Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, August 25, 1920, Image 1
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VOL. 84
JOHNSTON LETTER.
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Large Delegation to Cotton As
sociation. Young Matron's
Club Met. Delightful
Moon-Light Party.
The friends of Dr. Walter Outzs
sympathize with him in the death of
his mother, whioh occurred on Fri
dly at the home of her daughter,
near McKendree. Mrs. Outzs had
just ended a two weeks' visit here
with her son, and every one that
met her loved her at once for her
sweet, saintly face and gentle man
ner. The funeral was Saturday af
ternoon at McKendree church, and
her body was laid to rest beside the
grave of her husband.
There will be about fifty interest
ed farmers from here that will at
tend the great cotton association,
which will be held Wednesday in
Columbia. Mr. Pope Lott is chair
man here to agitate the movement.
The general re-union of Confed
erate veterans, to be in Dallas,
Texas, October 6, 7 and 8, is at
tracting roany from here, as the
round trip ?is only $26.00. Already
a number have signified their inten
tion of taking this trip.
Miss Frances Turner very pleas
antly entertained on Thursday af
ternoon in honor of Miss Lucile
McClendon of Timmonsville. As
the guests arrived they were served
with punch by Miss Grace Turner
and Willie Waters out in the pergola,
and this was an attractive spot with
the many blooming flowers. Mrs.
Price Timmerman was also an
honor guest. Several tables for
Rook were arranged on the piazza
and interior, and after the game
Miss Marie Lewis was given, a box
of correspondence cards for the
highest score. Miss McClendon was
presented with a large bouquet of
pink and white roses, and Mrs.
Timmerman with a . piece of linen.
Pink and white block ci earn and
cake were sepved by Mrs. H. C.
Strother, -Misses-itf arion Tarner
and Leila Gall,_
Mrs. Bessie Mae King Brunson
of Savannah is the guest of her
aunts, Mrs. Mamie Huiet and Miss
Eliza Mims.
Miss Annie Waters has returned
to Augusta after a visit in the home
-1-, and was accom
panied by Miss Mallie Waters for a
visit. -
Mrs. Mary Waters has gone to Sa
luda to visit her son, Dr. John Wa
ters.
Mrs. T. R. Hoyt and Marion
have been to Fruit Hill to visit Mrs.
Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Allen and
Scott, Jr., are visiting in the home
of Major F. M. Warren.
Miss Annie Holmes Harrison has
gone to Asheville to visit her sister,
Mrs. James Culhim.
Mr. and Mrs. Harsley of Savan
nah are guests of Dr. and Mrs.
Tom Weiderman.
? Mr. Walker Mobley entertained
a number of his gentlemen friends
on Thursday evening, all present
greatly enjoyed this. After all en
joyed chatting and a good cigar
Rook was pllayed. Later block
cream and pound cake were served.
Mrs. Hairy C. Strother enter
tained on Friday with a spend-the
day party in compliment to Miss
Lucile McClendon. All present
were at college together, and a
happy day was had.
Mrs. P. N. Lott and Mr. Staun
ton Lott have been for a visit to
Charleston.
Mr. Longshore of Newberry has
been for a visit in the home of his
niece, Mrs- J. L. Walker.
Misses Rosebud McQuary of At
lanta and Miss Mary Hunter of
Marion have been guests of Miss
Janie Bruce.
School will open on September 6,
and already some are anticipating
and some dreading the arrival of
the day.
Mrs. Heber Ballentine entertained
the Young Matron's club on Friday
afternoon in a charming manner,
the occasion being also that some
of her friends might meet her guest,
Mm. Rutland, of Batesburg. A
delicious salad course with iced tea
was served.
Mr. H. W. Dobey was quite sick
during the past week.
Mr. Jule Wright of Greenville
has been for a visit to friends and
relatives.
Mr. Forman Mobley is visiting
his brother, Mr. Ed Mobley.
Mrs. B. T. Boatwright and chil
dren have been visiting Mrs. McIn
tyre at Sumter.
Dr. Counerly is at home from a
visit to his parents in North Caro
lina.
Miss Antoinette Denny has been
for a visit to Mrs. George Galphin
at Ninety Six.
Miss Mary Waters gave a moon
light party for ber young friends cn
Tuesday evening, and every one had
a happy time ont in the large grove,
where swings and cozy seats were
arranged. A water melon cutting
was had, and later several kinds of
cake and punch were served. The
chaperons were Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Mims
Walker.
Mrs. Frank Landrum and little
Marie, Lewis and Elizabeth are
guests of Mrs. A. P. Lewis.
Miss Luelle Norris of Columbia
has bepn for a visit in the home of
her sister, Mrs. M. R. Wright.
Mrs. Leora Wright Simmons has
returned from a month's stay in
the home of her brother, Mr. Sum
ter Wright.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Wright and
children, Mrs: M. E. Norris and
Miss Sara Norris have been to
Greenwood for a short visit, mak
ing a car trip. '
Freight Cheaper in Comparison
Than in 1916.
.It will take fewer pounds of cot
ton to pay the freight on a
bale of cotton, fewer pounds 'of
beef to pay the freight on a car
load of live cattle, fewer pounds of
sugar to pay the freight on a barrel
sugar, and fewer bushels of wheat
to pay the freight on a carload of
wheat after the recently advanced
freight rates become effective than
it took in October, 1916, according
to a comparative study of freight i
rates and prices issued by local offi
cials of the Southern Railway sys
tem. The prices for October, 1916,
are taken from the July issue of
The Commerce Monthly, published
hy the National Bank of Commerce
of New York. The rates quoted
are between representative points
in the South, between which there
is an aotual movement of the com
modities named.
In October, 1916, when middling
cotton was selling on the New Or
leans market at 16.81 cents per
pound, the freight rate from Selma,
Ala., to New pounds or ?2.25, the
equivalent of 13.4 pounds of cot
jton, for a 500 pound bale. The new
wreight rate from Selma to New
Orleans will be 75 cents per hun
dred pounds or 3.75 for a 500 lb.
bale but with cotton of the same
grade selling for 35.25 cents per
pound it will take only 10.6 pounds
to pay the freight on the~b"aie.
In October, r.?16, the rate on live
cattle from Meridian, Miss., to
East St. Louis was 72 per car of
20,000 pounds and choice steers
were selling at 0.80 per hundred
pounds, requiring 734 pounds to
pay the freight on a car; the new
rate will be 1.09 per car but with
choice steers selling at 15.90 per
hundred pounds it will require only
685 pounds to pay the freight on a
carload.
In October, 1916, when sugar
was selling at 6.15 cents per pound,
the freight rate from Savannah to
Chattanooga per 100 pounds was
28 cents, the equivalent of 4.55
pounds of sugar. The new rate
from Savannah to Chattanooga will
be 44 cents but with sugar selling
at 19.56 per pound, it will require
only 2.25 pounds to pay the freight
on 100 pounds.
In October, 1910, wheat No. 2
red winter, sold for 1.57 1-2 per
bushel and the freight rate from
Morristown, Tenn., to Dalton, Ga.,
was 13.5 cents per hundred poundB,
making the freight charge for a car
of 60,000 pounds or 1,000 bushels
SI, the equivalent of 51.4 bushels
of wheae. The new rate will be
21.5 cents per 100 pounds or for a
car of 60,000, pounds or 1,000 bush
els, 10.9, the equivalent of 50.6
bushels of wheat of the same grade
at 2.54 per bushel.
If you do not carry fire insurance
on your automobile or truck you
need a "Pyrene fire extinguisher.
One may save you a loss of a thou
sand dollars or more. I? "Pyrene"
.savea* Mr. Frank Logan's truck on
August 16. Better buy one before
you need it. Too late then. '
YONCE & MOONEY.
Enrollment of Voters Given
by Counties.
A total of 152,35 Democratic vo
ters in South Carolina is shown by
the final figures announced Saturday
by H. N. Edmunds, Columbia, sec
retary of the State Democratic exec
utive committee. This is an un
usually large enrollment. In 1918 L'
the enrollment was slightly more]
than 148,000.
Mr. Edmunds Saturday sent to all j
county Democratic chairman ,the]
ballots for the August 31 primary.
Spartanburg county leads the|
counties with the number of enroll
ment, 10,509. Greenville is second,
Anderson is third with 8,086. Char- ]
leeton is fourth, with 7,318, and
Richland is fifth, enrolling 7,172. |
Orangeburg's enrollment is 4,401.
There are 1,266 precincts in the
state of which 979 use the Austra
lian ballot, 287 using the old-time
ballot, these having less than fifty
enrolled voters each> All of the 14
precincts in Marlboro county use
the Australian ballot. Greenville]
has the largest number of Austra
lian precincts, 65, and Jasper has
the smallest, 3, with six non-Aus
tralian. Spartanburg has the larg
est number of precincts, both kinds,
84, Jasper and Allendale have nine j
each, the smallest number for one
county. In Richland there are 33
Australian voting places, and 4 non
Australian. In Oranereburg there
are thirty precincts using the Aus- j
tralian ticket and ten with the
"American" ticket.
The state ticket, sent to the coun-|'
ties Saturday, is as follows:
For United States Senate: NW. C. ?
Irby, W. P. Pollock, E. t). Smith, j
George Warren.
For Governor, Robert A. Cooper*];]
For Lieutenant Governor: Octa
vu8 Cohen, Wilson G. Harvey, Os- '
car K. Mauldin.
For Secretary of State: W. Banks
Dove.
.For Attorney General: Sam'l
Wolfe.
... Forgot
E. Dundar
For Sd
Carter. ?
For State Supt. of Education:
John E. Swearingen.
For Adjutant and Inspector Gen-j
eral: Atticus H. Merchant, Wm.
W. Moore.
For Commissioner of Agricul-1
tural: B. Harris.
For Railroad Commissioner: D.
M. Mccaskill, R. L. Moss, Frank
W. Shealey, D. L. Smith:
The names of candidates for con
gress and solicitor in each district
and circuit will be printed on the
county tickets.
The following are the precincts
and number of enrolled voters for
the counties:
Abbevile.19 2491
Aiken.34 4404
Allendale. 9 798
Anderson ._._60 8086
Bamberg_.__15 1474
Barnwell_.17 1882
Beaufort.10 763
Berkeley.22 1356
Calhoun....'_12 1045
Charleston.____39 7318
Cherokee._30 2524
Chester.25 2467
Chesterfield^_.25 3886
Clarendon.26 2071
Colleton....31 2823
Darlington_.15 3003
Dillon_.15 2140
Dorchester..._.15 1768
Edgefield ._..16 1689
Fairfield.c^.21 1458 !
Florence........29 4431
peorgetown_..L..19 1856
Greenville._69 11406
Greenwood.24 3716
Hampton_.19 2025
Horry.39 4447
Jasper..._: 9 625
Kershaw_...36 2449
Lancaster_....29 3123
Laurens.__33 1227
Lee._19 2132
Lexington.37 4666
Marion.t._12 2141
Marlboro.14 2456
McCormick_.17 1190
Newberry.48 3398
Oconee..37 4194
Orangeburg.40 4401
Pickens.:_29 3633
Richland.^.37 7172
Saluda._31 2393
Spartanburg...._84 10509
Sumter.25 1950
Union.v..20 3406
Williamsburg..30 2764
York.24 3878
Totals
Colton Men Plan Drastic
Measures.
J. Skottowe Wannaraaker, presi
dent bf the American Cotton Asso
ciation last night outlined the pro
gram of action which he will ask
the big cotton meeting to be held
in Columbia on Wednesday, August
adopt. Every other state in
the cotton belt will be asked to fol
low suit.
"ffhe program calls for the forma
tion of-an export trading corpora
tion with a capital stock of 1,000,
~ Ot&alea of cottoo,. all stock to be
id iii cotton the retirement of 25
^ cent, of the growing crop from
' market, a most drastic reduc
ir? in the acreage of the 1921 crop;
ad option of a plan of coopera
tive marketing; prohibition of the
importation of oriental oils and tak
i$jg of steps looking to legislation
requiring that'all cotton be classed
upon American classification.
The meeting in Columbia on
Wednesday promises to be one of
the most largely attended cotton
dieting ever held in the South and
Olefin i te concrete program of ac
tion to be followed by the people
of the South in their fight for a
fair price for their cotton, will be j
adopted.
Mr. Wannaraaker announced yes-1
terday tbat he would submit the)
following recommendations to each
state division: ^
EXHORT TRADE BODY.
Formation of an export trading
corporation for the purpose of tra
ding in Europe, the stock of which
is to be paid in cotton. "I shall
?sk," said MT. Wannaraaker "that j
1,000,000 bales of cotton be sub
scribed in the stock of this corpora
tion _and that each of , the cotton
produoing..states take its propor
tionate share. .South Carolina raises j
approximately one-twelfth of the |
cotton crop. South Carolina's share j
of this stock would therefore by be
tween 7fi?OOO. and 80,000 'bales'.of I
leis^ndes-J
very bale" of cotton we" remove1 f
from the market will increase thef
yalue of the remaining cotton and
in furnishing central Europe with
raw cotton we will enable them toH
suter our market in combination
against the combine whichji now
killing us.
"Second, I shall ask the cotton
belt to retire 25 per cent, of the
growing crop in the following man
ner: Each state will r?tire its pro
portionate share of the growing
crop. This will require South Car
olina to retire one-twelfth of 25
per cent, of the growing crop., My
plan for retiring this cotton is as|
follows:
RETIRE PORTION OV CROP.
"The producer is to warehouse
this cotton and turn the warehouse
receipt over to a bank to be desig
nated by4,he South Carolina divi
sion of the American Cotton Asso
ciation, said bank to give the pro
ducer a trust receipt for his ware
house receipt, said trust receipt be
ing redeemable in July, 1921, so
that under no condition will it be
possible to sell the cotton before
July 1921; the bank holding the
trust receipt to discount same for
producer in the same proportion he
would make a loan on the cotton.
This will enable us to easily retire
from the market 25 * per cent, of
the best grades of cotton which is
desperately needed by the world.
"We must drastically reduce the
1921 acreage. I shall request each
state association to. appoint com
mittees in every county and town
ship to secure pledges (pledges are
frequently not worth the paper
they are written on) but legally
executed, written and binding con
tracts, assuring the reduction of the
cotton acreage of 50 per cent. This
contract will permit the remeasur
ing of the cotton acreage planted
and if it is found to be more than
50 per cent, the owner permits the
restriction of his cotton down to
50 per cent, and also lays himself
to violation of contract. The acre
age so reduced will be planted in |
food and feed crops. The world
needs an enormous increased pro
duction at profitable prices of food
and feed crops. I am finding ready
cooperation, for this plan through
out the South and am requesting
each of the governors to issue a
proclamation endorsing same.
BEARS SHORT SIGHTED.
"The organization of bears in its
greed seems to forget that if its ef
forts are successful the disastrous
result will not be confined to the
South alone. They boast that we
will not be able to finance our cot
ton crop and for this reason will
bs forerd to sell it regardless of
price- * Thia is the most costly cot
ton crop ever produced. Prices
quoted today mean financial bank
ruptcy. I am requesting every c?tate
to appoint a committee of its most
able men from its agricultural and
commercial life; numbering among
these its able financiers for the pur
pose of jointly meeting with the
re pr?sent?t! vs from every state for
a conference with, representatives of
the governors of the federal reserve
banking system and representatives
of various of the leading financial
institutions of the country so that
arrangements can be made for fi
nancing this crop.
"I shall earnestly recommend the
adoption of a plan to cooperative
marketing as . prepared by a com
mittee of experts representing every
state in the belt. I shall also urge
that step9 be taken to have measures
put into effect to stop the importa
tion of oriental oils. These oils
are largely unfit for humau food
and come in competition with cot
ton seed oil and enable the coolie
laborer of the tropics to compete
on equal terms with the American
larmer.
''Other recommendations will in
clude legislation looking to the
collection of 10 cents per bale at
the giu for putting into effect and
force economic reforms in the hand
ling and marketing of the cotton
crop; legislation requiring that all
cotton be classed upon American
classification and the fixing of a
minimum price for cottob and cot
ton seed." J . "
The Advertiser Corrects Error
In our candidates column the an
nouncements. of magistrates ofvtwo.
districts,.,sjx .and "
Tn
which Mr. A. M. Timmerman and
Mr. J. E. Bryan announced should
be seven, instead of six. However,
this will in no way affect the elec
ion,for the magisti'ates' tickets have
been corrrectly printed. This error,
for which the writer assumes full
responsibility, occurred in this man
ner: When Mr. P. W. Cheatham
came in to make his announcement
as candidate he left the number of
hi's district blank and rtquested
the writer to get the correct infor
mation and supply the number. We
cheerfully connsented to procure the
information as requested but it was
taken from the Code of 1912,
which gave the number as contained
in the candidates cards. We learned
Monday that the act of 1917
changed the number after McCor
mick county was formed. The cards
of Mr. Cheatham and Mr. Gilchrist
should have announced from the
sixth and the cards of Mr. Bryan and
Mr. Timmerman should have an
nounced from the seventh district.
Mr. P. W. Cheatham did not make
the error, nor did eitherof the
other gentlemen, nor are any of
them in any way responsible there
for. The editor of The Advertiser
made the mistake by taking the
numbers from the Code of 1912 in
stead of from the acts of 1917, of
which ?hange in number we did not
know at the time the announce
ments were made.
According to the act of 1917
these two districts are given as fol
lows: The sixth district shall em
brace Talbert, Moss and that part
of Blocker township west of the
Martin Town road.
The seventh district shall embrace
that portion of Blocker township
east of the Martin Town road and
that portion of Gray township ly
ing south of the line surveyed from
Greenwood county, that portion of
Pine Grove township remaining in
Edgefield county and that part of
Pickens township lying north of little
Turkey Creek and west of a straight
line from a point on said creek five
hundred yards above the bridge on
the road between Capt. J. C. Brooks'
and estate of John Harris, in a
northeasterly direction to the Sal
uda line, at a point fifty yards north
of Calvary church.
A Letter From Mr. Carwile.
To tba Farmers and Progressive
? Business Men of Edgefield Coun
ty:
Gentlemen: I have no place on
the stump in this political campaign
to defend the agricultural develop-,
merit work that is being carried onr
th ru me as County Agricultural
Agent, by the Extension Force of
Clemson College. It is not my de
sire to eater into any political con
troversy, but to put the true facts
as they really are before the intel
ligent and progressive people of
this County and to stand by the
work and College that I represent
in any fight that is put on them.
First-Some think that the Coun
ty agent rides nothing except gravy
trains, is fed by public servants out
of silver spoons, and draws the
salary of au oil king. By actual
count your County Agent rode four
teen thousand miles over tough
roads last year, ate where and when
he could, and for salary he gets
about sixty-five cents per hour for
his work, about half what a negro
brick-layer is paid. But it is a good
work, and I am in it for the good I
can do the agricultural interests of
the County and also to earn my
subsistence for life, and not alto
gether because the job is such a soft
snap. Here it is well to mention
that the County pays only about
half of my salary.
Second-One of the Candidates
in his speech here at Edgefield last
Monday stated that Edgefield Coun
ty does not need an Agricultural
Agent, yin answer to this I say
that this poor fellow is far behind
the times as to conditions of our'
County, as well as those of the
State and Nation, speaking'" from
the standpoint of Agriculture. If
the position of Agricultural Agent
is not needed in a county, then it
seems foolish^ indeed, to me that
these position^ have been created
all over the .-.Nation, in every State.
maintain her' progress with the
other counties of this Nation, then
she have a hard working, energetic
county agent. This same candidate
says that Clemson College will fur
nish all the Demonstration Agents
needed. Again he does not know
what he is talking about. I know
more about the conditions at Clem
son College than any man in this
County, I think, and I say that un
less this County can afford a Conn'
ty Agent then Clemson College
will not be able to give the assist
ance needed with our agricultural
problems, especially during the
next few years while our county is
undergoing a great change because
of the bolljweevil.
Third-New, as to whether the
preeent County Agent is costing
the County more than he is worth
is not. for nie to say. And that is
not and never will clause me any
worry, for I know what County
Agents can demand for their ser
vices and can easily get. So your
present one is not worrying about
being out of a job. The thing that
makes me think Ms thisi Are the
farmers of this County going to be
without this aid? Gentlemen, as
one who has spent the past four
years in the work, I say that you
should not. If your present one is
costing you too much, then turn
him off and get a cheaper one. If
you do not mind spending a small
portion of the county's money fora
worthy cause, then maintain a good
county agent at any cost. If tfye
present one is not giving the ser
vice you are paying for, then turn,
him off and get one that will.
' Fourth-It is not my purpose to
fi?ht any candidate, but to fight
the idea of this partioular one. It
is not my purpose to tell you whom"
to vote for, but to urge the farmers
and business men of the County
the importance of maintaining and
co-operating with the office of the
Agricultural Agent of your Coun
ty, even if you do it at a loss!to
me. Yours,
A. B. CARWILE,
County Agricultural Agent.
Read what Mr. S. F. Logan says
in this issue of The Advertiser about
a "Pyrene' fire extinguisher saving
his truck. What it did for him it will
do for you. The price is only $10.
YONCE & MOONEY.