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X \ TKUX TO OURSELVlCSt OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Mt. Carmel JNews Mrs. Abner Uyon of McCormick spent Sabbath and Sabbath night with Mrs. Mary Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun Harris of Anderson spent Sabbath with Mrs. J. W. Morrah. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McAllister and John visited relatives in and near Cross Hill Sabbath. Misses Carrie and Sudie Cowan of Wlllington worshiped at the A.* R. P. church here Sunday a. m. * Mrs. W. H. Horton was a visitor in McCormick Friday and enjoyed a pleasant day with Mrs. Bussey and Mrs. Dorn. Mrs. Roy Edmunds of Augusta was a recent visitor here. Miss Sallie T. Cade is leaving Friday for Vermont, where she will spend two months at a Girls’ Camp on Lake Willoughby. Messrs. Glennie Hardaway and John Dru Cade were visitors at the CCC Camp near Rock Hill Sunday and Mr. Lawrence Hardaway came home with them to spend his va cation. -txi- Modoc JNews Well, after being silent a week or so we come seeking admittance ag&in. Master Walter Holson of Au gusta was a week end visitor here to Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stone. Mrs. Lula Dom and Mr. and Mrs. William Reese were dinner guests Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. J. Morgan Reese. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Garner and George Garner of Augusta were dinner guests here Sunday to Mr. ynd Mrs. E. D. Gamer. Miss Edna Merritt spent a few days in Augusta among relatives and friends. Misses Etoyl and Permelia Clem were dinner guests S(inday to Miss Edna Merritt. Mr. F. M. Bussey spent several days among relatives and friends in Augusta the past week. Report Of Grand Jury At June ^ Term Of Court, 1937 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. To His Honor, C. J. Ramage, Pre siding Judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit: We have passed on all bills handed to us by the Court. We recommend that the bridge over little River at Chamberlain’s Mill be closed until repaired, and that same be repaired as early as possible. We find that numerous small bridges over the county are badly in need of repair and recom mend that these bridges be looked after at once. We further recom mend that the Supervisor and Treasurer and other parties charged with authority to borrow money to operate the county se cure the necessary funds im mediately. As no Supply Bill was passed in 1937 for McCormick County, and we understand that an act was passed providing that in such case the county operate under the pre vious year’s supply bill, we recom mend that the County Board of Commissioners adhere strictly to the 1936 Supply Bill. We wish to thank your honor and all court officials for courtesies ex tended us during the term. JAS. -J. COLLIER, Foreman. June 21, 1937. -xx- Social At Young’s School House Tomorrow Night Young’s Home Demonstration Club will have a social at Young’s school house Friday night, June 25. Tea and sandwiches will be served free. The Long Cane Ladies’ Aid Society will sell ice cream for the benefit of Long Cane church. The public is invited; be sure to come. Mrs. G. D. Price Claimed By Death Mrs. Mattie Elizabeth Price, age 66, wife of George D. Price of Mc Cormick, and daughter of the late Alex Edmunds and Elizabeth White Edmunds, natives of this section, died at her home here Tuesday morning at 9:20 o’clock after a short illness. Funeral services were conducted from the McCormick Baptist Church, of which she was a de voted member, yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock with her pastor, the Rev. A. Thad Persons, officiating, assisted by Dr. S. W. Reid, pastor of the Pressly Memorial A. R. P. church. Interment was made in McCormick City Cemetery. Active pallbearers were J. B. Harmon, Jr., Ernest Hanvey, S. S. Major, Rupert McDonald, J. F. Mattison and Jack L. Bradley. Honorary escort was composed of the deacons of the church. Besides her husband, she is sur vived by the following children: G. A. Price, Charlotte, N. C., J. P. Price and J. C. Price, Elberton, Ga., Claude Price, Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs. Henry Augustine, Greenwood; the following step-children: E. M. Price and Burton Price of Troy, and Mrs. S. C. Christian of Greenwood; four brothers, J. F. Edmunds, Abbeville, F. F. Edmunds, Spartanburg, W. J. Edmunds, York, and R. N. Ed munds of Parksville. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. Sessions Court Convened Monday HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY June 25th and 26th, 7:15 p. m. and 9:15 p. m. Matinee Saturday 3 p. m. CAROLE LOMBARD_ FRED MacMURRAY in “SING HIGH, SWING LOW’’ Also A POPEYE CARTOON “HOLD THE WIRE” and A PARAMOUNT PICTORIAL MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. M. Adults 20 cents MONDAY and TUESDAY June 28th and 29th, 7:15 p. m. and 9 p. in. ROSCOE KARNS CHARLOTTE WYNTERS in CLARENCE’’ Also MARCH OF TIME and LATEST NEWS EVENTS WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY June 30th and July 1st, 7:15 p. m. and 8:50 p. m. CHARLES RUGGLES ALICE BRADY in “MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS Also W “Musical Charmers'” •Hf (Phil Spitanly and Girl Orchestra) TWr Also A Grantland Rice Sportlight “Fighting Marlin” ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up tc i2, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents J. Span Harris : Passes At Troy J. Span Harris, 73, prominent citizen and merchant of Troy for more than 50 years, died at his home there early Friday morning, June 18, after a long illness. Mr. Harris was a native of the Harrisburg section of Abbeville county. He went to Troy as a clerk at the age of 16 and after several years opened a business for him- | self and was in active charge un til his health failed. He was a loyal member of the Troy Baptist church and served for many years as superintendent I of the Sunday school, deacon and church treasurer. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eva Smart Harris; two sons, W. Hal and J. S. Harris, Jr., Troy; two daughters, Miss Katherine Harris, secretary of the Baptist Y. W. A. cf Oklahoma at Oklahoma City; Miss Helen Harris, a teacher at Glen Alpin, N. C.; three nephews. W. A., Donald and John Harris, Ab beville, and three nieces, Mrs. Frances Hagerman, Mrs. Frank Quinn and Mrs. May McKay, Greenville. Funeral sendees were conducted at the Troy cemetery Saturday morning at 10:30 o’clock by his pastor, the Rev. O. L. Orr, and Dr. J. F. Singleton, cf Fitzgerald, Ga The loliowing served as pallbear ers: T. J.tSibert, R. L. Dendy, E. F. Jay, Paul Dowtin, Clifton Edwards and Fiank White. Birthday Party For Douglass K. Britt Douglass K. Britt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Britt, celebrated hU Hh birthday with a party at his Uncle Arch Britt’s spring on Buf falo creek, Friday afternoon. June 11th. Every one enjoyed wading in the water and playing games. Ice cream, bat suckers and stick candy were served. Among the guests . ere Miriam Carpenter, Mary Frances and Bar bara Ann Gilbert, Lillie Ellen Wise, David Wardlaw, Jr., Billy Parker, Pat and Jan Parks, Milo Abercrom bie, LeRoy Dillashaw, Joe Brown, Ann Sanders, Bob and Charlie Sanders, Tommie and Connie Mc- Abee, Georgia Rose McCracken, Virgil Persons, Charlie Ann and Joe Miner. Miss Eloise Britt, who has charge of the recreation of the Buffalo community, assisted with the entertainment. After opening the many gifts Douglass received, “Happy Birthday’’ was sung by the children and pictures were made. The June term of General Ses sions Court for McCormick County convened in the court house here Monday morning at 10 o’clock, with Hon. C. J. Ramage, of Saluda, pre siding. Court recessed at 5 o’clock Monday afternoon and re-convened at 9:30 yesterday morning, ad-1 journing at 10:27 p. m. Cases were disposed of as follows: The State vs. Herbert Warren, colored man, indictment, disposing of property under lien. Continued. The State vs. John P. Gaskin, colored man, indictment, breach of trust with fraudulent intention and grand larceny. Continued. The State vs. Melvin Strom, white man, indictment, murder. Found not guilty. The State vs. Steadman Weeks, white man, indictment, man slaughter. Continued. The State vs. Robert New, Jr., colored man, indictment, murder. Continued. The State vs. James McDaniel and Henry Middleton, colored men, indictment, larceny. Continued. The State vs. Albert Turner, colored man, indictment, house breaking and larceny and receiv ing stolen goods. Found guilty of receiving stolen goods. Sentenced to 30 days on chaingang or pay fine of $100.00. The State vs. Joe Lyon, colored man, indictment, housebreaking and larceny. Pleads guilty. Sen tenced to three years on chain- gang. The State vs. Joe Lyon, colored man, indictment, housebreaking and larceny. Pleads guilty. Sen tenced tc three years on chain- gang. Th© State vs. Joe Lyon, colored man, indictment, housebreaking and larceny. Pleads guilty. Sen tenced to three years on chain- gang. The State vs. Alonzo Seigler, white man, indictment, violation of liquor law. Continued. The State vs. J. E. Seigler, white man, indictment, violation of liquor law. Continued. The State vs. Ralph Tompkins, colored man, indictment, house breaking and larceny. Pleads guilty. Sentenced to 2 1-2 years on chain- gang. The State vs. Bob Belcher, color ed man, indictment, housebreaking and larceny. Pleads guilty. Sen tenced to 2 1-2 years on chaingang. The State vs. J. J. Prince, white man, indictment, violation of liquor law. Tried in his absence. Found guilty. Sealed sentence. The State vs. Tell Callahan, col ored man, indictment, murder. Continued. The State vs. J. E. Doolittle, white man, indictment, violation of liquor law. Pleads guilty. Sentenced to 30 days on chaingang or pay fine of $100.00 The State vs. R. D. Seigler, white man, indictment, murder. Mistrial ordered. tXJ- Friendly Insects Check Cotton Louse Damage Camp Bradley JNews Camp Bradley, June 19.—Super intendent Allen returned to camp Friday after being away for sev eral days due to the illness of Mrs Allen. Everyone at camp was verj glad to see Mr. Allen in camp agair and to learn that Mrs. Allen is do ing nicely. Charlie Shipp and Ralph Talbert went to Columbia Wednesday and brought back a new Chevrolet pick-up. This is the fourth piece of new equipment assigned to this District during the past few weeks. Two new four ton G. M. C. dump trucks were assigned to this camp last week and one was assigned to Camp F-ll at Modoc. The new pick-up will be used by District En gineer Puckette. Foreman Pete Cantelou and Leader Joe Price have completed the surfacing on the Parson’s Mountain Stub Road. Cantelou is now working on the cabin grounds at Parson’s Mountain and Joe Price is putting in the fills at each end of the Hardlabor Creek bridge. Mr. Tompkins, the foreman in charge of the construction of this bridge, promises us that we can ride over the bridge some time during the next week. Mr. John Nigro, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Forestry Student from North Carolina State College, reported here for work on a training course during the summer. These student assistants will be given practical experience in all phases of work at the camp during the summer months. Captain Piper and drivers Jen nings and Buyck made a trip to Fort McPherson the first part of this week. Summer Feeding Of Family Dairy Cow -txt- Birthday Party For Virgil Persons Mrs. A. Thad Persons entertained with a delightful party Saturday afternoon honoring her son, Virgil, on his sixth birthday. The twenty odd little folk gath ered on the side lawn which was attractively arranged for the affair. Mrs. Persons was assisted in the entertainment by Miss Bettye Fuller and Mrs. J. E. Strom. Chocolate covered paddle pops, cakes and candies were served. Virgil received many lovely little gifts. -IXI- Birthday Party For Jo Smith Honoring the tenth birthday of her daughter, Jo, Mrs. W. N. Smith entertained with a delightful party at their heme here on Oak Street Monday afternoon, June 21. Assisting Mrs. Smith with the games and in serving ice cream, cake and candies, was Mrs. Nat C. Nave of Elizabethton, Tennessee, aunt of the honoree, who is here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Lucy Ludwick. -xx- Clemson, June 21.—Beneficial in sects, particularly lady beetles and their larvae, are vastly important in holding in check the cotton leaf louse and in preventing serious damage from it, according to W. C. Nettles, entomologist of the Clem- son College Extension Service. “Among other insects which as sist the lady beetle in this good work”, continues Mr. Nettles, “are small wasp-like parasites, and flower fly larvae. Rain is of con siderable value in washing the plant lice from the plants, and fungus diseases help greatly dur ing damp weather. Ordinarily these factors keep the plant louse from doing serious harm. In fact, some times fields dusted with calcium arsenate have been heavily infested because natural control was pre vented. “While it is possible to control cotton leaf lice with a nicotine ( dust, this is seldom necessary un- ( der South Carolina conditions.” Have Range Shelter For Growing Pullets Clemson, June 19.—A range shel ter for the growing pullets is ad vised by P. H. Gooding, extension pcultryman, who has preparec plans and bills of materials for r range shelter so that pouitrymer may make the shelters with little trouble and expense. Where it is not possible to move the brooder house, Mr. Gooding advises that it is a good practice to keep the chicks in the house and on a wire platform in front of the house until they are old enough to do without heat, then move them to the range shelter on new ground, keeping the cockerels in the house until they are large enough to sell. The frame of the range sheltei is of wood, the bottom and sides are of inch-mesh poultry wire, and the roof is of beaver board, celotex. or roofing paper. Such a shelter, built on skids, can be moved to nev ground several times during the summer months, and brush placed over the top of it will help to keep it cooler, Gooding suggests. Clemson, June 19.—Grass alone, even though it be abundant, Is hardly sufficient to maintain the dairy cow and permit her to pro duce over two gallons of milk dail/, says C. G. Cushman, extension dairy specialist. However, permanent pasture te the basis of summer-time feeding, for it furnishes the nutrients which: are supplied by cured hays in win ter feeding and will permit a minimum of grain feeding, the specialist explains. Two acres of an improved per manent pasture which yields an abundance of grazing may be ex pected to carry the cow six to seven months of the year with a mini mum amount of grain feeding. If the pasture is a poor one, grain and even some hay must be fed. If it is fair only, then a moderate amount of grain should be fed at milking time. The best grasses and plants for permanent pastures are Bermuda grass, lespedeza, white Dutch clover, and Dallis grass. No plot of land will pay bigger dividends in the production of feed than two acres of permanent pasture for each family cow, a pasture that has been fertilized and seeded proper ly. In most of South Carolina we may expect hot, dry spells during the summer months when the growth of permanent pasture is severely injured. Many fanners sow a small patch of pearl millet or Sudan grass, not over one-half acre per cow. This will furnish an abun dance of grazing through this dry period or may be cut and fed in. the stable. It is a good practice. Instructive details on pasture im provement are given in Extension Bulletin 99, Permanent Pastures for South Carolina, which may be secured free from county farm, agents or from the Publications Department at Clemson College. Pasture Studies Show Value Of Improvement Clemson, June 5.—It pays to im- nrove permanent pastures, accord ing to results of studies made ovet a period of several years by the Dairy Department of Clemson Col lege under direction of Prof. J. P. LaMaster, head of the department, “A study of the grazing value of Bermuda grass pastures receiving: different fertilizer treatments over a three-year period has shown that this grass can be depended on for large evenly distributed yields throughout a growing period of around 200 days”, Prcf. LaMaster states. “On established Bermuda grass pastures, surface applications oV dolomitic limestone, limestone anc superphosphate, and limestone ana manure improved the pastures tc a marked degree. Each dollar spent for limestone and for superphos phate increased the value of the pastures by $14.40 and $3.88 re spectively. The value of manure as a pasture fertilizer was $1.89 pe: ten. The results indicate that lime stone is the fundamental treatment for such pastures. “Both limestone and superphos phate favored the establishment and growth of hop clover, thu* providing earlier grazing than that obtained from Bermuda grass sod alone. Manure apparently inhibit- d the establishment of hop clover. . “Since the treatments are com paratively inexpensive and effec tive in improving both the quality and quantity of grazing, these re sults should encourage all farmer* o improve their pastures.” These and other facts and con — clusiohs, as well as interesting de tails regarding the tests, are given in Bulletin 308, Permanent Pas ture Studies, published by the South Carolina Experiment Sta tion. The bulletin may be had up on request through county farm, agents or from the Publications. Department at Clemson.