Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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After business, music was again enjoyed. The hostess served a dainty .repast of /riced turkey, salad, crack, ers, salted nuts and cocoanut and fruit cake. . The Bell Telephone System, loca ed at Augusta, gave a banquet on N'?W Year's night, and the telephone force of the town went down upon invitation,' to enjoy this. Those from here who went were Misses .Maggie Satcher, Hattie Johnson, Clara Brice Whittle, Addie Holmes and Messrs. Albert Dozier, Marion Bartley and Elzie Bledsoe. A beautiful' Christmas party was that of last Tuesday, December 30, given by Misses Sara and George Sawyer. The home was artistically decorated in Christmas greens and many red bel?s, clustered about, and seemed to chime merrily. The guests were welcomed by the sister sof the hostesses, Mrs B. Ed wards and Mrs. Jim Edwards, and Mrs. Walter Sawyer, Mrs. Shelton Sawyer md W. M. Sawyer assisted | ] ?n entertaining. A guest of honor was " tjj?ir sister, Mrs. Willis of Williston and her attractive young daughter, who furnished "delightful music. Score cards were given and each j ? found her place at the tables for rook, and a lively game ensued. Lat er the hostesses served an elaborate salad course with coffee. Miss Prothrow of Williston has been the guest of Mrs. W. E. La Grone. Mrs .Leon Stansell of Ohio has been spending a few days here with Mrs. W. B. Ouzts. She and Mrs. Stan sell spent the holidays at Elko, with , the latter's parents, and from here ' she will go to Birmingham, Ala., to i spend a while with her mother, Mrs. Pearce. ? Mir! M. 0. Fulmer has sold out his ' grocery business to Mr. Smith, who has the meat market in the rear bf . ;his store. Mr. Fulmer could not corn '. :inue business here as he was unable \ t i. find a home for his family, r During the past week a petition f vas circulated over the town to se uxe the signature of every woman vho was in favor of the suffrage novement, and this will be sent to >etition the legislators to ratify the uffrage amendment. From the pe ition it seemed that every woman ? ?ras in favor of the movement. Miss Jennie Walsh of Sumter, has ?>een for a visit to the family of her .rother, Mr. Bartow Walsh. : Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wright have gloved here from Georgia and are be lg welcomed. Mrs. Wright is pleas j^ntly remembered as Miss Lucia -alhoun. ? Miss Francts Turner is at home . rom a visit to Miss Lucile McLendon t Timmonsville, S. C. . The G. A.'s ha* a very happy time a the evening if December 29th, t the nome of on? of its members, ffiss Marian Turne:. The girls had ' een asked to aid ir. the payment of ^ie piano at Edisto Academy, so they grided on a box-park and each one .as h.'a.-y and filled vith all kinds j good things that g> to make a ast. After a round cf games and rusic, the boxes were sdd and each [.y, in some mysterious >ay, bought i st the one he wanted, vhen they ?re opened to be enjoyed. i The R. A.'s held theil annual [iristmas party on the evnnig of h; 30th, in the home of on of the jkxders, Mrs. S. J. Watson, Vlrs. P. ?feteyens being the other asistant. Hgi member had thc privilegeof in Kr ' "riend, and earry, a iaerry H^gathere^^^^^^^mus. some of the games were had out on the large lawn, while indoors the quiet games were played. During the evening whipped, cream, jelly and cake were served. Everyone present had a very de lightful time. Mr. M. 0. FuJmer received a tele gram on Sunday morning stating the sudden death of his brother which had occurred at his home near Cha p?n, S. C., in the early part of the morning. Mrs. Ona Denny Reese and Miss Martha Reese are guests of Mrs. T. R. Denny. Mrs. Whitaker and little ones are guests in the home of the former's brother, Mr. Clarence Woodward. Mr. Walker Mobley and Miss Liz zie Kate Anderson were married on New Years' day in North Augusta, at the home . of the bride's cousin, Miss Juanita Woodward. The happy young couple left here that morning but did not let but a few know of their plans, and then later phoned thc news back. r~ After spending a few days in Au gusta and Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Mobley arrived on Monday and are receiving congratulation s of their friends. The New Century club met with Mrs. J. H. White on Friday after- j noon and during business, conducted t>y Miss Clara Sawyer, several mat ters were disposed of. The financial condition of the club was good, the treasurer reporting a good amount :o begin the new year. As the month of February is gen ially disagreeable, the club discuss ed holding Reciprocity at another lamed date. Flowers had been sent :o several'who had been sick. The subject of the study topic was 'What the New Year Promises the lew." Miss Mallie Waters read a *ood paper- o" "TI*~ T-^ irear," by ie had p' vere othi 31ara Saw>- ?T: A :.? ?king pa: Miss rfc ?ble mnsij ._. curing the social period the hostess served hot mocolate and wafers. Messrs. Quincy and Ben Kinard of Gleenwood and Mr. Calvin Kinard of Epworth, Were visitors in the homes )f relatives here the first of this past >veek. i Farm Loan Board to Check I Values. Washington, Jan. 4.-Regulation ! lesigned to check the creation of speculative land values and specula tion generally have ibeen placed in ?ffect by the federal farm loan board in all farm loan banks, the board's annual report, made public tonight, reveals. Farm loan banks have been instructed "to lose without regret" applications fo- loans which do not protect ancply the banks and their bond buyers. In furtherance of the policy to ? keep down "unwarranted' land val ues, the banks have been ordered not to enter into competition with pri vate loaning agencies where the lat ter have offered larger loans than the board's appraisers believe to be jus tified. The board's regulations provide with few negligible exceptions-that not more than $100 per acre will bc loaned, even in cases where actual sales were taking place at $250 to ?400 per acre. Supplementing this is a ruling that where a farm had sold within a year at a considerably en hanced price, the price of the sale next previous was to be one to be considered by the appraisers in fixing the amount of the loan. The farm loan system since its creation has supplied a total of $338, 134,000 to the farmers of thc nation. In its report a year ago, the board gave total loans at $154,742,000 Or a growth in the year ending No vember 30 'of more than 100 per cent. Seven O'Clock Dinner Dr. J. G. Tompkins and Dr. Hugh Mitchell were hosts on Tuesday ev ening at a delightful dinner and bridge party to twenty-eight of their friends. Seven tables of bridge gave entertainment for the evening, Gov. J. C. Sheppard receiving first prize, and Mr. L. Wigfall Cheatham the booby prize. At the close of tr?e game a sump tuous and daintily served turkey din ner was enjoyed at the card tables. Come to County Boll Weevil Conference. . If you are at all interested in the welfare of agricultural conditions of Edgefield county, whether or not you are farming, you should be in the fight against Mr. B. Weevil and fam ily. Clemson College has arranged> a schedule of conferences over the state to get the farmers, business men and all those who have an inter est in the welfare of our people, to gether to put on a stubborn fight against the cotton pest. The follow ing subjects will be discussed at these meetings: Agricultural credit under boll wee vil conditions; growing cotton under boll weevil conditions; production and marketing of .peanuts, tobacco, .sweet potatoes, and livestock under boll weevil conditions; a safe farm ing program of farming for 1920. The Edgefield county meeting will be held in the Court House on Tues day, January 20th, at ll a. m. You are cordially invited to be present. The meeting will probably consist of a morning and. evening session. There will be little speech making. Business and discussions will take up the entire time. So if you have any suggestions to make come prepared to deliver them, but if you expect to explode a bomb of argicultural gas you have no place at this meeting. Aiken county will have its meet ing on January 19th and Saluda on January 21. Remember the Edgefield time and place; at the Court House, Tuesday, January 20, at ll a. m. Mr. N. L. Broadwater in Flor ida. Mr. N. L. Broadwater is now en joying a visit to his daughter and son, two lovely granddaughters .yiid other friends in the beautiful town of Eustis. He spent his Christmas fv,"-J . ,. ] . -?H -?he festive '*>v long . . r- iiii>: -, afraid. . . - B?B?S 5S -; ? i-i.. " ?< ^ . surup?- Flowers ar? blooming in every" direction, at all times of the year, and occasionally you might see a dark colored boy on the back of an j alligator taking a ride on the high way. I am afraid that Nick will not j want' to leave that charming country until the tropical weather drives him 1 away, and he nods and dreams that the red clay land of Edgefield is call ing and can no longer do without his tender care. \ ANONYMOUS. A Palace Car If you wish to experience the joy of riding in a palace on wheels, try the Overland 4 sedan which Mr. J. D. Holstein, Jr., has just received. It is a de luxe car in its upholstering and in its easy riding qualities. Do not take our word for it but ask Mr* Holstein to give you a spin in it and i you will feel like placing your order at once. (Since the foregoing was written Mr Holstein has sold this car to Mr. John Rainsford but he will soon have others.) Board of Commerce Feeling the need of on organiza tion through which the citizens could co-opeate and combine their efforts for the advancement of Edge field along industrial and commer cial lines, a number of citizens met recently "and organized a Board of Commerce by the election of the fol lowing officers: J. H. Cantelou, pres ident; M. W. Shive, vice-president; S. B. Nicholson, treasurer, and 0. P. Bright, secretary. The following were elected directors: B. Cantelou, A. B. Carwile, Rev. G. W. M. Taylor, E. C. Asbell, W. A Byrd, L. W. Cheat ham and J. L. Mims. More than a score of reperesenta tive citizens have already enrolled their names as members and practi cally no work has been done by the membership committee. It is hoped that several hundred men of Edge field, both town and county, will join and put their shoulders to the wheel. The organization is county wide in its interests and should be county wide in its membership. Attend the meeting in the court house Friday night a seven o'clock. FOR SALE: A well broken ox, six years old and weighs 1,120 pounds. Price $100. Apply to W. M. AGNER, Modoc, S. C. 1-7 ltpd Senate and House ? Reconvene Fallowing . Christmas Holiday. Washington Jan. 4.-Congress re convenes at noon tomorrow, after a fortnight's holiday, with months of .h??Jd work in sight and adjournment expected by few leaders before the presidential campaign next fall. The orilr/recess looked for is a brief one in j ummer when the national party co. vantions are in session. . innumerable domestic and inter n?^.mal problems await the* atten tion of congress with partisan politics of -'?he coming presidential election prominently to the fore. Political spathes . of presidential candidates an'd^nembers of congress up for re election are expected to flood the con grc&iona? record. ?p senate will resume tomorrow coi^ideration of the sedition bill of Senior Sterling, Republican, of NortU Dakota, and later ibegin work on ri-e house water power develop mea>; measure. The Victor Berger election case is the principal feature of tc-morrow's program in the house when; leaders plan to reject imme diately the reelection certificate' of the Milwaukee Socialist, ousted in the last session and promptly reelect ed. Treaty This Month? The senate returns tomorrow in the itope of disposing of the German peac? treaty this month, but without substantial results from compromise negotiations during the holiday're cess. Some immediate move, however is expected, possibly launched in de bate tomorrow. The motion of Sen ator Underwood for appointment of a conciliation committee is awaiting consideration as is the resolution of Senator Knox proposing ratification of all peace terms except the league of patons_ii th-. ?. ?? . &&ibj .... ??<? .. ~'?%*:*> -.h-.. ' ' '?? * . ' financial" ??ld otnci arising as war aftermath. The rail road reorganization bills and the oil, coal, gas and phosphate land leasing bill, both in conference, are schedul ed for final action this month. Usual committee activity is on the program. Army reorganization plans of the two military committees are completed and differ only in details, except that the house bill is to be based on universal miKtary training projects. The senate committee will take up next Friday the bill drafted by a subcommittee, anticipating an early report of the senate. 'Shipping legislation will be taken up January 12 by the senate com merce committee with wooden ship contract adjustment slated for Jan uary 10. Many investigations will he pros ecuted by both senate and house. Be sides the house war expenditures in quiry, the senate committee will con tinue the Mexican investigation here and on the border. Mrs. Sturgis, whose husband was murdered, will be heard here tomorrow. Navy Decorations. Inquiry into navy awards of deco rations will be begun at a joint hear ing of the senate and house naval committees. Plans will be laid next Tuesday by the senate committee. Investigation of Bolshevik propa ganda and activities of L. C. A. K. Martens, Soviet "ambassador," is to begin next Friday by a foreign rela tions subcommittee headed by Sen ator Moses under a resolution adopt ed last month. Other senate investigations plan ned include the coal situation by the committee headed by Senator Freiing huysen, the Ford-Newberry election contest from Michigan, investigation of the federal trade commission and charges of Senator Watson that some of its employees are Socialist propa gandists, and the news print paper situation. " General tariff or internal Revenue tax revision legislation is not planned during the present session of con gress, although minor houses bills affecting individual tariff schedules will reach the senate. Repeal of the war luxury taxes on soft drinks also is planned before'hot weather sets in. The Kenyon-Kenrick bills for fed eral regulation of the meat industry, are to be taken up tomorrow by the senate agriculture committee, testi mony of the "big five" packers and other interests having been conclud ed. Next Friday the committee will hold hearings on a bill to extend the maximum limit of federal farm loans. The senate plans to pass next week the first bf the remedial bills urged 'by the senate labor committee pro viding for the Americanization of foreigners and committee work on proposed federal tribunals to consid er labor disputes also will be taken up. Laws to deport and exclude unde sirable aliens are to be considered im mediately, including the Johnson de portation bill passed last month by the house and the administration measure extending power to veto un desirable immigration by denial of passports. Senate democrats will meet in caucas January 15 to elect a minority leader to succeed the late Senator Martin of Virginia\ with Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, administra tion leader in the peace treaty fight controversy and Senator Underwood, former Democratic house leader, in contest for the leadership. Thomas Mott Kernaghan Cel ebrates Third Birthday. Thomas Mott Kernaghan enter tained a numbe of his friends of his age at his 3rd party anniversary last Tuesday afternoon. The tables and decorations were pink and white and everything was made dainty and beautiful to charm the child spirit Every child loves color and beauty and the bustle of preparation for a coming event in their behalf. The guests brought to him tokens of their esteem which they opened and enjoyed together, and the re ? enc i<v.~. - chard ? Have you seen the County Agri cultural Agent about having your orchard sprayed? If not you should do so at once. The spray for San Jose scale should go on a tonce. Use the commercial lime-sulphur for this, proportion 1 to 10. Do you ever prune your orchard? Do you know that you should? Coun ty Agent A. B. Carwilc will be busy for the next two months assisting I with this work. You may get aid from him if you so desire. Do not expect him to do all the work; this is not his business. His place is that of an in structor for thc county. Do you pay fruit agents double prices for your trees? You do if you do not see th a County Agent before you buy. Beware cf the fruit tree peddler why promsies so much that ! he can not do all he says. Meeting of Colored Farmers There will be a farmers' confer ence for the colored people held at the new. Graded School near Pleas ant Lane known at the Springfield Bethel Academy, on January 28-29. This will be for the betterment of the colored farmers in Edgefield and adjoining counties. Every farmer that is interested in agriculture come and discuss the bet ter way of raising corn and cotton, etc. Also how to use economy in liv ing. W. H. Hilyard, Colored 'Extension Agriculture Agent, will be there to conduct the meeting. He is prepared to give any information along this line. There will also be a fair on the sec ond day. Horse races, base ball, games, etc. The colored children' of the community are being taught in dustrial work which will be on ex hibition. Let us make the conference worth while. The colored school building is near ing completion. We have two teach ers already and the third one will be here in a few days after the opening. Our enrollment is very large. I presume it's a God's blessing that the law is to enforce the people to send their children to school. This shows very plainly that the Southern ^.vhite man is our friend. I shall always love them. . j I am yours for the cause, P. L. ANDERSON. Effort Renewed to Break Sen ate Lock on Treaty. , vltashmgton, Jan 2.-Efforts to break the peace treaty deadlock in the senate were renewed to-day as senators of both parties began re turning from their holiday trips pre para tory to the reconvening Mon-' day of Congress. The' only surface developments to indicate the trend of the negotiations were a number of conferences in which both Senator Lodge af Massa chusetts, the republican leader, and Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, act ing leader of the democrats, were prominent figures though they did not see one another. All of the con ferences decline to go into details, but they gave an expression of hope fulness that the day's work had ad vanced the situation toward an agree ment. Who should make the. first open move for a compromise, however, con tinued to be a warmly Rebated ques tion, each side apparently maneuver ing while the negotiations went on under the surface, to force the other side to be the first to -break from its former position. Senator Lodge still maintained that any compromise move should come from the demo crats and Senator Hitchcock insisted that the initiative should be taken by the republicans. In declaring formal compromise offers must come from ther democrats, the republican leaders reiterated that enough senators to. defeat ratifica tion were pledged to accept no com promise that would impair material ly the majority ^reservation program of last session. To this Senator Hitch cock replied that there were enough on his side of the chamber to defeat ratification Who were pledged against an y .compro? .?/ uiocnnca'tion ot the res ervations. creations. .. ""..< "'. . Celebrates Seventy-Fifth An niversary The Penn Drug Store, now known as Penn & Holstein, is by a consider able number of years the oldest mer cantile establishment in Edgefield. In 1845, Mr. George L. Penn, the maternal grand-father of Mrs. J. D. Holstein, established this business and it has been in the family since that time. About 15 years ago Mr. J. D Holsetin, the present owner, pur chased a half interest in tba Penn Drug Store from W. B. Penn and he has managed it very successfully. No store or business house in Edge field has ever more firmly established itself in the confidence of vthe people than has that which was founded seventy-five years ago by Mr. George L. Penn. All down through its seven ty-five years cf existence its name has stood for 100 per cent merit and quality. 1,724 S. C. Farmers Apply for Loans. Columbia, S. C., Jan .-The total number of South Carolina farmers applying for loans through the Fed eral Loan Bank in Columbia for the year just closed was 1,724. The face value of the loans asked was $6,538, 281. The total number of loans ap proved was 1,210 for $3,938,772. Of this number 850 farmers actually closed their loans for $2,744,520. The average size of the South Caro lina- Loan to farmers last year was. $3,250. The money is loaned over a long* period of year at a very low rate of interest. Recently when A. F. Lever, member of the federal reserve board, was in Columbia, he emphasized that this was the first time in the history of the United States when farmers could procure loans through the fed eral loan banks at a lower rate of interest than could be procured by railroads. Notice. I am now prepared to do an / kind of shop work, such as cabinet work and upholstering. Will build your door and window frames, sash, door, or blinds. If you want anything in this line will be glad to see you. E. P. ARTHUR.