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TBUK TO OURSELVIKS, OUE NEiGHB OB8 t OUE COUNTRY AND OUE GOD i Thirty-Sixth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1937 Number 12 Mr. J. C. Dorn Claimed By Death Mr. John Calhoun Dorn, TO years of age, died at the home of his son, R. B. Dorn, here Monday morning about 7:30 o’clock follow ing an illness of nearly one week. Funeral services were conducted at the graveside in Bethany Bap tist Church cemetery near McCor mick Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with the Rev. O. L. Orr, pastor of the Plum Branch Bap tist Church, officiating. Mr. Dorn was a lifelong member of the Bap tist church. Mr. Dorn was the son of the late William R. and Mattie Rutledge Dorn, pioneer citizens of McCor mick. WUfiam B. Dorn discovered the Dorn Gold Mine in 1*32 around which the - town of McCormick later sprang up, and took out over a million dollars worth of gold bullion ustog the placer method of mining. Mr. Dorn had spent the greater part of his life in gold prospecting and farming. His wife, Mamie Orsbome Dorn, formerly of Abbeville, died in 1*26. Surviving are five sons, R. B. Dorn amd T. M. Dorn of McCor mick; F. L. Dorn of Greenwood, S. C.; Orsbome Dorn of Lincoln ton, Ga., and J. C. Dorn of Rayle, Ga. One brother, R. B. Dorn of Grove- town, Ga.; and three sisters, Mrs. Willie Deryberry of Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. Ermie Bell of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. M. D. Gerrish of King ston, N. J., also survive. Pallbearers were W. T. Strom, C. H. Fooshe, G. C. Patterson, L. N. Brown, G. P. Furqueron and G. C. Sanders. J. S, Strom, funeral director, in charge. txi Notice The County Home Demonstra- tion Agent, Miss Matilda Bell, will be away on her vacation from Au gust S-21. Rev. E. F. Gettys To Preach At Baptist Church Here Sunday In the absence of the Rev. A Thad. Persons, pastor, who is now on his annual vacation, the Rev. E. F. Gettys, Superintendent of De la Howe State School, will preach at the McCormick Baptist church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. The public is cordially invited. -xx- Clean Up Drive It is the purpose of the Mayor and Town Council to clean up all rubbish, refuse and trash. All citi zens are urged to cooperate with us by placing all rubbish where the truck can reach it. It is our purpose to rid the Town of mos quitoes and improve the sanitary conditions of the Town. T. J. Sibert, Mayor. Extension Service To Hold School, August 23-27 Clemson, Aug. 9.—A school for extension workers, which includes county farm agents, home demon stration agents, and specialists will be held at Clemson August 23-27, D. W. Watkins, director of the Extension Service, announces Members of the county farm committees, agricultural adjust ment committeemen, and officers in the farm women’s councils have also been inviied and many of these are expected to attend. “The purpose of this school is to carry through a definite pro gram in which the background of agriculture and farm life develop ment is set forth and discussed says Mr. Watkins. Judge Ramage Dies Suddenly JURIST HAD JUST COMPLETED ADDRESS IN BEHALF OF NEW - BERRY COLLEGE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY August 13th and 14th, 7:15 p. Ed. and 9 p. m. Matinee Saturday 3:30 p. m. PRESTON FOSTER JEAN MUIR VIRGINIA WEIDLER in 461 The Outcasts Of Poker Flat” / Also A Bettyboop Cartoon “Grampy’s Indoor Outing” Sports With Bill Corum “Putting On The Dog” and A Paramount Headliner ‘Star Reporter In Hollywood’ MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents 199 MONDAY and TUESDAY ■ August 16th and 17th, 7:15 p. m. and 9 p. m. CHARLIE RUGGLES r ELANORE WHITNEY JOHNNY DOWNS >1< Phil Harris & Orchestra IRf *' " in -tt- ‘‘Turn Off The Moon” Also VHF*" “Music, Music Everywhere’ XPr '(Clyde Lucas & Orchestra) FW and LATEST NEWS EVENTS ^99 ADMISSION: Adults. 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents Newberry, Aug. 7.—Carroll John son Ramage, prominent in state and legal affairs and many years a circuit judge, died suddenly Fri day, shortly alter delivering an address in behalf of Newberry col lege at the l annual college reunion at Little Mountain. Judge Ramage, after leaving the speaker’s stand, had walked several hundred yards up the hillside when he was stricken, apparently with a heart attack. At first it was believed he had fainted but when efforts to revive him failed an ambulance was summoned. He died before it arrived. Judge Ramage, an honor grad uate of Newberry college in the class of 1894, was deeply interested in the institution and was vice president of its board of trustees. In his last words in behalf of the college he made a strong presen tation of the duties of the church and alumni to Newberry college. “God bless Newberry college” were the closing words of his ad dress and almost the last words that the jurist uttered as he quot ed the last words of the Rev. Geo. W. Holland, D. D., the third pres ident of the college when he died September 30, 1895, the year af ter Judge Ramage was graduated from the institution. Judge Ramage was born in Edgefield May 1, 1874. He was the son of John Constance and Mary Pow Ramage. He received his A. B. degree in 1896 and was given his LL.D from the college in 1926. He later studied at Agustana col lege, Rock Island, N. Y., and re ceived his PhD., at Grove City (Pennsylvania) college in 1907. Mr. Ramage was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1897 and be gan practice at Saluda shortly af ter that date. He was elected to the Eleventh circuit bench in 1929 to succeed the late J. W. DeVore of Edgefield. He is survived by his widow, the former Annie Bell Crouch of Sa luda, whom he married in 1904. Judge Ramage’s death followed two weeks after that of Circuit Judge S. W. G. Shipp of Florence, who died July 22. Address Delivered At Ouzts Reunion July 29th By Miss Nora Davis Saluda, Aug. 9.—Funeral services for Judge Ramage were held at the home Sunday afternoon ^at 4 o’clock by his pastor, the Rev. H. D. Kleckley of the Lutheran church, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Hannon, the Rev. J. K. Walker and the Rev. Truman Brown. In terment was in Travis Park ceme tery in Saluda. 1 xr Army Recruiting Station Reopened In Greenwood Greenwood, Aug. 4.—The United States Army Recruiting Station located in the post office building at Greenwood was recently reopen ed with Sergeant Bruce Grantham, Recruiting Agent, in charge. Ser geant Grantham was transferred from Monroe, La., to Greenwood to open the recruiting office here which has been closed for the past six months. In addition to vacancies in the U- nited States, there are also openings for enlistment in the Hawaiian de partment and Panama Canal de partment. Assignments in these departments can now be made for service in the air corps, engineers, coast artillery, field artillery, medi cal department, and infantry, j Single men, between the ages of: 18 and 35, who have no dependents and are interested in military life should apply in person at the 1 Greenwood office; or by letter stat ing their age, height, education, and giving the names of three business men or reliable citizens who have known them for at least two years for character references. Following is the text of the ad dress delivered by Miss Nora Davis, of Troy, at the Ouzts reunion: If chance thy home Salute thee with a father’s honor ed name Go, call thy soi^s; instruct them what a debt They owe their ancestors.” In the history of the Southern families, which is the history of the South, the early ancestors, though not all sons of wealth or sons of genius, were largely men who strove with unbending de termination and with unflagging- energy .to build homes, to establish churches, and to erect schools; men, who by vigorous effort and an honest aim, tried to enact laws and to establish principles for a God fearing and a man-exalting state; men, whose bodies and minds alike, were at their country’s service, and whose whole ideal of conduct was enextricably bound up with their intimate and personal participation in public affairs. Their worth, their courage, their honor, their faith are your suste- j nance and your birthright. I What of your ancestors is left to , tell where they lie or how they fell? ! Their privilege was to make his- 1 tory. Your privilege and your duty are to preserve that history and to perpetuate the names and sacred memories of those noble old men and women who have transmitted to you, their descendants, that which is more valuable than al else; a name without tarnish and a ; record without reproach. . A monument erected here by you to your forefathers would help you to crystalize your family pride, to foster a tender affection for one another, and to solidify your ever growing clan. In this young nation where there are no hereditary ti tles, no entailment of fortunes, and no recognition of primogeniture, too little attention is paid to fam ily lineage and to the preservation of written family history. One is born into the world, perchance lives the allotted span of four score years and ten, and then is soon for gotten. This should not be. Pride of ancestry is always commendable, especially when it serves as an in centive to honest individual effort commensurate with that of one's distinguished progenitors—the Cot ton Mather type of family pride that made him strive diligently lest he fall short of the merit and of the attainments of those who had pre-deceased him. Another reason for your erecting such a memorial to your progeni tors—and your greater privilege in doing so—is that you would give the youth of your clan a lofty ‘deal, with which the deeds of their own lives may accord. Though your an cestors are no more, they would be immortal in the ideals and aspira tions of each youth inspired tc emulation, and their fame would be the heritage of heirs yet un born. In this day when the public welfare is complimented away for a moment’s popularity; when a man’s judgment of men is guided, not by reason or justice or merit, but by whispers of the Ganymedes who fill his wineglass; when rever ence for authority and for law has disappeared, and in the train oi which have gone the virtues they engendered and the graces they nurtured; when greatness seems to be a menace, prosperity a peril, and position a test, this monument of stone would, I believe, help to inculcate in your descendants the virtues it praises in your ances tors. Camp Bradley News Camp Bradley, Aug. 7.—Mr. W. E. B. Tompkins’ sen and brother- m-law were visitors in camp last Thursday afternoon. Mr. J. E. Leland returned to Camp F-7 last Saturday after a stay of two months on the Enoree Ranger District. Mr. J. W. Reece was transferred from our camp to the Central Re pair Shop in Columbia. He will carry on mechanic work there. Mr. Marion Hamilton, of Edgefield, will take over the mechanic work for both camps F-ll and F-7. Medical Inspector Dr. Rogers, better known to his Bradley and Greenwood friends as “Jimmie”, was here Friday morning and made an inspection of the camp. Lieutenant Sheen has been at tending a Mess Officer's School for the past week, at Paris Moun tain. When he returns we expect to enjoy all kinds of delicacies that he has learned to prepare. Bridge timber is now being de livered for the completion of the Key Bridge across Hardlabor Creek. We hope to get it completed with in the next few days. A revival meeting is now being held in the A. R. P. church at Bradley. Quite a few of the camp boys have been attending. Everybody is happy over the fact that there has not been a fire on the Long Cane Unit since June 22. Mr. J. E. Vernon, Associate En gineer, and Mr. Wilkie, Associate Civil Engineer, were visitors on the Long Cane Friday afternoon. xxt Announcement Of Revival Services Bould Spring Baptist Church Aug. 15-2( The annual revival services o the Bould Spring Baptist Church an event looked forward to with great interest, will begin Sunday morning, August Fifteenth, and continue through the following Friday evening. Morning services will begin at eleven o’clock, and evening services at eight thirty; and there will be morning and evening services on Sunday, and on all week days. The pastor, Rev. A. D. Croft, will deliver the messages, ably as sisted by an excellert^ehoir, anc by special music, and other fea tures. A cordial invitation is ex tended to every one to attend each and every service possible. To the many friends of the church, the church and its members extend their sincere desire that you maj come and be with us during these revival services. Bould Spring Church is one o J the most progressive churches ir this section. Its long record o: service shows that it has given t r the people of this section manj great spiritual leaders. It now ha: practically all the organization sponsored by the denomination and is maintaining itself in ? splendid manner. Recently the church has been equipped with electric lights, and these will make our night services much pleasanter Its members work together for the good of our community. We fee that we are on the threshold of a great revival. Come, and be wit! us, and share the spiritual feas which our Father has in store lo us. A. D. Croft, cotton, has only 6 2-3 per cent vough-guined e^lon. Arizona, Cali fornia, and New Mexico, producing r-vuch longer staple, which is hard er to gin than the shorter staple, have only 2 1-2 to 6 per cent rough-ginned. To help South Carolina growers and ginners to overcome this handicap of rough-ginned cotton C. V. Phagan, extension agricul tural engineer, and B. E. G. Prichard, assistant extension, agroncmist, have been making a study oi improved ginning ma chinery and methods and are co operating with farmers and gin ners of the state in the hope of greatly reducing the high percent age of badly prepared cotton. Work at the Ginning Laboratory of the U. S. Department of Agri culture, at Stoneville, Mississippi, has been of great value in helping to solve the problems of poorly ginned lint, the specialists point out. -1X2- Pastor. -XX- Proper Preparation Of Lint For Market -txt- Card Of Thanks We wish to thank each and every one for the beautiful floral offer ings, the comforting words of sym pathy and the kindness shown to us in this time of sorrow. F. M. Pinson, And Family. Clemson, Aug. 7.—Though South Carolina has improved the staple length of cotton from about 2C per cent of 15-16 inch or longer staple in 1926 to over 95 per cent in 1936, the state lags badly behind in the matter of proper preparation of lint for market. Specialists of the Extension Service point out that 20 per cent of the state’s cot ton is rough-ginned as a result of carelessness in harvesting and poor gin operation. By comparison, Mississippi, with 91 per cent of 15-16 inch or longer Harvest Legume Seed County Agent R. D. Suber, in discussing the 1937 Agricultural Conservation Program, points out the value of harvesting the larg est amount of summer legume seed possible this year and the advan tages of planting a liberal crop next year. “Now is the time to make plans for harvesting a liberal supply of this year’s cowpea crop for con sumption as food this winter and for planting next year’s crop,” he says. “It is wise to plan for a sur plus of seed, as one may sell it to those who do not have a supply. Usually there has been a ready market at planting time for any surplus soil-conserving crop seed. The saving of cowpea seed should be stressed because cowpeas (1) improve the soil and protect the land from soil erosion, thus assist ing in a more economical produc tion of crops; (2) furnish a supply of food for the farm; (3) make a good hay crop; and (4) may pro vide an additional income through the sale of surplus seed.” Mr. Suber especially emphasizes the value of cowpeas because cow- peas can be harvested readily and because of their special value as food. He points out, however, that there are other summer legume crops equally as valuable in most ways, and producers should also be careful to harvest and preserve the seed of these crops, since the de mand for legume seed has general ly exceeded the supply. t3Lt — ^ V Tree Of Heaven Makes Home In South Carolina The tree of Heaven is so common in South Carolina that some folks consider it a native of the state. However, it is a native of China and was brought over to this coun try in 1784, therefore it is by no means a newcomer. Right now the large clusters of yellow seed tinged with magenta pink make this tree show up at ts best. The seed clusters are us ually as large as bunches of grapes and stand out in contrast to the tropical appearing large compound leaves with their many small leaf lets. The tree is ornamental in ap pearance but the flowers, twigs and the trunk give off a heavy rank pdor which is exceedingly unpleasant. The tree grows rapid ly and spreads freely by means of root suckers. This characteristic of- ,en proves objectionable, especial- ,y on the borders of cultivated fields where it is difficult to con- rol. On account of its rapid growth it has been given consideration by dresters and others for many years or pulp production but because of the difficulty of control it has not bund favor. The tree of heaven or ailanthus, as it is sometimes called, is truly a vagabond and has spread along the entire Atlantic seaboard. It is one of the first trees to cover un sightly ash heaps, back yards and old dumps and in some cases is prized as a lawn tree.