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VOL. 86 EDGEFIELD, S. ^WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1921 No. 30 JOHNSTON LETTER. Planning For Annual Business Meeting. Methodist Revival Meeting Death of Rev. i Eulie Crim. Plans are being made for the all day servic? which will be held on Sept. 11th., at the Baptist church,, this being the day for the annual business meeting of the church. The memberhip roll will be called, and it is hoped , that every member will be present if possible. Everyone will be interested to know that Rev. W. J. McGlothlin, D. D., of Greenville, will preach at I the morning service. At the afternoon service the or dination of Mr. Jamel Edwards and Mr. Ed Johnson, to the ministry, will take place. Representatives from the churches: Red Bank, Ridge and Phillipi have been invited to assist in the exam ination. A Revival service is in progress this week at the Methodist church, the pastor, Rev. Kellar, being as sisted by the pastor of Leesville Methodist church-. During this meet ing, services at other churches have been called off, that all might unite in the service, which is one of great manifested interest. The Ebenezer church of which Rev. W. S. Brooke is pastor, is hav ing a Revival this week, Dr. W. S. Dorsett, of Ridge, assisting. Mrs. Bronson, of Savannah, Ga. is visiting her aunts, Mr. Mamie Huiet and Miss Eliza Mims. The death of Rev. Eulie Crim which occured on last Wednesday the 24th., at his home in Eden, Fla., was received here with much sorrow; and the body was brought here on Thursday evening, to await the bur ial. Mr. Crim was the son of Mr. Jeter Crim, and here in his native home, away is a keen sorrow. Mr. Crim was a Baptist minister, and had held pastorates at several towns in the state. He was ordained here in the Bap - tist church, his father being one of the deacons, and he took special courses at Richmond, Va. and the Louisville Seminary. He was always quiet and gentle in manner; and as the under current moves, he went doing good in his Master's vineyard. That he was loved by the people he served is shown by the fact, that he was re-called to a charge. He has gone to the reward of the faithful, and heard his Master say, "Well done good and faithful servant." Mr. Crim was married to Miss Ag atha Galphin, of Ninety Six, and leaves two children. Besides his wid ow and widowed mother he leaves four brothers, Walter, Jim, Richard and David Crim, and one sister, Mrs. Hampton Rhodes. The funeral services were conduct ed Friday morning at Mount of Olives cemetery by Rev. W. S. Brooke, who paid a beautiful tribute to his memory "Asleep in Jesus," and "Shall We Gather at the River?" were sung. Among the pall bearers were inti mate friends of boyhood days. The deepest sympathy is for the bereaved. The friends of Dr. S. G. Mobley are grieved to know of his sickness at his home here, and it is their pray er that he will soon be restored to health. Mrs.' L. C. Latimer h]as returned from Macon, Ga., where she has been visiting her son, Dr. E. C. Latimer, and his wife. Misses Nita and Annie Lou Pitts, of Saluda, are visiting their cousin, Miss Hallie White. Mrs. P. C. Stevens has returned from a months stay in Florida, in the family of her son, Mr. Willie Pearce Stevens. Mrs. Annie Harrison has gone to Asheville to spend a while with her daughter, Mrs. James Cull um. Little Annie Cullum accompanied her. Mrs. Clifton Mitchel, of Batesburg is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Sti rnen. High school begins Monday, and the boys and girls are beginning to hunt for books to be ready for the opening day. Some say they are de lighted, while others have no pleas ant anticipations. , Mrs. Chester and Miss Maud 'Wright have returned from a visit to Macon, Ga., with relatives of the former. , Miss Orlena Cartlidge delightfully entertained on Wednesday after noon in honor of Mrs. Shelley Elliot, j of Congaree, Ga. Bridge being the chief diversion. After several games, Mrs. C. P. Corn was given the prize, a box of stationery, and the honoree was pr? sented with a piece pf dainty lingerie. A delicious salad course was ser ved. Mrs. C. P. Corn was hostess for a pleasant party on Thursday after noon in honor of four visitors: Mrs. Mrs. Shelly Elliot, Mrs. Nixon, Mrs. James Halford and Mrs. Horace Wright. Several games of Bridge were en joyed, after which the four honorees were presented with boxes of Melba powder. Mrs. Archie Lewis was given the score prize, two Madeira handker chiefs. A salad course with iced tea was served. Mrs. J. L. Walker is the. guest of relatives in Newberry. Dr. Dill,* of Greenville, who is as sociated with the "Baptist Courier," was here during the week, and on Wednesday evening, made a very forceful talk at the prayer meeting. Mrs. Leora Wright Simmons has returned from Greenwood and next week will return to Coker College, where she is matron. The college is very fortunate in having secured Mrs. Simmons, in this capacity, she having been connected with the col lege for three years. Mr. F. If Parker, Jr., has return ed from a visit to friends at Green wood and Bettan. Mrs. James Halford of Dillon is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Crouch. Miss Lillian Mobley has gone to Orangeburg- to' visit her "sister,-Bftsf : M. T. Siftley. Mrs. James White and Miss Lillie Andrews have returned from Saluda where they visited Mesdames Millege Pitts and Mary Alice Smith. Mrs. John Bland has returned to Vidalia, Ga. after a visit to her sis ters, the Misses Sawyer. Messrs John Howard and Oscar Black are spending this week at An derson and Abbeville, with relatives. Miss Ellen Prescott, of Greenwood, is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. L. Par ker, and Mr. Luther Cox, of Belton, is the guest of Mr. F. L. Parker, Jr. The Sunday School Class of Mrs. J. A. Lott had a picnic on Tuesday, at Smith's Pond, and the young folks all had a good time. Each one inyited a friend. The chief pastime was the pond, and after,many dips, the pic nic spread was enjoyed. Mrs. George Galphin and little girls of Ninety Six are visiting some of her friends here, all these being class mates. They are spending a while in the homes of Mrs. J. How ard Payne, Mrs. Wallace Turner, and Miss Antoinette Denny. Mrs. L. S. Maxwell entertained the Bridge Club on Friday afternoon, the honorees being Mrs. James Halford, Mrs. Elliot and Mrs. Nixon. The afternoon passed pleasantly, and after the game, music was enjoyed, and an elaborate salad course was served. Miss Frances Turner was given a bottle of toilet water, she making the highest score, and Miss Maud Sawyer won the consolation. The visitor's prize was won by Mrs. Halford. ? Mrs. Galphin and Miss Galphin, of Ninety Six, came to attend the fun eral of the Rev. Eulie Crim, and while here were guests of their cous in, Mrs. M. W. Clark. The friends of Mr. John Warren, of Charlotte, N. C., were glad to see him here during last week. Mrs. Frank Weirse, of Charleston is visiting in the home,of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Westmoreland. . In planning for diversified farm ing remember that the improved im plement you need most is a Fordson Tractor. See us about one. Ypnce& Mooney. 1 Hon. William J. Bryan Agi Puts Himself on Guard. Hon. William J. Bryan has aga; mounted the ramparts. In the number of his Commoner, he makes! call on every State that elects a1 United States Senator' next year? and on every congregational district,, to select ? clean and courageous pt gressive Democrat who is willing become a candidate. "Most' of Democrats now. serving -in the Sen ate and House," he says,, "are doini well ?and should be re-elected, bi the rcords of all should be examir He put on the blacklist first of "any representative of Wall Street and as a matter of course, no "w? need apply. He declares that tl Democratic party "has nothing hope for from the predatery int ests, from the liquor interests anj from the .underworld." ? It is evident that the "Charlot Observer dos not like these remarl by Colonel Bryan's d?clar?t "some people yet living who w?jS voting the Democratic ticket for th? good of the nation before Colonel Bryan was ev,er heard of, and "who.' never knew that the predatory inter est, the liquor interests and the; underworld ever had a hand in its. party affairs. We believe the N?| tional Democratic party had apretty clean record under Tilden, and fron^ his time through that of Cleveland and Wilson. Perhaps Colonel Bryan is not so much lacking in faith in party integrity as he is suspicious of any management in which he does not play the leading hand." Of course that which Colonel Brj? an advocates is proper, and his coun sel is fine, and ruusv commend itself to' every one. But the intimations he summons to stress his advice far-fetched. The Democratic pi has not been in league with the bad influence she cries. It was not. .?J? league 'witlTthem- during the ; campaign, when Colonel Bryan s^as success ofth? paxry^Presiaentiaii nominee.-Augusta Chronicle. The Good Old D?ys. \ Give us back the good old days ? Of the years that have slipped past; Give us back the good old days Of friendship built to last. . There's a yearning within us for quiet and rest, Like the good old days used to bring; There's a demand and a desire to see men at their best Giving old-time friendship hearty true ring. Give us a rest from this fashion show, This parade from morning till night; Give us a place where w? can all go And be safe from the sound and sight For with this everlasting "gass" in everything That we come in contact with each day, . I can't figure out how it will ever bring To us that which in the end will pay. Give us the pass key to something worthwhile That will count when the ' shadows draw nigh; The key that will pass us through every turnstile, Where happiness of old waits for you and I. W. G. S. HEATH. Barbecue at Smith's Pond Friday of this week. COME and get a REAL DINNER. E. W. SAMUEL. State Bonded Warehouse Cotton. If you wish any information how to get in the state warehouse system write or phone me. I am at your ser vice. You can write your own re ceipt and they are as good as a state bond. , It will cost you around $1.25 per bali1, per year to insure your cotton. Any vacant house will do to store your cotton or you can build one at a small cost. S. B. NICHOLSON State Warehouse Grader & Inspector. Barbecue at Smith's Pond, Friday of this week. COME and get a REAL DINNER. E. W. SAMUEL. I' Personal Tax Returns of P South Carolina. Federal personal income 'tax re turns filed in South Carolina in 1919 reached a total of 37,296, which was pO per cent of the enfire number filed in the United States. The total Tiet income' reported by these re turns was $142,688,832, while the tax paid on them was $5,192,020, which was 41 per cent of the total personal income tax paid in the en tire country. i In the nation at large 5.03 per| .cent of the people filed personal income tax returns, while in South Carolina, 2.21 per cent filed them. The average net income for the United States was $3,724,05, and rn South Carolina it was $3,825.85. The personal income tax . per capita for the United States amounted to $11.96 and in South Carolina it was $3.08. The average amount of the personal income tax per return in the United States was $238.08 and in South Carolina it was $139.21. j South Carolina's position in the or der of magnitude as to all the states and territories in the Union, in) the per ?cent of population filing returns was 45th. and 10th. in the average .net income per return. Its position as to per capita income tax was 46th and 26th in the average amount of tax per return. The number, of personal income tax returns filed for the years 1916, 1917, 1918, and 1919 in South Caro lina as well as the amounts of net income and tax are shown in the fol lowing table: Number of Net Year Returns Income Total Tax 1916 1,024 ? 988,947 $77,198 1917 22,321 70,917,349 1,815,909 1918^ 20,239 73,855,345 2,732,593 1919 37,396 142,688,832 5,192,020 : The returns show that 19,603 re turns were made by persons receiv ing between $,1,000 and $3,000 per j Sear,'.>the. aggregate salaries being ?rgest nnn?b?r ?rreWrnsl were made by persons receiving sal aries from $2,000 to $3,000 per year, there being 11,105 making returns. Only returns for a person receiv ing from $250,000 to $3000,000 a year in a state was made. The next income was given as $597,184 with a tax of $268,535. The Matter of Courtesy. , Postmaster general Hays says that | every employee of the Post Office Department must be courteous in the performance of his duties. He has issued an order requiring courtesy from every worker in the nation's great postal service. Mr. Hays has issued many good orders since he has been in office, but no order has been more commendable than this. It would be a good thing if every j department chief in the government! would issue such an order. Many holders of government positions for get that they are but servants of the people. There is little doubt that the ma jority of letter carriers are cour teous, indeed they have been noted for their politeness and willingness to accommodate citizens at all times and in any possible manner. Mr. Hays probably, feels that workers'! in other branches of the postal ser-j vic& need this order far more than the mail carriers, and no doubt they do. The manners of many of the em ployees of private corporations are unbearable. Heads of great business concerns should realize that it does, not pay to have discourteous work ers upon their payrolls. The public is getting tired of the insolence of the employees of cor porations. A railroad employe who has ill manners hurte the corporation that pays him his1 weekly salary. A man can be a gentleman in any | position in life, and a man who con ducts himself as a gentleman can-| hot fail to reflect credit upon him self and upon his employer. A letter carrier may honor his uniform by handing you your letter in a gen tlemanly manner or he may dishonor j his position by acting like a boor. A railroad employe may conduct! himself likewise in his dealings with passengers but he cannot fail to in jure the company he serves. A po lite employe is always an Asset. , Courtesy pays in business and in the service of the government. The people have a right to demand it.-Charleston American. Interesting War Experiences Of Mr. W. T. Walton, From 1863 to 1865. Editor the Edgefield Advertiser: You asked me to write up some more of my experiences in the Civil war from '63 to '65. I hesitate to do so, but you and your readers are at liberty to know what I had to go through with as well as those in my dommand. The first six months we were in and around Richmond and Peters burg, Va. as local troops to guard the raiding Yankees about these two towns. When i Longstreet's . corps was sent to the Western Army, our bri gade was relieved by other troops and sent to Longstreet's corps to the Western, army under Gen Bragg Longstreet's corps was in the bat tle of Chikamauga, while our brigade was on its way to the scene of battle Ours was known as Jenkins Brigade. The Chicamauga fight was over when we got there, and the Yankees had posession of Chattanooga: We were stationed at the foot of Lookout Mountain to guard and do duty.. . We had a picket line to keep up around this mountain. One day I was put on a post to guard by my self near a large rock. A sharp-shoot er on the Yankee line saw me and made it his business to try to hit me with his balls. Every minute a ball would sing by my head, and it had gotten to be very uncomfortable to me. The officer coming around to look after the picket post, passed by, and I told him that the Yankee there had spied rae and was making a tar get of me, but I was holding my post. The officer told me to get behind the big rock and I promptly obeyed orders and I heard no more unwel :c?nrei'-balhr'-rjass. This was. quite -a relief to me. .When Burnsides with his com mand was coming down from Nash ville to reinforce the Yankee army around Chattanooga,' Longstreet^ corps was sent to meet him. We met Burnside's army and drover them back to Nashville. They retreated very stubbornly, giving us as much trouble as they could using their raiding cavalry. One day their cavalry trying to stir us up, as they had possession of a hill, our commanding officer as ked a brigadier general if he thought he could take that hill from theni. He hesitated. Our* Lieutenant, Col. Logan was the best officer we had on a skirmish line. A few days be fore this he had fallen on the Yan kee's strong skirmish line, bringing up their retreat and captured' the whole line. You need not ask me how he did it. I do not know. Col. Logan was asked to take the Legion. My command, changed the Yan kee's on the hill and drove them off as we were shouting, and killing sev eral men and horse. They reformed and came back at us. Our company was on the right of the regiment. We were sent down a fence row, one man to each corner of the fence in a skirmish lirjfe. Here were thick woods in our front and we, could not see far in front. We heard something back on the hill and our boys were falling back. W? knew they were close in front of us. There was a small field at our back, and we had to fall back through this open space, the Yankees close to the fence with their repeating carbine with nothing to do but shoot at us. One more man and myself got through this little field without get ting killed or wounded. The balls passed my legs as fast as I could step. My friend saw a swamp offer ed as protection, but I told him to keep moving or he would be shot to pieces. I must say I thought my time was at hand, but not so. The good Lord must have been with me at the time. The Yankees were not over lOOyards from me and balls knocking up the dirt in front of me as they passed. When I got through this little opening and took refuge in ah old Big Business With Germany. , Washington, Aug. 26.-With the signing of the treaty of* peace with Germany, preparations for the re sumption of complete trade and diplo matic relations with Germany will soon be under way in the various government departments. Although the treaty will not be come effective until after the ex change of ratifications by the Sen ate and the German reichstag, prob ably in October, plans will be made ' so that the resumption nuichinery can start up immediately. In many respects the enactment of the peace treaty will be little more . than a formality. Through the re peal of various war-time measures,, including parts of the trading with. ; the enemy act, commerce between the United States and Germany has gradually been taken up again. The. state of war being* only technical, the way was clear for the exchange of goods until it was recently revealed that America's foreign commerce with the former enemy during the first six months of the present year w^s larger than it was in the first six months of the year preceding fhe outbreak of the European war. ' With the treaty of peace in effect, however, it will be possible to take advantage of the various means to facilitate this trade. Commercial at taches and trade commissioners wilt be appointed and assigned to every part of Germany. R?umption .of diplomatic relations - * . will be less of a mere formality, how ever. As soon as the ratifications are . exchanged and President Harding's peace proclamation is issued, ambas sadors will be exchanged, along: with consuls and other state depart ment agents. z No implement on the ?arm can do more work or do more kinds of work, and do it more economically than a. Fordson Tractor. Give us an' oppcr tunity to prove this to "you. Yonce & Moonbi. tree, I felt like I had gotten home At this time the balance of the bri gade came up and charged the Yan Kees back and they l?ft the scene.: One of my company passed by while I was behind the oak with, an bali shot through his right lung. He asked me to help him. I told him. I. was a little fellow and he was a. large man and I could not toat him. He asked me to walk by his side and let him lean on me. I did so and' it took about two hours to get him back ( to the field hospital. He would go. a few steps and stop for breath and rest. I could hear the blood rattling, in him every breath and I thought sure he would die before I could get him to the hospital. When we re?ch ed there the Dr. split the skin at his shoulder and took out the ball. He recovered. I went back to my command or tiie part that was left. They were lying, in the woods where the Yankees had been when they were so interested, in seeing me run across the field. At that time we were pushing ther Yankees every day, and in turn they wire at our heels. Col. Gary was of fered at Greenville, Tenn., the choice between going to Charleston, S. C. with this Logan br go to Richmond, as mounted troops. Gary left it to the Legion. We all said back to Richmond, mounted, in fantry, so we marched through from. Greenville, Tenn., to Greenville, S-C and home for a few days to mount ourselves. We did so promptly and rode through to Richmond, Va. There they gave Gary two more regiments, and made him a Brigadier General in command of the three regiments Hampton Legion of S. C.. and two Va. cavalry. ; Later I may tell you more . of my company's, life around Richmond! While I ara so confined with my af- < fliction, I find, myself fighting over in my mind the battles of '63 to'65 up to the time I am writing of, I had become used to hard times and strag gles of war. A man cannot make a good soldier if he looks for a. pleasant time. A man'that makes a good soldier goes to kill or be killed. W.. T.. Walton^ Johnston, S.. C.. (