an d Mrs. Hamp Parks on Sunday P. M. Mrs. Mattie Bass and Miss Betty Russell were shoppers in Augusta on Saturday. Little Mary Edmunds of McCor mick spent the week end with Linda Parks. Visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wood over the week end were Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Creswell and children, Mrs. T. R. Wood of Augusta, Tom Robert L Wood of Iceland, Mr. and Mrs. J -Ralph Bodie of McCormick, Mrs. L Erline Wall and family of Plum I graecb. County Chairman J. Fred Buzhardt Takes Firm Stand On Party Dispute County Chairman T. Fred Btrz- iardt of the McCormick County Democratic Executive Committee has written Mr. R. S. Rogers the following letter in reply to an nouiry as to where the party in this county stands in relation to the pro-Truman group: McCormick, 8. C., November 15, 1948. Mr. R. S. Rogers, 202A Owen Building, 325 Lady 8treet, Columbia, South Carolina. Sir: Reference is made to your form letters, one of which was dated November 8, 1948, and the other not dated. SfnCe you seem to be somewhat n the dark concerning the af fairs of the Democratic Party of South Carolina, I wish to state hat I was elected County Chair- nan of the Democratic Executive 'ff'mmittee for McCormick County at a County Convention of dele- jates representing the variou recincts in McCormick County, attended the State Convention, nd I know of no authority vest ed in you by the State Convention r the rules of the Party to call .pen County Chairmen, Executive Committeemen, or any other Dem ocratic Party officials to call meetings or do anything else, rhe Democratic Party in McCor mick County is adequately or ganized, and we in this county followed the lead of the State Democratic Convention to the itune of about eight hundred thir teen (813) to thirty (30) votes. The Democrats in this County will continue to run their affairs without the benefit of any ad vice from you or any dictator from without the State. It seems to me that it is about as ridiculous for you to attempt leadership and issue directives to the officers and members of the South Carolina Democratic Party as it would have been for Judas Iscariot to attempt to reorganize and divect the activities of the Eleven after he had betrayed our Master. I notice in your letter you state: “ .... we have furthermore a- greed that certain leaders in the^ Service To Others Entire Purpose Of Legion Auxiliary “Service, Not Self!” That is the motto of the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary. “There is nothing material for one’s self to be gained, by joining the American Legion Auxiliary. The whole purpose of the organi zation is service to others—to disabled veterans, to needy chil dren of veterans, to the commu nity and to the country. If a woman joins thinking she is go ing to get something out of the auxiliary she will be disappointed because the auxiliary is for ‘Ser vice, Not Self.’ “Wf' work closely with the men of the* American Legion in their great unselfish program for the benefit of all veterans, for depen dent families of veterans, far the progress of our town and the se curity of the country from war and communism. There is something for every woman to do who wants to take an active part. Social actlvitie. c brighten our program and warm friendships are formed in oui work, but the real appeal of the auxiliary to its membership lies in doing things for others. Thi appeal is so strong that nearh one million women enrolled in the American Legion Auxiliary for 1948 and we are expecting that figure to be exceeded for 1949.” We are inviting all eligible women to join the Auxiliary at this time. Mrs. J. K. White, President. agTiingtrm mITH “unpack" M the watchword, W official Washington to eagerly taking an active part in the plans for one of the meat elaborate inau gural ceremonies in presidential his tory as President Harry 8. Truman, now ensconced in a temporary White House, holds serious meetings with his cabinet and heads of govern mental agencies in preparation for the ooming session of the 81st con- betrayal of our party into the hands of the Dixiecrats must be removed from their official posi tions.” I feel that the shoe is on Ihe other foot and that a small bunch of self-serving indi viduals attempted to defy the people of the State of South Car olina and assume control of a Party which belongs to the people. Regular Precinct meetings will be' held in McCormick County in 1950, as provided by the rules of jthe Democratic Party, and I can assure you any attempt upon your part or the part of any other outsiders to interfere in our Coun- , ty will be resented and opposed to the utmost. ) Yours truly, j. Fred Buzhardt. The' inaugural ceremonies in 1940 were more or less perfunctory and were almost nil in 1944 during the war, so Washington hasn’t bad a zeal inaugural with all the trappings since Roosevelt’s first term 1/1 years ago, back in 1933. The only fly in the ointment ef ah otherwise harmonious ses sion »f the tsngress to the guee- tion ef what the Dixtocrai sena tors and congressmen stay do with the President’s progressive program. There to little doubt but that he will send to the con gress much the same 81-peints that he presented to the 79th and 80th congresses. In the 79th n coalition of southern Dem ocrats and northern Republicans prevented action. In the 80th, with clear control, the,Republi cans, along with the help of some of these same southern Dem ocrats, smashed his program. However, there to little question but that these southern leaders, many of whom remained loyal to the President in the campaign, have been somewhat chastened and that the President will go to the congress this time with the same fighting ispirit ai. I leadership with which he went to the people of the nation and received their mandate in a victori ous election. • • • Despite the narrowness of victory, some 2,000,000 popular votes, observ ers here regard the outcome as no less a mandate from the people on high prices, ^>8 farm price support, on federal aid to education, a na tional health bill, repeal of the Taft- Hartley act and extension of the New Deal reform, than If the voting majority had been larger. Also, Re publican-senatorial liberals such as Aiken and Flanders of Vermont, Tobey of New .Hampshire, Ives of New York, Baldwin of Connecticut, Lodge of Massachusetts, Morse of Oregon, Thye of Minnesota and Young of North Dakota may join the Democratic majority to offset whatever southern losses there may be on Mr. Truman’s congressional program. In addition the President will have such stalwart liberals as the fresh man Humphreys of Minnesota re placing the reactionary Ball; Stev enson of Illinois replacing the equal ly reactionary Brooks; Gillette of Iowa talking the place of George Wilson, and Kerr of Oklahoma suc ceeding the reactionary Moore, to back him u£> in hto liberal legislation. It appears that Senator Scott . Lucas of Illinois will replace Sen- . ator Alben Barkley, who moves up to the vice-presidency, as the majority floor leader In the senate, although Senator Lister Hill of Alabama has the seniority for this post. In the House, farmer speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, and John W. McCormack of Massachusetts, for mer majority leader, no doubt can have his old Job back if he wants it. • • • Chairmanship of the important House standing committees, If pres ent seniority rules are followed, will give few chairmanships to the far west and mountain states where President Trumap received his most important support. House Agricul ture will go to Cooley of North Caro lina; Appropriations to Cannon of Missouri; Armed Services to Vinson of Georgia; Banking and Currency to Spence of Kentucky; Education and Labor to McMillan of South Carolina; Foreign Affairs to Sol Bloom of New York; Judiciary to Cellar of New York; P06t Office and Post Roads to Murray of Tenhes- see; Public Lands to Somers of New York; Public Works to Whittington of Mississippi; Rules to Ejfabath of Illinois. • * • In the senate, however, all chair manships save banking and cur rency, where the ailing Wagner of New York holds seniority, go to the south and far west. Agriculture, Thomas, Oklahoma; Appropriations, McKellar, Tennessee; Armed Serv ices, Tydlngs, Maryland; Banking and Currency, Wagner, New York; Finance, George, Georgia} Foreign Relations, Conn&lly, Texas; Inter ior and Insular Affairs, O’Mahoney, Wyoming; Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Johnson, Colorado; La bor and Public Works, Thomas, Utah; Post Office and Civil Service, Johnston, South Carolina; Rules, Hayden, Arizona. Representative John S. Wood of Georgia is slated to chairman the Un-American Activities Committee. McCormick Wins Upper State Football Title The McCormick Panthers won the Upper State Championship last Thursday night at Clinton by defeating a hard fighting Paris leven 12-0. The Panthers, who have liter ally run over their opponents in *ome games this season, *had to fight hard for this one. McCormick received the kick off and started a typical drive to the goal. McDonald took the ball on an end around and scored. Creighton then tried for the ex tra point but Paris stopped him. Paris returned the kick off to their own 40 yd. line. Paris punted to McCormick’s 11, and throughout the rest of the half McCormick stayed in the hole. Paris drove down deep in Mc Cormick’s territory three times but couldn’t get over. In the second half McCormick kicked off and Paris returned the ball to their 30. Paris punted and McCormick took over. McCormick then drove down in Paris’ tern ary on short line plunges. Csl- 'in Lanford took the ball and Mt the center for the score. The extra point try was no good. Paris returned the kick off to their 40 and started driving down the field. Joe Brown intercepted one of their passes and McCor mick went to Paris’ 10 before they were stopped. Paris tried to pass their way out of the hole but Lanford intercepted and Mc Cormick went to the 20. Later on Creighton intercepted another Paris pass. The game ended with S. C. A. School Of Administrators To Meet Dec. 10-11 Columbia, Nov. 18.—The South Carolina Association of School Administrators will hold its an nual meeting in Columbia, De cember 10-11, President Gordon H. Garrett of North Charleston has announced. The SC ASA, a department ol the South Carolina Education As sociation, is composed of superin tendents and principals of schoili throughout the state. Many administrators from Mc Cormick County are expected tc attend the meeting, which wil center its discussions around th' recommendations of the South Carolina Survey Committee. Mr. Garrett said the SCASA vould consider resolutions on the committee’s recommendations *tste constitutional amendments and new laws designed to guaran tee adequate educational facilities ■to children throughout the state. In a letter to members of the association, the president said: “South Carolina stands at the crossroads in education and the future of education in South Car olina depends in a large measure on us.” The meeting will coincide with a special session of the Education Association’s Council of Delegates, called for December 11 to consider making the survey recommenda tion the 1949 legislative program of the teachers’ organization. McCormick deep in Paris’s terri tory. Mrs. G. A; Lewis Claimed By Death Mrs. Emma Bowen Lewis; 73, jvidow of the late G. A. Lewis of McCormick, passed away Wednes day afternoon, November 17, at 1:20 o'clock at the UniwuHy Hospital, Augusta, Ga. £he had been in declining health for sev eral years. She suffered a broken hip five wfeeks ago, When she was admitted to the hospital. She was boj*p on December 7, 1875, the daughter of the Bute X. Ed Lawton and Elizabeth Prana Lawton of Well-known Abbeville County families. She was a ber of the Episcopal Church Willington. '* She is survived by one Joseph S. Bowen, McCormick; grandchild; ‘one sister four brothers, Mrs. *R. A. Wilson, Greenville, Frank Lawton, Jack sonville, Fla., Waiter Lawton, Myrtle Beach, Lucian Lawton, Hartwell, Ga., and Eddie Lawton, Greenville. Funeral services were conducted at the McCormick Baptist Church Friday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock with Dr. L. Simpson officiat ing. Interment was in the Me-r Cormick city cemetery. Pallbearers were J. L. Smith, G. H. McCain, D. C. Talbert, M. C. White, J. T. McGrath and C. TL Hugo ley. Strom’s Service. Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon For L. D. Cooper, Sr, Funeral services for Luther Duncan Cooper, Sr., who vas killed Thursday morning when a C. and W. C. railroad freight lo comotive exploded Bear Clax&s H10, S. C., were conducted at PlatFs chapel in Augusta, Ga.. afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. The Rev. J. R. Turner and the Rev. Max L. Atkins officiated. Inter ment was in Westover Memorial Park cemetery, Augusta. Mr. Cooper .war. the engineer on the freight trkin which was head ed towards Augusta from Spar tanburg when the explosion oc curred. His fireman, Albert Brooks. Negro, of Augusta, died a few minutes afttfr arrival at University hospital, Augusta. Brakeman Z. EL Owings, ot North Augusta, suf fered bruises and .burns when he vas hurled from the cab of the engine by the force of the explsa lon. He was riot seriously hurt, it was said. No cause has been assigned for the explosion. Mr. Cooper was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Cccp^r j? near Plum Branch and RMcCor mick, and attended school at Plum Branch. He held a posi tion with the McGrath Brothers shop and garage in McCormick . several, years prior to beginning I his raliroad career as fireman cm the Georgia Railroad early m 1912, later in the year coming to the C. & W. C. Railroad as fire man and being promoted to engi neer in 1917. He had been on hp run betvieen Augusta and ’nartanburg for a number of ears. On May 15, 1913, he was arried to Miss Lennle McGrath if McCormick and they had re- id*>d in AV^u^ta ever since. Pallbearers were Joe E. Bruker. O. Drexel. C. J. Ergie, L. R. Willis, M. J. Ivey and W. C. Parte; honorary, R. W. Marye, N. B. Oli ver, G. F. Tedards, L. L. Comp- L on, L. W. Funk, E. G. Jones, W. W. Bartlett, J. J. Dorn, J. K. Bruker, Sr., F. B. Sullivan, G. W. Washington and W. H. Murphy. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Len- nie McGrath Cooper; two sons, Luther Duncan Cooper, Jr., and Lawrence D. Cooper of Augusta; three brothers, Clark Cooper of Orlando, Fla., William Cooper at Cocoa, Fla., and Douglas Cooper of Orlando; two sisters, Miss Irene Cooper and Mrs. Margaret O’Neal of Charlotte, N. C., and a grand daughter, Elizabeth Cooper of Au gusta.