VOL. 86
?DGEFIELD, S. C J^EDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1921
45
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Union Service of Church
Mr. Lewis Married. Red
Cross Seal Sale. Ex
citing Fox Chase. .
Rev. W. S. Brooke attended 1
state Bapt?t convention which v
held last week in Greenville. Inste
of a regular sermon on Sunday moi
ing he gave a very interesting ?
count of the convention, dealing w:
the chief points. A full account
the convention which is published
the Baptist Courier, carl be obtain
for 25 cents. This was the Gent?
nial Convention, and it was intere
ing to note that at the nrstconve
lion, December 4, l'?21> which-w
held iii Columbia, of the thirteen d'
egates present, two were from Eds
field county, Col. Blocker and Jo!
Landrum.
There will be a union service
the churches Wednesday evenln
this, to ba held in the Baptist churc
and at this time, there will be a sp
cial program which will be relative
tubercular work. A sp?cial speak
has been invited for the evening.
On Wednesday evening, Decemb
21st at the Baptist church, the Su:
beams, under the leadenjhip of Mi
W. J. Hatcher, will give a Christin!
program which promises to.be a beal
tifui and impressive exercise.
So immy letters aie being four
addressed to "Santa Claus" that tl
/ postmaster here has very though
fully arranged a special post box i
the office where these importent le
ters may be posted without delay, an
reach their destination in ample tim
for the requests tc be granted.
The announcement of -he marriag
of Mr. Jefferson Lewis to Miss Stell
Buchanan, has been received here b
' relatives and friend?.N The happ
event took place at the home of tl,
bride in San Francisco, Cal. Ever;
' ... :
are: wafted to-'the young couple. Mr
Lewis has been residing in San Fran
cisco for the past year, and hi
friends hope that it will not be si
long before he will visit his hoim
town, bringing his young bride wit]
him.
Mrs. Eugene McAlpine and chil
dren have returned to Hartsville af
ter a visit in the home of Dr. S. G
Mobley. Miss Sallie Carwile accom
paivied them home.
Mrs. A. P. Lewi3 and Miss Marie
"Lewis have returned from a visit tc
tbe home of Dr. Price Timmerman, al
Batesburg.
Miss Fannie Crumby, who is now
residing at Saluda, has come to spend
the next few weeks in the home ol
-Mrs. Jesse Derrick.
Mr. and Mrs. Teague Price of Au
gusta are guests in the home of the
. latter's father, Mr. J. R. Hart.'
Mr. David Howard is having his
home remodeled and at an early date
contemplates opening up a boarding
house. / .
The Angeline Bacon Chapter, C.
of C., met Saturday'afternoon with
Misses Marion and Grace Turner,
there being a good attendance. Mrs.
John Wright is the director and Miss
Marion Turner is the president. An
instructive historical program is al
ways carried out which is a m?st ex
cellent way of impressing Confed
erate truths on the minds of ?he
young. ,
Mrs. Turner was asked to tell some
thing of the state U. D. C. convention
that would be of interest to the chap
ter, Mrs. Rhame, the state director,
having made a fine \repqrt at the
state convention. After the meeting
all enjoyed a social hour and hot
chocolate, fruit cake and wafers
were served.
." Mrs. James White spent last week
at Leesville with her daughter, Mrs.
Tom Mitchell.
Miss Mary B. Poppenheim, of
Charleston, spent the week-end here
at- the home' of her cousin, Mr. Wil
liam Bouknight.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wright and
Miss Florence Wright went to Green
wood Thursday for a short visit in
the home of Mr. Cartledge and also
to see General Foch.
Mrs. Fannie Nickerson has return
ed from Columbia where she has
been visiting the families of her sons,
Messrs, George and Watson Nicker
son.
Mr. Pilcher of Augusta has been
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for a "visit in the home of Mr. W. P.
Cassell.
On last Thursday evening those
taat'like a good chase, accompanied
by the bay of the hound, had this
pleasure. A large fox was turned
loose and given One half an hour's
start and then the hounds given the
trail. In ,the parlance of the hunters
the chase was a fine one, but did not
last over an hour or more. Those
who had the dead fox thoughtlessly
brought it on through town and stray
dogs, struck the trail and made the
town lively with barking.. Other dogs
joined in, so all that did not have the
benefit of the chase had the enjoy
ment of the sound of one.
Mr. Mark Toney has been for a
visit to Columbia^
Miss Cl?ra Sawyer spent the week
end, at Batesburg with Mrs. Isaac
Edwards.
i ?
Mrs. Joe Cox- entertained " the
Bridge club in a most enjoyable man
ner on Thursday afternoon, and .six
teen* members made merry a very
congenial party. The highest score
was made by Miss Frances .Turner
who was presented with a daintily
embroidered table set A delicious
salad course was served.
Miss" Mary Lewis visit?d in the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Willie Tomp
kins during the past week.
A booth for 'the sale of the Red
Gross seals" is to be arranged during
this w.eek, and the proceeds will be
used to aid in .?the fight-against tu
berculosis.
Mr3^ Lillie 'Andrews, who has been
quite sick, is now able to be up again.
. The "Watson-johnson" - basketball
team had a game Friday afternoon.
The score was 14.to 13 in favor of
the''Johnson team. Both teams are
lotte! ,composed of two sections bf
the town.
; Johnston high school team and ;
Ridge Spring high * school team, had
a game here during the past week',
a^&?hj^g^
Johnston and Aiken teams, will
play at Aiken Friday afternoon of
this week.
Delightful U. D. C. Meeting.
The Edgefield chapter, U. D. C. |
was delightfully entertained by Mrs. .
P. P. Blalock, Sr., on .Tuesday after
noon, December 13t'u, at 3 o'clock
with the president, Mrs. J. M. Wright
in the chair. The principal features
of the session . were the reports of
the State convention recently held in
Batesburg. These were made by Mrs.
P. M. Feltham and Mrs. A. A. Wood
son, Mrs. Feltham telling of the so
cial side of the convention and Mrs.
Woodson bringing the message to the
chapter of the work to be carried on
next year: She stressed the work of
the Historical committee, and men
tion was made of the beautiful cup
to be given by Mrs. St. J. Allison
Lawton, the retiring State president,
to the chapter doing the greatest
amount of historical work in the di
vision. This chapter made a unani
mous determination to work to get
this cup for Edgefield. Mrs. Feltham
mentioned the prize offered by Mrs.
Woodson for the Edgefield chapter
to the daughter of the division send
ing in the best poem during the year.
The chapter bestowed another honor
on Mrs. Woodson by calling this prize
for her mother-the "Sue M. Abney"
prize.
Mrs. Woodson made, the suggestion
to the chapter that as they did such
beautiful /things beautifully, that
1hey do one more beautiful thing and
make the three, former presidents of
1;he chapter who were charter mem
bers, honorary presidents for life.
These three women are Mrs. N. G.
3vans, Mrs. J. D. Holstein and Mrs.
Robt. A. Marsh. This suggestion was
put in form of a motion by Mrs. Fel
tham and carried.
During the historical session, which
finished up the year's study of Con
federate Heroes, a, paper was read
by the historian on John H. Morgan,
and a sketch of Morgan's Raid was
given.
Mr. Blalock delighted the chapter
with an instrumental selection of
great beauty. r~
Mrs. Blalock served a delicious sal
ad course^ assisted by Mrs*. P. P. Bla
lock, Jr., and Mrs. J. G. Edwards.
The next meeting will be held with
?Mrs. R. C. Padgett in January.
Miss Florence Mims Writes:-3f
Famous "Runs" and "Pug||
Outs" of Oklahoma. M.
Dear Advertiser f ?ra
The most pleasing' introduction!?
have ever had was on a day eart?fh
September when President Caldwell
introduced the faculty of the Univ^
sity Preparatory School, calling each
state by the name which each factd
ty member represented, and mine he
called "the grand old state of Sou
Carolina." I could feel the blood |
the Secessionists flowing more
idly through my veins and anyc
rightly interepreting the pride,^
state in my face would have knc
from that alone, that I was a Soul
emer.
t^tii,.... ? >
As I have told you before, the
lahoma state capitol stands some
tance from the city, outskirts ii
corn field and there is nothing so .t
void of sentiment as a corfield.
Oklahoma is like a growing
and its toys are the oil wells. .
hears every few days, "Another,?
well 'came in' today." To "bring|
an oil well is news that makes f^
for many conversations.
Over-night men become immense
wealthy, and the blue leans of sot
of the, unshaved farmers bear"
curines that would not be insig
cant on Well Street
I have had the good fortune to
over many parts of Oklahoma < 1
through many towns, but I haye
to find'any two' that look differ?
Each is an exact replica .of its
county neighbor, fiDed with, hui
lows. This I can say, however,
the roads connecting-.these towns 1
vastly better than" most I have si
in South Carolina. The roads
payed for two miles out of the na
est town east of here,. Blackwell,
A new town always has the* Evi
dently, necessary things, modern lux
uries, good school buildings, good
roads, rather good shops; but a thcu
?ents they, nave
reiF^rar^glirera?
Hons upon g?n?rations to come.
Culture does not spread from
South Carolina to Oklahoma with
anything like the rapidity with which
the boll weevil traveled from Texas
eastward. Neither have people given
bhe spread of culture the study that
they have given thc barring of the
boll weevil. .We are ever ready tb bat
tle for the things that will help or
burt us financially and materially.
. The west does not seek our finer
civilization'because it does not know
that it lacks it.
In all the American history I have
ever heard or read, there is little
more interesting to me than this: Six
counties in Southern Oklahoma, Lo
gan, Oklahoma, Kingfisher, Cleve
land, Canadian and Payne counties,
which had never been given to the
Indians were opened up for settle
ment by whites at 12 o'clock the
22nd of April in 1889.
Any people who desired made "the
run" into these counties. The land
was staked off into homesteads, and
the first person arriving at any given
share, afoot or on horseback, or in
wagons, had the sole ownership there
of. . *'
This race, so to speak, starting at
12 o'clock was known as "the run."
The history professor at the Univer
sity Preparatory school was telling
me the other day how his people had
taken part in the famous "run."
The most interesting part of my
story is yet to come. On arriving at
their given farms, some distance
from civilization, how do you suppose
they lived? Dugouts were made in
the ground, like the cave man built
in the Stone' Age, and there they lived
with a covering over this ground
dwelling. Remains of these dug-outs
are still to be seen.
So instead of cutting down trees
and clearing the forests, for there
were no forests, these sturdy farmers
went to work to till the prairie soil,
to raise wheat and cotton and corn,
and thus did the early days of Ok
lahoma- begin.
I FLORENCE MIMS.
December 8, 1921.
! Notice.
Owing tb contemplated changes in
our business, we request and urge
that all persons having accounts
against us will present them for pay
ment by December 27.
YONCE & MOONEY.
1
Economy Home, an Institution
for Orphan Children.
There are 482 motherless, home
less children seeking admission to
the Economy Home, located at King's
Creek, S. C.
What will bring you more real joy
on Christmas morning than the
thought that you have assisted in pro
viding for them a home where they
will be cared for by loving, skilled
hands, provided with nourishing food,
warm clothes and Christian training?
The "Economy Home is chartered
and licensed by the State of South
Carolina. J. N. Nesbit, M. D.,' of Gaff
ney, S. C., is president. It is on the
southeast side ' of King's Mountain
battleground, two miles- of King's
Creek Station on the Southern Rail
way on the backbone of a beautiful
high ridge, at one of the finest miner
al springs in the state, formerly
known as Piedmont Springs.
We have 50 children and 482 ap
plicants. "Please take care of my ba
bies" is the dying request of a poor
mother contained in a letter which
now lies on our desk. The last thought
of every dying mother is of her ba
bies. Many of them know that there
are loving, tender hands' to car? for
their children, but oh! the' anguish
of those who, have not this consola
tion as they, lay on their death beds.
Would that we had a thousand
tongues that we might tell you in
thundreing tones the appeal of these
dying mothers: "Save my babies,
please."
We lay the appeals of these child
ren at the door of your conscience.
If you can hear their cries and help
them they will rise up and call you
blessed not only while you liye but
after you are gone.
The following ^ ietter shows that
Governor Cooper endorses the' work1
of the Economy Home:
November 5^1921
To The Executive Board,.
King?C^e^^C. " '' : ?'
Gentlemen:
I am glad to state tu . :ng
to the information I have, your in
stitution is* doing good work, and
merits enlarged support from the
public. The State Board of Public
Welfare, after making a thorough
examination of Economy Home, in
forms me that your superintendent
is conducting a worthy institution
and conducting it well. I trust that
you will be successful in your efforts
to raise money, and thus pay off the
debts and also enlarge the service
which the Economy Home is now ren
dering motherless children.
'Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) R. A. COOPER,
Governor.
Send your contributions to the
Economy Home. Campaign Head
quarters No. 5 Liberty Bank Annex,
Columbia, S. C.
Death of Mr. J. O. Seigler.
After a period of ill health ex- ]
tending over more than a year, Mr. ?
J. 0. Seigler breathed his last at his i
home Friday morning about five 1
o'clock. During the many weary i
months of .declining health he was a i
great sufferer but everything that 3
could be done to allay his suffering i
and make him comfortable was done, i
He .r?as born and reared in the com
munity in which he died, being a de
scendant of one of Edgefield's oldest
families. Mr... Seigler was twice mar- <
ried and the children Of his first :
marriage who survive him are Mrs. 1
S. M. Cheatham,* Mrs. John Talbert 1
and Mrs. Smith"*of near McRea, Ga. 1
Mr. Seigler was in his 73rd year at i
the time of his death and his friends, <
both young and old, will miss him in :
the community where he has resided 1
so long. The funeral was conducted J
Friday afternoon at Rehoboth church i
by Rev. Mr. Kugley, the pastor of the 1
church, and the interment took place i
in the family square in the Rehoboth
cemetery. ,
Texas Letter. i
My mind is so often refreshed ]
when I get the dear old Advertiser (
once a week of the interest I have
in the old home state and the home I
of my childhood and the many fela- ]
tives and friends that I still have ,
there, all of which constrains me to i
attempt to write a script occasional- !
ly for the columns of your paper,
which I call the best county paper I
know of.
Since my trip there last ^year I
have enjoyed the best of health, reas
onably active, can go upon the house
top and do a good day's work, at the
age of seventy two last birthday, for
which I am due thanks, not only
every Thanksgiving day, but every
day.
This section bf the state made
reasonably good crops this year. We
don't have the boll weevil to contend
with here and are very hopeful,'and
such a thing i as fertilizing ' is un
known. My son farmed on my place
and his hear by this year, hired one,
man and made 18 bales of cotton and
a good crop feed of covers. This is
no big farming but it will sound good
to some people. I want it understood
that boosting anything is out of my
line, but I candidly think this a -good
country. One important feature here
is we have but few negroes to con
tend with and hope we never will, for
as I see it they are a curse to any
country and ought to be colonized.
I now close with love and good
wishes to all the dear ones there to
gether with all the readers of your
valued paper.
E. M. McCRELESS,
Colorado, Texas.
Route 2, Box 79.
Crowned With Deserving
Success.
Edgefield leads in many ways and
in many things. We believe that Edge
field is second to no town in the tal
ent or special gifts- of many of its
people. Whenever an entertainment
is to be staged, it matters not what
the character, there can always be
found local talent to fill every pince.
Edgefield has many musicians, pos
sessing both vocal and instrumental
talent,, and too, in .their gift? as ac
tors and actresses Edgefield occupies
no second place. In the minstrel
w^iph^wa^s ^recen^ly given in the Op
idence of this superior talent. Ex
pressions from those who attended
wer? exceedingly complimentary, de
servedly so, too. Their entertainment
attracted probably the largest audi
snce ever seen in the Opera House.
Encouraged by their splendid success
tiere, the young men gave their en
tertainment in McCormick last night
ind were equally as successful there
is . in Edgefield. The receipts last j
night amounted to $167. The young
nen were charmed with their recep- .
tion by the good people of McCor
mick. They were treated to an elab
arate supper free and are loud in
their praises of the lavish hospitality
af the McCormick people.
Farmers Curing Potatoes.
While in Edgefield several days
ago Mr. E. L. Yonce told us that a
considerable number of farmers in
lis section grew sweet potatoes this
year and are storing them in the po
tato warehouse in Johnston, which
was erected by a stock company com
posed largely of farmers. Mr. Yonce
stated that in car lots sweet potatoes
can be sold now at $1.25 per bushel
which, after deducting the cost of
crates and cost of curing, will leave
the growers a good profit. We see no
reason why sweet potatoes can not
bc; substituted for cotton as a money
crop in South Carolina.
The Large Lake Farm.
We publish this week a very inter
esting article descriptive of the large
farm of Mr. Henry Lake at Ka1:h
wood, near the Savannah river in Ai
ken county, written by Mr. N. L. Wil
lett. Mr. John M. Mays recently visit
ed this ideal farm and told us of some
af the interesting details omitted ?
from Mr. Willett's article. Mr. Lake
has two other Edgefield young men,
Mr. John Hill and Mr. Hammond Car
michael, who assist him. You will
find Mr. Willett's article in this issue
especially interesting.
Masonic Officers.
At their regular meeting Mbnday
night i the members of Concordia
Lodge, A. F. M., elected the following
ifficers to serve for the ensuing year: '.
W. A. Collett, W. M.; D. J. LaGrone, I
3. W.; J. S. Byrd, J. W.; W. H. Shep
pard, Treas.; J.' O Sheppard, Sec.;
I. H. 'Tompkins, SI D.; J. W. Stew- :
art, J. D.; W. E. Ouzts and W. S. i
Boykin, Stewards; J. W. Reece, Tiler.
RED OAK GROVE.
Supervisor's Good Roads. Con
solidation of Schools. Form
Church Pastorates
Favored.
- Last Sunday reminded us of early
spring. Even the flowers responded,
with the little birds to the lovely sun
shine.
Large attendance at Plat Rock
Sunday scHool. Many little children:
and young folks, besides the older
ones, took advantage of the lovely
day. '
Had it not been for, our road su
pervisor, Mr. Edmunds coming over
and improving the roads, we west
siders would have had to go in win
ter quarters ere this. It is almost like
town or city over here now, com
pared to the old custom, at this sea
son of the winter, and we speak of
this from a feeling of appreciation.
We hope yet, to see several of tie
small schools consolidate, also the
churches come together and form
pastorates, thereby having preaching;,
services every. Sunday, all being en
couraged by the good roads system,
as that is the most disadvantage we
see in the way, unless it is the habit
we Southern folk haye of hanging to;
the old custom o?f things. Let's tryJa
bigger way of doing things.
Life in the country or wherever
we are, is just what we make iL We
should work six days in the week
wherever we an; and give the Lord
the Sabbath, and if we do that con
scientiously He will surely be near
us all through the week too. And to
spend Sunday happy and hallow the .
day, we must live straight all the
week, for the Lord does not(apprev
ciate or promise to love and protect
those Sunday Christians. ,
We are a grsat admirer of Dorothy
Dix and iread ?di her articles. She
says daily Hying makes the character.
We enjoy the letters sent frem a.
distance by our : ?dgefield folks, and
EdV'??e:d> rei Ca
tion in an intellectual way. We are]
proud bf the. pa st record.
The young folks have on a.Christ
mas pageant for *Tiday 'afternoon,
at Flat Rock befor%. Christmas eve.
Miss Cornelia Bussey has charge,of.7
the play'.
Mrs. Mamie Steif el and the Misses
Steif el of Steifeltown, S. C., will be
among the holiday, visitors and wilL
be the guests of Mrs. J. C. Bussey
and Mrs. T. W. Lamb.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ramsey of
Springfield, Ga., were the guests of "
the latter's sister, Mrs. George Busr
sey, last wek. ;
Miss Mildred Bussey spent last
Tuesday with Miss Kathleen Ken
rick. -.
Mrs. Foster Morgan is visiting ber
father, Mr. Charlie Parkman this
week.
Mrs. Jessie Bailey has been on the
sick list but is improving now.
Mr. and Mrs Pickens Bailey are
receiving many hearty congratula
tions over the arrival of the.r little
grand daughter:;, Misses Balley and.
McDaniel at Modo'c. Best w.shes ta
the happy parents.
May we think well how v z ph i
spend our holidays, which are -u=?..
approaching now. Many older heads,
remark that t'uey have (never h
perience like unto the" pr?sent c
ditions, so do we not need to spt ?
the time thoughtfully?
Modoc, S. C. .
Special Services at the
_ '? Church.
There will be services at
tizt church Friday and
nights, December 16th anc
7:30 o'clock. The services v.
voted to the presentation a:
sion/of the doctrine of
Stewardsship. Bro. G. C. Er.
engaged in this work undei
tist General Board will s;
pastor hopes that all our p
attend these services and
message our consecrated
brings. Everybody cordial
to join with us in these sei
See William Farnum
Greatest Sacrifice" to be s
Edgefield Theatre Friday i
cember 16.-Adv. 1
A beautiful line of Chri
New Year cards, Place ci
cards.
COLLETT DR