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EaialiusljrS 1335. L. MIMS,_..Editor. Published every Wednesday ir The Advertiser Building at $2.00 per j-ear in advance. Entered as second class matter at the postofice at Edgefield S. C. No cummuriications will be pub lished unless accompanied by the writer's name. Gard of Thanks, Obituaries, Res olutions and Political Notices pub lished at advertising rates. Wednesday, February 9. Teachers* Association. On Saturday, the appointed time for the meeting of the .ridgefield Teachers' Association, was surround ed with as unfavorable environment as the day which had been appointed a week before. It was raining most of> the morning and until the dinner hour. In spite of this the faithful teach ers and some of the trustees came in gradually one by one, until when the program began, though the hour was late, about fifty all told were pres ent. The program was carried out in the auditorium of the High School as fol lows: Mr. W. W. Fuller, county Su perintendent of Education presided, and the meeting opened with prayer and music. Mrs. Jas. H. White of Johnston sang a solo, "If you have a pleasant thought, sing it," with piano accom paniment by Mrs .Tillman. Miss Mir iam Norris sang "Where the Four Leaf Clover Grew," with piano ac companiment by Miss Genevieve Nor ris. Dr. R. G. Lee was introduced and made an address full of great inspi ration to all who listened. Following the program a hot din n?r with coffee and dessert was serv ed to all by the Woman's Chris tion Temperance Union, literature .being distributed to each teacher present on the subject for the essay contests. Souvenirs were placed at each plate on which were written quotations from Frances E.' Willard, the great teacher and apostle of tem perance. At the close of the dinner Mrs. Tillman acted as toastmistress. "The following responded to toasts: Mr. W. ,W. Fuller, "The Teachers Association;" Mr. J. L. Mims, "The Teachers;" Mr. Orlando Sheppard, "Thc Trustees;" Miss Cleo Attaway, "Tiie Patrons;" Mrs. J. L. Mims, "Frances Willard;" Mr. S. McGowan Simkins, "Law and Order;" Mrs. W. L. Dunovant, "Thc Relation of the 19th to the 18th Amendment;" Rev. G. W. M. Taylor, "The Woman's Christian Temperance Union." This was a very strong presentation of the work and the value of the organiza tion. While Mr. Taylor .was speaking Hon. John E. Swearingen, State Su perintendent cf Education, came in .and lhere wr.s a thrill of excitement and gratification that thc occasion should end |n such a delightful event. When Mr. Taylor had finished speaking, Mrs. Tillman ?introduced Mr. Swearingen or rather gave him a mest h?arty expression of welcome, as of co*-Tse he.needed no introduc tion to Edgefield, being one of Edge fieid's sons whom our people delight to honor, for himself and the asso ciations of the past as well as fer the vaiuatL-n we put on his efficient and effective services as State Superin tendent cf Education for South Car olina. Mi*. Swearingen's address was full . of splendid thought-producing state ments, clearly and concisely and .convincingly expressed and very en tertaining. He has wit and charm and judgment and conscience in his appeal, and we consider the Edgefield Teachers' Association peculiarly for tunate in having had the pleasure of hearing him. Dr. Lee was called upon to give an appropriate close to the after dinner program, and was most choice in his words "like apples cf gold in pictures of. silver. Mrs. Tillman, who had from begin ning to end, made such a charming toastmistress and who had dealt so wisely with every succeeding event of the hour, announced that the pro gram was over. Mrs. J. L.. MIMS. J. S. BYRD Dental Surgeon Office Over Store of Quarlcs & Timmerman Office Phone No. 3 Residence Phone 87 he Ni da an tic pa an th? A Oz W] I \ It Th Fo: Th Wc Thi So Bui Th? De] We Am We Fri? t: An? Ma: 1 toa: The Ass IV the the Sou Ten tise] pi c Woman's Christian Temper ance Union. The February meeting of the Wo nan's Christian Temperance Union ./as held with Mrs. R. G. Lee on Mon day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The parsonage was filled with ladies, the three rooms thrown together and jverfiowihg. Mrs. E. J. Norris conducted the de votions, the songs being the White Gibbon Rally Song and Onward Christian Soldiers. j,- Mrs. J. L. Mims gave some current events encouraging to thc organiza tion, and little Esther Rubenstein was called on to give a piano i which she played with a great deal of taste and was cheered very heart ily. Esther is a cousin cf Beryl Ru benstein who played here so won derfully as a boy and who now has become a distinguished musician, playing before large audiences in the larger cities. Mrs. Rainsford gave an account of the luncheon and after dinner speech es made at the Teachers' Association. "Sweet and Low" as a duet was sung 'by Mrs. R. G. Lee and Miss Miriam Norris and was a real lulla by to the tired mothers who were there to hear and who are singing lullabies at home most of the time in stead of having such a beautiful one sung to them. Miss Jennie Pattison read very ef fectively a message from the Nation al President, "Why the W. C. T. U. Should 'Carry On.* " A request came to the Americani zation department through Mrs. Mon roe Paul, to assist ene of our foreign neighbors in securing naturalization paper's. Mrs. Tillman made the citizenship study very interesting on the subject af the State Executive, giving Edge ?eld county credit for having had ive governors. The duties of all state )fficers were explained, and incidents related. The State Treasurer, Mr. S. C- Carter was mentioned as an idgefield man and Hon. J. E. Swear ngen. Mrs. Tillman told of his ex-11 >ressio:i of cordial cooperation in dis ributing the Frances Willard Day ?rograms from his office each year. ) * The next place of meeting was an- " iounced for Mrs. James E. Hart, larch 7. r Attention was called to temperance b lunday in the various Sunday schools his coming Sunday, and the an- b ouncement that a Frances Willard Iemorial service would be held dur- ^ ig this month. Attention was- called to the fact ?at the biil raising the age of con snt to 16 years had been unfavor bly reported in the legislature and xpressions of disapproval came from r lose present. The women of South arolina are in favor of this bill and 3 m not understand the motives of ie committeo in reporting it unfav rably. m Three new members were received, k< rs Earle Cogburn, Mrs. John lo liarles and Miss Emmie Lanham.- Fi ach one of these, we hope, will help A ; to strengthen the conviction and A 'ninnd on the part of thc people of Bi tge?eld fer law enforcement. C: A free will offering was collected. Di At thc close of the program, thc El tstess assisted by Misses Miriam Gi >rris and Elizabeth Lott, served a Ke inty salad course with sandwiches La d hot coffee and whipped cream. The hospitality and cordial recep m of the hostess, and the lovely Or rsonage and the beautiful sunshine Rc d gracious women present made St, ; meeting a success. Su "Our Patrons." plearure rare is mine today, ir patron friends to give in toact. lat ever I may have to say, Fr vould speak truly of this host. pei E. is for them our schools are taught, ^ e welfare of their children dear; r them our daily tasks are wrought eir lives for service to prepare. | should our patrons'better know, ren ?ir plans and wishes for each child, ton pull wreeds or plant seeds to grow iid up the true, drive out the wild. | I ? "law and order" of our land lends on views our .patrons take; trust they'll take a lofty sjtand, 1 with teachers co-operate. will ll, after all, our patrons are jav snds of our schools both true and 0'cj ried; ing i wher'er they be, near or far, am( y blessing on their heads abide. ?0\] to s 'he foregoing was the original | rep ;t given by Miss Cleo Attaway to i Patrons at the County Teachers' ociation here on Saturday, liss Attaway is the principal of school at Long Branch, and is Corresponding Secretary of the j p th Carolina Woman's Christian iperance Union. She is the Adver- r001 r correspondent from the Philip- bat! ommunity and a .valuable one. jfliss L??ie Adams Hostess fq$ Bridge Party. Miss Lil?e Adams was a very de lightful hostess on Tuesday afternoon of this week, six tables of bridge players enjoying the hostess' pretty hospitality. Mrs. Herbert Smith won head prize, a dec:, of cards, and Miss Ma mie Dunovant won a huge stick of candy for the booby. Dainty, refreshments were served concluding thc function. Meeting Proved Unsatisfactory (Communicated.) There was -avery meagre attend ance Monday at the meeting of tax payers in thc Court House for the purpc.se of electing delegates to the Taxpayers' Convention to be held in Columbia. There seemed very plainly to ce a division of those present, one faction stressing abolishing all public offices which are NOT ESSENTIAL. After a motion in order to suggest those offices which should be elimi nated, so that those present could vote intelligently on the resolutions, it was plainly shown that the Farm Agent work and the School Inspectors were under fire by one faction, while especially the Farm Agent work was stoutly defended by all of the most prominent Edgefield County citizens present. After the general filibuster the meeting gradually dispersed, with everything in common having been discussed and nothing in general be ing accomplished. Cotton and Grain Varieties Recommended. Clemson College, January 8.-As a result of variety tests of cotton, 2orn, oats and wheat during ths past several years, the following recom -nendations for South Carolina are nade by Prof. C. P. Blackwell, chief )f the agronomy division, in the an mal report of that division for 1919 !0. The best short staple cotton va iety for land free from wilt ic Cleveland Big Boll. The best short staple cotton variety or lalid infested with wilt* is Dixie triumph. The best long staple cotton va ieties are Webber No. 49 and Web er No. 82. ^ The highest yields of oats have cen from Fulghum and Appier. The highest yields of corn have een from Douthit, Coker E-l, Low ?an Yellow, and Garrick. ^, The highest yields of jwheat-iuwPj een from Leap's Prolific. The best variety of soy beans is tammoth Yellow. or Mi Carolina Cotton Market for Past Week. . Taken from United States D?part ent of Agriculture. Bureau of Mar its, Cotton Quotation Service, Char tte, N. C., district. Bulletin issued ebruary 7, 1921. ikon_12.50 ndcrson __ __ __ __ __ __ 14.00 ishopville_12.25 miden_12.00 lion_._13.50 OGEFIELD_.13.25 reedville __ -- -- 13,50 ;rshaw __._ 13.50 turens_13.00 inning __ __ __ __ 12.50 ?wherry___12.50 'angeburg __ _- __ _- -- 12.50 ?ck Hill_.-- 14.00 . Matthews_12.50 niter_12.50 estminster __ __ _- -- _- 12.50 Cotton Seed. Fifty bushels of Man ely's Heavy uiter Cotton see for sale at $1.50 * bushel. I purchased the seed from S. Manely last spring at $4.00 per mel. I had these seed ginned at Y. Bryant's gin so as to keep them :e. On three acres of land I made jales weighing 500 pounds and a mant of 800 pounds of seed cot Mrs. S. M. CHEATHAM. . Cdgefield, S. C. NOTICE. ^ meeting of the stockholders of Dixie Highway Hotel company I be held in the Court House Fri afternoon, March 4. 1921 at 4 ock for the purpose of consider the issuing of bonds to the )unt of $50,000 (fifty thousand ars). All stockholders are urged ittend this meeting in person or be resented by proxy. J. C. SHEPPARD, President. . L. MIMS, Secretary. OR RENT: Three desirable ns, access to water system and i room. WALTER L. HOLSTON. On and after Mareh 1st this store will be conducted on a Strictly Cash Basis. S This applies to one and all. IT is with a feeling of regret in cutting off some of our best credit customers in making this announcement, but no other course is left to us during these times, as we have all the accounts we care to carry on our books at this time. We can't pay our bills with accounts. Neither can we pay them with promises of payments. In making this change we believe that it will enable us to serve our custom ers -^d friends better\han ever, because book-keeping and other expenses will be saved, allowing us to sell you cheaper. Our prices are going to be one price to all. No need of thinking that your neighbor can purchase it for less than you. Experience has taught us that to make a success of a business you have to stick to the rules and realize on your goods, turn the stock often, serve the pub lic as it wants to be served. We have also observed that during a sale that any one who needs the goods can secure the cash to buy with. Why not save your money to start with, as every penny saved means that, much nearer one dollar saved. So we are going to try and help you save your cents by trying to make it worth your while to buy here by making every day a salesday with us (Sun day excepted). Please remember that we positively will have to stick to our rule, as a busi ness is no business unless it can observe its rules. We Question No One9s Credit There are a good many customers that we would be glad to charge goods to -in fact it would be a pleasure-but regret that, unlike Rockefeller, we never did eat out of the silver spoon. Business conditions prevent our doing business as we have done in the past. Just as soon as we can see our way clear to return to credit business again wc will do so with a plan of short time credits. But time only will tell. , For those who hate to be bothered with change and writing checks every time they make a purchase, we suggest that they give us their personal check, drawn in our favor, with the amount space left blank. We will keep account of all purchases made during the month and send the bill in monthly, cashing the check for amount of bill rendered. This is offered onlv as a suggestion. Your checks will be kept in a safe place. THINK THIS OVER. Here are a Few Reasons How This Change Will Help You* 1st. A cash transaction is final, no misunderstanding whatever. 2d. No misunderstanding about goods returned and cash on accounts not be ing credited on customer's bill. 3rd. No large bills at end of several months or year to year to worry you. 4th. By selling for cash we are able to cut our expenses and sell for less. 5th. All bad accounts done away with. 6th. Discounts saved on invoices means goods less to you. 7th. Less money borrowed at bank means less interest paid out, your saving also. This store opened its doors in 1900, and has tried to serve its customers faith fully during all these years, mostly hard ones, and will still strive to improve its service as it goes along in every possible manner. Our aim will be to have what you want when you need it, or get it for you by ordering out in next mail-or better still, shop the town for you. It will be a pleasure to get it for you in this manner if we do not have it in stock. It will be no trouble whatever, as trouble is our middle (business) name. Command us. Now, we wish all our customers to look at this change from both sides and we feel sure that they will see our point. So please don't ask the clerk to charge it after March 1st, for they will have positive instructions not to charge to any one. Approvals will be handled under the cash plan if you do not wish to keep your purchase (goods not cut). All you have to do is to hand them back to the clerk from whom they were purchased, requesting your money, and you will be remembered at once without a question. Approvals limited to 48 hours. If at any time you see how we can improve our service you will confer a fa vor upon the manager by telling him of your ideas. They will be kept in confidence. All merchandise will be marked at a low cash price on and after March 1st. Come and look them over. m r