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< Thursday, April 16, 1931 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER TWO TT . rpi Tlrk^nc of a i° b after the close of a war found themselves History VJI lilt: XJUl us applied for a tract of land in land exposed In And Cyrus McCormick America from the British ministry. He received some encouragement and returned to Germany and by deceitful promises persuaded five or six hundred German protestants along the Rhine to sell their lands (By Mrs. Onie Kennedy Haggard.) a »d goods and turn their money _ over to him. On arrival in Eng- In 1764, a German officer, out land he deserted them and they THE DORNS McCORMICK, S. C., AND CYRUS HALL McCOR- CORMICK, OF REAPER FAME Supervisor’s Monthly Report List of Claims Paid January 1, 1931, by Supervisor McCormick County CLAIM NO. PAYEE PURPOSE 10656 W. O. Graves, Salary W. T. Strom, Salary W. L. Brown, Salary T. J. Price, Salary C. W. Pennal, Salary J. A. Talbert, Salary J. O. Patterson, Salary W. H. Parks, Salary L. G. Bell, Salary -• Dr. W. G. Blackwell, Salary Jesse Remson, Salary F. A. Wise, Salary J. B. Holloway, Salary - County Pension Fund, Support of Poor: 10657 10658 10659 10660 10661 10662 10663 10664 10665 10666 10667 10668 10669 AMOUNT $ 108.33 108.33 100.00 55.55 55.55 70.00 50.00 75.00 25.00 25.00 35.00 16.68 50.00 Martha Turnage Mary Carroll Bettie Holloway O. D. White G. W. Willis Carrie B. Freeland Julia Davis Miranda Holsenback Sally Wideman Emily Wideman Jno. P. Wideman William Tramel Mary Ferqueron J. W. C. Waters Delsie Goode Victoria Talbert Miller Harmon Herbert Williams Caroline Green Tildy Sheppard Jack Bradley Ann Marshall Moriah Bussey Alex Calhoun Amy Edmunds Jim Anderson Lucy Martin Polly Elmore 10670 10671 10672 10673 10674 10675 10676 10677 10678 10679 10680 10681 10682 10683 10684 10685 10686 10687 10688 10689 10690 10691 10692 10693 10694 10695 ^ 10696 10697 * 10696*: 106W* 10700 10701 ' i Pomp Matthews G. P. Watkins, Salary Charlie Wall, Salary W. R. McBride, Salary Jno. Creswell, Salary — William Searles, Salary — A. N. Jaynes, Lumber A. V. Morgan, Salary A. N. Jaynes, Lumber State Highway Dept. Tags for Trucks — R. N. Edmunds, Salary Merrett Grocery Co., Supplies R. A. Price, Operation of Ferry McCormick Service Station, Supplies Dr. W. G. Blackwell, Post Mortem and Lunacy T. W. Quarles, Lumber Ben Spence, Hauling — W. O. Graves, Expense Account - J. S. Strom, Supplies Jno. T. Faulkner, Supplies White Hardware Co., Supplies T. J. Price, Treasurer, Jury Tickets ' Thos. W. Morgan, Office Rent T. J. Price, Treasurer, Witness Tickets T. J. Price, Treasurer, Postage 133.00 100.00 75.00 75.00 80.00 25.00 465.63 25.00 184.62 14.70 12.50 61.27 12.00 110.22 15.00 46.52 12.00 22.00 77.75 157.15 219.85 36.95 8.00 3.60 25.00 T. J. Price, Treasurer, Payment on Note 11,195.83 The Telephone Co., Rents 25.40 The State Highway Dept., Tag for Truck 2.10 Jim Brown, Labor 10.00 E. L. Hollingsworth, Supplies - 12.88 E. L. Langley, Work on Jail - 2.88 Happ Brothers, Convict Stripes 39.75 T. J, Price, Treasurer, Jury Tickets 5.90 TOTAL ______ $ 14,066.06 ) List of Claims Paid February 1, 1931, by Supervisor McCormick County CLAIM NO. PAYEE PURPOSE 10702 County Pension Fund, Support of Poor: AMOUNT Carrie B. Freeland Bettie Holloway Martha Turnage Mary Carroll Mary Ferqueron Julia Davis Miranda Holsenback Emily Wideman Sally Wideman Jno. P. Wideman O. D. White G. W. Willis William Tramel J. W. C. Waters Ella Stroud Mrs. Scott Jim Anderson Pomp Matthews Delsie Goode Anna Collier John Moore Seleda Remson Miller Harmon Amy Edmunds Lucy Martin Ann Marshall Tildy Sheppard Moriah Bussey Jack Bradley Will Holloway Ed Rayford Ella Rayford Steve Pullian Rosa Pullian 10703 10704 10705 10706 10707 10708 10709 10710 10711 10712 10713 10714 # 10715 10716 10717 10718 10719 10720 * 10721 „10722 10723 10724 10725 10726 10727 107.28 $ 147.00 W. T. Strom, Juror and Witness Acct. 6.48 W. O. Graves, Salary 108.33 W. T. Strom, Salary 108.33 W. L. Brown, Salary 100.00 J. A. Talbert, Salary 70.00 W. H. Parks, Salary 75.00 T. J. Price, Salary 55.55 C. W. Pennal, Salary 55.55 J. O. Patterson, Salary 50.00 L. G. BeU, Salary 25.00 R. N. Edmunds, Salary 12.50 Jesse Remson, Salary 35.00 J. B. Holloway, Salary 50.00 W. R. McBride, Salary t 30.00 Geo. P. Watkins, Salary 100.00 Jno. Creswell, Salary 80.00 R. A. Price, Operation of Ferry 12.00 Com. of Public Works, Water and Lights 15.02 T. J. Price, Supplies 2.95 Dr. C. H. Workman, Prof. Services 43.00 J. L. Reynolds, Supplies 15.60 Stantex .Service Station, Supplies 20.04 S. C. Con. Tel. Co., Rents 22.85 C. C. Morgan, Salary 12.50 Burroughs Adding Mach. Co., Upkeep of Mach. 7.55 T. J. Price, Treasurer, Jury and Witness Tickets 341.45 TOTAL $ 1,601.70 in a strange open fields with neither food, shelter nor money. A clergyman of their own land found them in this plight and wrote up their case for a newspa per. He asked for them the pro tection of the government until something could be done. The king’s attention was called to them, money was made up and doctors and nurses sent them. .The king became personally interested, saw that two ships were provided to take them to America, instructed the government at Charleston to provide them with food, a grant of land, and to look out for them un til they could provide for them selves. After arriving in Charleston three of their number went “up country” and selected their lands. The spot they picked out was twelve miles south of Ninety Six, and selected because of its security, “having many English on its front iers who are more accustomed to see Indians and know better how to behave toward them.” From these German protestants. are descended the Dorns of Mc Cormick County. There were three brothers and a sister. John Dorn and his wife Mary settled about twenty miles from the town of Mc Cormick on Sleepy Creek. When their children grew up their son Billy built a home on Hard Labor Creek and his settlement now bears the name of Dornville. Billy Dorn farmed and lived the life of a pioneer, but always he was interested in gold. On his turkey and deer hunts anything that indicated gold claimed his at tention and he would collect specimens. One night he h£d a chance visi tor, a wandering Englishman, who looked at the specimens and told him there was gold there—that he could believe him for he had had much mining experience. Mr. Dorn with already a case of gold fever began his search in earnest, neglected his other busi ness and spent all the money he had or could borrow. At last he was convinced he had made his find on some land that belonged to Dr. J. W. Hearst (of the family of Williaih Randolph Hearst) a very splendid gentleman and a large landowner. He went to Dr. Hearst and told him of the find and proposed that they both go in together and both become rich. Dr. Hearst knowing Mr. Dorn’s gold mania laughed tolerantly and told him he would sell the land at a most reasonable figure. Mr. Dorn continued his work but his resources and credit soon be came exhausted and his lands, goods and chattels were advertised for sale when he made his real strike and his gold redeemed them. The discovery was in the town of McCormick and was on what was called Peak Hill. Up to 1858 the United States Government paid Mr. Dorn $900,000. The mine con tinued to be worked and brought in subsequently several hundred thou sand dollars, up until Lee’s sur render at Appomattox when Mr. Dorn discontinued work. The war having ruined him and he was unable to longer operate the mine himself. General Wheeler’s and Dr. Ver- tree’s cavalry had been camped near Liberty Hill during the latter part of. the Civil War and at the end of the war they approached Mr. Dorn for a lease of the mine which he gave them. They in turn leased to Morgan, Bruce & Co., of New York, and from them Cyrus Hall McCormick leased it. After working the mine for some time, Mr. McCormick bought the prop erty outright from Mr. Dorn pay ing him $20,000 for it. Cyrus Hall McCormick—Abbeville County was settled mainly by the Scotch-Irish so the new owner was one of themselves, for his father was a Scotch-Irish settler who came to Pennsylvania. His son Robert moved to Virginia and fought in the Revolutionary War and Robert’s son was also named Robert and married Mary Ann Hall, also Scotch-Irish and their son was Cyrus Hall McCormick. Robert was a prosperous well educated landowner in Virginia who according to his day also op erated a grist mill, saw mill, smelter and blacksmith shop. He was a reader and a student, gentle but energetic and was wide in his interests. His mechanical ingen uity made him an inventor of rare ability. Cyrus Hall inherited all these qualities. He was born on the family farm, Walnut Grove in Rockbridge County, Virginia and went to the old field school. At fifteen when in the grain field he found the cradle too heavy for him and made one to suit himself. When he was eighteen he made some surveying instruments and a hillside plow which was his first contribution to agriculture. In 1816 Robert, his father, made an attempt to invent a reaper but it failed to work but ho kept at it off and on for fifteen years. When his father gave up Cyrus then made one of his own. He had never heard of anyone else trying to make one except his father. He made his in six weeks and made it in the farm blacksmith shop and tried it out with no one to look on but the family and the farm folks. It worked fine, but he wanted to do better so he made improve ments and put on a tryout with the neighbors as spectators. This was in July 1831 when he was twenty one years old. He continued his experiments until 1834 before he patented it and did not attempt a sale until 1840. His first sales were two in Vir ginia. They did not work very well. He went to work at it again and his next sale was in 1842 when he sold seven. In 1844 he sold fifty and the price was ,$100 each. That same year he made his first trip west to see how his machine worked on the plains and wrote back that “reapers are luxuries in Virginia but are necessities in the great plains of the west.” He then made his plans for locating his business in the west and in 1847 moved his family to Chicago. After Mr. McCormick bought Dorn’s Gold Mine the name became changed by custom to McCormick’s MiAe then the Mine was dropped and the name became McQormick. The operation continued until 1872. The cost of operation became too excessive to be profitable. In buying the mine Mr. McCor mick became owner of much of the land in the vicinity. Captain R. J. Robinson, a Confederate soldier, educator and surveyor, was ap pointed agent and the town of Mc Cormick was laid out in small lots and sold. After Mr. McCormick’s death his wife, Mrs. Nettie McCor mick, continued the ownership of the property and in 1884 donated McCormick’s first pretentious school building, which school was taught by Captain Robinson. In 1906 the McCormick Land & Lumber Company was formed by a group of McCormick citizens and they bought from Mrs. McCormick both land and mineral rights for $30,000, and in 1916 when the coun ty was form ed a popular vote gave the name of McCormick to the county. The Dorn family as they should continued to be the prominent family in the county. James Dorn was a most efficient manager of his brother, Billy’s finances. His home was in the town of McCor mick. After his death his son, James Marion, who was a major in the Confederate Army bought the first home built by Billy Dorn after his gold find and reared com fortably his large family. Two of his sons, Gary and Jennings now own and operate the largest busi ness in the county and are, as they should be, the representatives of Cyrus Hall McCormick’s reapers and other farm inventions. -X- S. C. WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW Greer — Rodgers Market re modeled. Columbia — Senate passed reso lution to provide funds for com pletion of education building at University of South Carolina. Inman — Bids received until April 14 for suitable quarters for post office. Hartsville — Road construction and building being done in this place. Antreville — J. W. Suttles estab lished syrup business in this vicin ity. Cheraw — Construction started on highway between this place and North Carolina state line. * Route No. 30 between Bishop- ville and Hartsville closed for im provement. R. H. Boulighny, Inc.., Charlotte, N. C., received $24,711 contract for erection of 20 revolving beacons and one electric code beacon along 260 miles airway on Florence-Rich- mond section of airway between Florida and Virginia. Union — Union Petroleum Com pany announced opening of filling station on Academy and Gadberry streets. Walterboro — Work to com mence soon on cleaning, grubbing A HARD PROBLEM That is for the housewife to plan three meals a day at this season of the year without our help and suggestions. We have the groceries, fruits and vegetables to solve your problem and suit your purse. Call in person or ’phone 43 for suggestions and quick delivery. I. T, MARTIN Main Street, McCormick, S. C. ’Phone 43 SATISFACTION OF A GARDEN You will derive genuine satisfaction and pleasure from a garden of your own, whether you make it produce beauti ful flowers or tasty vegetables or both. The thrill of work ing with nature and the pride of achievement will more than repay you for all your work. We have a most complete line of the best garden and lawn tools and equipment, including rakes, hoes, spades, forks, cultivators, trowels, sprinkling hose, lawn mowers’ clippers, and other needed items. Every article is guar anteed to give perfect satisfaction. Also a variety of seeds WHITE HARDWARE CO. MAIN STREET McCORMICK, S. C. % NEK : If you need new furniture in your home. Spring is the logical time to have it. It marks the event of new life and what can create more enjoyment than new life in your home brought about by new furni ture? WE OFFER YOU A FINE SELECTION of the very newest and best for every room and every use in the home. Every suite, every piece, offers you the utmost in quality, beauty and utility. We invite you to visit our store and see our many lovely pieces. We will help you select to best ad vantage if you wish. J. S. STROM’S Furniture Store Main Street — McCORMICK, S. C. GOOD SPRING TONICS The indor life of winter usually leaves the system slug gish and abnormal in its functions. Nothing serious in most cases, but there is a lack of pep and vigor. > One of our good spring tonics will restore normal action, and give you new pep. WE HAVE JUST WHAT YOU NEED Here you will find several good blood and stomach tonics that will accomplish fine results. Procure a bottle and start hi on a regular program of toning up your system. You will be surprised how quickly your pep will be back to normal and you will be feeling fine again. STROMS’ DRUG STORE M^IN STREET McCORMICK. S. C. and grading Bells road. Greer — Bids will be received un til April 14 for suitable quarters for post office. Jacksonboro — 30-acre rice field shad hatchery under construction. Route No. 4 between Summerton and St. Paul paved. • Conway — S. K. Caines opened barber shop and beauty parlor in Woodward building on Main street. Belton — A. & P. chain of groc ery stores will open store here in near future. Greer —J. S. Boozer & Son, groc ery, moved to Few building on North Main and Emma streets. XXI Clemson Dairy Sire In Register Of Merit CLEMSON COLLEGE, April 14.— Vive Glow Golden Chief 2nd 246572, a six-year-old bull owned by the South Carolina Experiment Sta tion, Clemson College, has recent ly been entered in the Register of Merit of the American Jersey Cat tle Club. This is a distinction achieved by sires after they have three daughters from different dams entered in the Register of Merit. The daughters, all owned by the South Carolina Experiment Station, which brought out the ability of Vive Glow Golden Chief 2nd to stamp his points of quality in his offspring, are: 1. Vive Glow Early Dawn 738389, entered August 26, 1930, produced 5,944 pounds of milk and 311.37 pounds of butterfat. She was twi years and four months old and in the AAA class. Her dam was Vive Glow’s Fancy Fox 542043. 2. Vive Glow Diana 738382, enter ed December 11, 1930, produced 7,- 242 pounds of milk and 373.62 pounds of butterfat. She was two- years and eight months old and in the AA class. Her dam was Poge's Princess of P. V. Farm 395663. 3. Vive Glow Sunflower 778895. entered March 23, 1931, produced 6,750 pounds of milk and 390.08 pounds of butterfat. She was two years and one month old and in the AA class. The bull’s sire was Vive Glow Golden Chief 191365. His dam was Rusette’s Plymouth Bess 401763. X Reduce Com Earworm Injury Many farmers, especially in the Southern and Central States, be lieve that injury by com earwonns is inevitable, and do little to com bat this pest. A few simple con trol measures limit its depredations says the U. S. Department of Ag riculture. Plant field com as early as possible to get good germina tion and growth. Later plantings are more severely damaged. It is also important to plant all the field corn for a locality or com munity as promptly as possible, so the plants will come into silk at about the same time. Selection of varieties with husks that extend from 2 to 6 inches beyond the tip of the ear and close tightly around the silks also aids greatly in pre venting earworm injury. Fertiliza tion, crop ration, the use of leg umes, and other measures which increase the productiveness of the soil and improve the crop help to make up for losses from earworms. Farmers’ Bulletin 1651-F, The Com Earworm as an Enemy of Field Corn in the Eastern States, may be obtained from the U. S. Depart ment. of Agriculture,, Washington. D. C. ,w*r —